A solemn diplomatic reception was held in Kyiv on the occasion of the 34th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the Republic of Slovenia. The event brought together representatives of the Ukrainian government, diplomatic corps, the public and businesses operating in Ukraine. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to Ukraine, Ms. Mateja Prevolšek, delivered a speech.
In her address, the Ambassador emphasized the commonality of the historical challenges that Slovenia and Ukraine have faced in their struggle for independence, democracy and national identity.
“Slovenia is celebrating its 34th birthday. At the same time, Ukraine gained its independence, because it was an era full of changes, new ideas and hopes for freedom, democracy and economic development,” Mateja Prevolšek said.
She emphasized that despite the obvious geographical and demographic differences, the two countries have been maintaining close partnerships for over 30 years. According to her, Slovenia is firmly committed to supporting Ukraine’s European course and its struggle for freedom.
“I have had and have the opportunity to see the courage of the Ukrainian people, their desire for a better future in their own country, visiting many Ukrainian regions, cities and villages to support projects within the framework of Slovenian development cooperation and humanitarian aid,” the diplomat added.
Slovenia supports a number of initiatives in Ukraine, including rehabilitation of veterans, training of psychologists and teachers to work with traumatized children, and cooperation between Ukrainian and Slovenian municipalities.
The guests were especially warm when the Ambassador told them about her personal decision to learn Ukrainian. She emphasized the importance of preserving linguistic identity for both Slovenes and Ukrainians.
“It was a very good decision, because I will not only learn the melodiousness of your language, but I will also be able to communicate with people and better understand their feelings,” Ms. Prevolšek emphasized.
At the end of her speech, the Ambassador expressed her gratitude to all Slovenian companies operating in Ukraine that contributed to the organization of the reception, as well as to the diplomatic team and her husband for their support.
The reception ended with the traditional raising of glasses in honor of the friendship between Slovenia and Ukraine, which, according to the Ambassador, “was born out of a difficult past, but is confidently moving towards a common future.”
Ukrainian citizen Vitaly Miroshnichenko has announced his intention to independently acquire 9.2347% of shares in European Insurance Alliance (Kyiv), according to an announcement by the insurer in the information disclosure database of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC).
It is also reported that as of the date of this announcement, Miroshnychenko and his affiliates do not own any shares in the company.
According to the NSSMC, as of the first quarter of 2025, the shareholders of this insurance company were Marina Voronyanska (49.8697%), Yuriy Barkovskiy (22.1764%), and three other individuals, each owning 9.2311% of the company’s shares.
European Insurance Alliance PJSC was founded on September 22, 1994. The company is a member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine, the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine, and the Nuclear Insurance Pool of Ukraine.
The company has a license from the National Bank of Ukraine dated April 25, 2024, to carry out insurance activities in 16 classes, including property insurance, motor insurance, liability insurance, medical insurance, and the like.
The authorized capital is UAH 55 million.
Maksym Vykhovanets, a partner of PwC Ukraine, has been appointed Managing Partner of PwC Ukraine since July 1, replacing Ago Vila, who has led the firm for the past seven years.
As noted in the press release, Vykhovanets has over 20 years of professional experience, which he has fully devoted to PwC, where he rose from junior auditor to partner, worked with clients from various industries in Ukraine and Australia.
In addition, the audit team will be strengthened by a new partner, Simon Ferrers-Dunn, who previously held senior positions at PwC in Central and Eastern Europe and will now lead the audit function in Ukraine, effective July 1.
PwC’s global network of firms employs 370,000 people in 149 countries and provides services in audit, tax and legal, transactional and advisory services. PwC has been in the Ukrainian market since 1993. Its regional network includes a head office in Kyiv and representative offices in Lviv and Dnipro.
According to YouControl, PricewaterhouseCoopers (Kyiv) increased its revenue by 34.7% to UAH 619.4m in 2024, while its net profit decreased by 4.1% to UAH 55.9m.
