Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

State enterprise “Ukrposhta” announced tender for insurance of mortgage objects

JSC “Ukrposhta” (Kyiv) on January 10 announced a tender for real estate insurance services of mortgage objects.

As reported in the system of electronic public procurement “Prozorro”, the expected cost of UAH -2.744 million.

Documents are accepted until January 18

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Number of refugees from Ukraine in selected countries as of 01.12.2023

Number of refugees from Ukraine in selected countries as of 01.12.2023

Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news

More than 8 thousand video cameras have been integrated into a unified video surveillance system in Ukraine

More than 8 thousand video cameras have already been integrated into a single all-Ukrainian video surveillance platform, said the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denis Shmygal

“An important task is the protection of Ukrainians from crime. We are creating a unified video surveillance platform. Of more than 50 thousand available video cameras, more than 8 thousand have already been integrated, and this work is constantly ongoing,” Shmygal said at a government meeting on Tuesday.

Prime Minister emphasized that the authorities are changing the standards of security in civilian life, which is a wartime need that will remain after the war. “Therefore, the formation of a safe environment for our citizens will be one of the government’s priorities for this and the next years,” he said.

Population structure of Ukraine (data from ukrainian institute of future)

Population structure of Ukraine (data from ukrainian institute of future)

Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news

Cumulative damage to global economy from natural disasters in 2023 was $250 billion

The cumulative damage to the global economy from natural disasters last year amounted to about $250 billion, which is the same as in 2022, according to preliminary data from Germany’s Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurance company. Meanwhile, insured losses in 2023 fell to $95 billion from $125 billion a year earlier. The average for the past five years is $105 billion and for the ten years is $90 billion.

More than 74,000 natural disasters were recorded last year, compared with the five-year average of 10,000. Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria were the most significant humanitarian catastrophe of the year.

Thunderstorms in North America and Europe in 2023 have never been more devastating, the annual report said. In North America, about $66 billion worth of property was destroyed (of which $50 billion was insured), while in Europe the amount totaled €9.1 billion (€7.3 billion).

In general, the damage from natural disasters in Europe last year is estimated at 77 billion euros, the bulk of which came from earthquakes in Turkey. In North America, the total losses amounted to about $100 billion, in Asia-Pacific and Africa – $64 billion.

Government of Ukraine has canceled ban on termination of housing and communal services and accrual of fines

The Government of Ukraine has canceled the ban on the termination of housing and communal services to the population in case of non-payment or incomplete payment, as well as the ban on the accrual and collection of fines and penalties, inflationary charges on debts for non-payment of such services, introduced at the beginning of the full-scale aggression.

According to the Cabinet of Ministers’ Decision No. 1405 of December 29, 2023, published on the government’s website, such moratorium is maintained only for the territories where hostilities are taking place according to the list of the Ministry of Reintegration.

In addition, in the rules for the provision of housing and communal services, this decree introduced a norm on the need to provide utility providers with a statement and documentary evidence in electronic or paper form of the temporary absence in the residential premises of the consumer and other persons for more than 30 calendar days. It is specified that this may be certificates from the place of temporary residence, work, treatment, education, military service (including those received in a foreign country), serving a sentence, traveling abroad.

It is also established that such confirmation must be updated every six months.

As reported, the government, by its decision of March 5, 2022, introduced a ban on the termination of housing and communal services to the population in case of non-payment or underpayment, as well as a ban on the accrual and collection of fines and penalties. At that time, its term was set until the termination or cancellation of martial law in Ukraine and it was applied from the first day of the invasion of the Russian Federation – from February 24, 2022.

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