On July 1, the shareholders of Chumak PrJSC, a leading producer of ketchup and canned vegetables, pasta and oil, decided to change its form of ownership to Chumak Ukraine LLC (limited liability company) to minimize the company’s organizational costs.
The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) published the relevant information on the termination of the PJSC by reorganizing it into an LLC on Wednesday.
“The decision was made to simplify the management system and optimize costs,” the information system said in a statement.
Following the reorganization, the company’s property, rights, cash, liabilities and other obligations will be fully transferred to Chumak Ukraine LLC. At the same time, the shares of Chumak PrJSC will be converted into shares in the authorized capital of Chumak Ukraine LLC, while maintaining the ratio of the number of shares held by the shareholder in the authorized capital. Therefore, one share of PrJSC Chumak with a nominal value of UAH 10.00 will be equal to the value of a share of UAH 10.00 in LLC Chumak Ukraine. The authorized capital will remain unchanged at UAH 699.53 million.
Chumak was founded in 1996 in Kakhovka, Kherson region. The company specializes in the production of ketchups, sauces, mayonnaise, tomato paste, juices, oil, canned vegetables and pasta.
In addition to post-Soviet countries, the company’s products are exported to the United States, Canada, Scandinavia, Germany, the Baltic States, Israel, West Africa, Korea, Bangladesh, and others.
After the occupation of Kakhovka, Chumak resumed production at competitors’ facilities throughout Ukraine and even abroad. Some tomato pastes, sauces, and mayonnaise are produced in Lutsk, Kyiv, and Zaporizhzhia, pasta in Turkey, and oil at one of the special economic zones owned by the Kernel agricultural holding. In 2023, the company’s administration was looking for land to grow tomatoes in Odesa region and intended to start producing ketchup at one of the local plants.
According to the Opendatabot service, in 2024, Chumak increased its revenue by 45.1% to UAH 1.364 billion, net profit by 16.6% to UAH 62.09 million, assets by 8.2% to UAH 705.04 million, reduced debt by 0.7% to UAH 902.82 million, and increased the number of employees by 15 people to 133.
The company’s beneficiaries are currently Karthikesan son of Vairavan Vasudevan son of Vairavan (Singapore) and Panda Dhruba Charan (India) through Crestone Investments Limited.
In January-May 2025, imports of tin and tin products to Ukraine increased by 70.5% to $1.739 million. In May, products worth $568 thousand were imported.
At the same time, tin exports decreased by 41.1% to $86 thousand compared to $146 thousand last year. In May, exports amounted to $30 thousand.
For the whole of 2024, tin imports increased by 16.9% to $3.188 million, while exports increased by 2.5 times to $389 thousand. In 2023, imports amounted to $2.728 million, while exports amounted to $159 thousand.
Imports of trucks to Ukraine in January-May 2025 amounted to $389.55 million in monetary terms, which is only 1% higher than the volume for the same period in 2024 ($386.02 million), according to statistics from the State Customs Service.
According to the published data, in particular, in May, imports of these vehicles increased by 18.7% compared to May 2024 – up to $102.8 million.
Most of the trucks were imported from Poland – $81.5 million (20.9% of imports), the United States – $74.4 million (19.1%), and France – $59.8 million (15.4%).
A year ago, the top three truck-supplying countries were Poland (21.4% of total truck imports, or $82.5 million), France (11.5%, or $44.5 million) and the United States (10.8%, or $41.6 million).
Imports from all other countries decreased by 20% to $173.8 million in January-May this year.
At the same time, according to statistics, Ukraine exported only $3 million worth of trucks over five months, mostly to Romania (52.6% of truck exports), Turkey, and Moldova, compared to even smaller deliveries abroad ($1 million) a year ago.
As reported, in 2024, imports of trucks to Ukraine in monetary terms increased by 30% compared to 2023 – up to $947.84 million, most of them were imported from Poland (almost 20%).
