In 2023, Ukraine decreased exports of processed pig iron in physical terms by 5.8% compared to 2022, to 1 million 248.512 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), pig iron exports in monetary terms amounted to $471.467 million in the period under review (down 26.2%).
At the same time, exports were carried out mainly to Poland (51.91% of supplies in monetary terms), Spain (21.41%) and the United States (13.15%).
In 2023, Ukraine imported 154 tons of pig iron worth $156 thousand from Germany (42.31%), Brazil (41.67%) and Poland (16.03%), compared to 40 tons of pig iron worth $23 thousand in 2022.
As reported, in 2022, Ukraine decreased exports of processed pig iron in physical terms by 59% compared to the previous year to 1 million 325.275 thousand tons, and in monetary terms by 61.1% to $638.774 million.
In 2022, Ukraine imported 40 tons of pig iron worth $23 thousand, while in 2021 it imported 185 tons of pig iron worth $226 thousand.
Exports were made mainly to the United States (38.47% of supplies in monetary terms), Poland (32.91%), and Turkey (8.12%), while imports were made from Germany (100%).
In 2023, Ukraine reduced imports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 8.5% compared to 2022, to 328.697 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS), coke imports in monetary terms decreased by 25.8% to $129.472 million during this period.
In 2023, Ukraine exported 3,383 thousand tons of coke, down 12.3% from 2022. In monetary terms, it decreased by 22.2% to $787 thousand.
Exports were carried out to Moldova (100% of supplies in monetary terms), while imports were mainly from Poland (88.47%), Colombia (7.72%) and the Czech Republic (3.15%).
As reported, in 2022, Ukraine reduced exports of coke and semi-coke in physical terms by 98% compared to the previous year – to 3,856 thousand tons, and in monetary terms by 97.6% – to $1,011 million. The main exports were made to Hungary (42.63% of supplies in monetary terms), Georgia (37.69%) and Turkey (17.41%).
In 2022, Ukraine imported 359.192 thousand tons of coke and semi-coke, which is 54.5% less than in 2021. In monetary terms, imports decreased by 50.3% to $174.499 million. Imports were carried out mainly from the Russian Federation (43.43% of supplies in monetary terms, before the war), Poland (30.07%) and the Czech Republic (13.15%).
As a result of the war, a number of mines and coke plants are located in the territories temporarily not controlled by Ukraine.
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Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news
WBA flyweight world champion Artem Dalakyan (22-0, 15 KOs) of Ukraine will defend his belt against Seigo Akui (18-2-1, 11 KOs) of Japan on January 23. The fight for the WBA lightweight world title will take place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Japan.
The fight with Dalakyan’s participation will be shown live on XSPORT TV channel. The beginning is at 11:00.
Before the start of the broadcast, an analytical studio will be held on the official XSPORT YouTube channel. The guest expert will be a well-known Ukrainian boxing coach, former WBA world champion Vyacheslav Senchenko. The online broadcast starts at 10:10. Pre-fight analytics, exclusive footage from the training camp of our champion, an interview with Artem Dalakyan himself, expert opinions and much more await the viewers of the XSPORT studio, who will also be able to enjoy watching the fight with Viacheslav Senchenko and the XSPORT host, and after the fight will receive a detailed analysis of the fight and expert opinions.
It will be recalled that Artem Dalakyan fought his last fight in January 2023, defeating David Jimenez. Artem won the vacant WBA world title in 2018. Since then, he has made six title defenses.
Beer production in Ukraine (except for non-alcoholic beer with an alcohol content of up to 0.5 vol%) amounted to 133.4 million dal in 2023, which is 7.8% more than in 2022, according to the website of the industry organization of brewers Ukrpyvo.
As noted, this figure is only 78.3% of the volume of beer production in Ukraine in 2021.
As reported, beer production in Ukraine in 2022 decreased by 27.9% compared to 2021 – to 122.8 million dal.
By the end of 2022, the brewing industry had partially recovered from a 50% drop in production in the first quarter due to the Russian invasion and the shutdown of some breweries. Thus, in the first four months of the year, the decline amounted to 42.8% compared to the same period in 2021, January-May – 36.4%, January-June – 32%, January-July and January-August – 31.6% each, January-September – 30.5%, January-October – 28.6%, January-November – 28.1%, and the whole of the previous year – 27.9%.
Ukrainian Financial Housing Company (Ukrfinzhytlo) plans to significantly increase its share of clients in the primary real estate market and confirms the possibility of issuing 12 thousand loans under the eHouse program, its press service reports.
“The past year has shown that we have the ability to develop eHouse and adapt it to the requirements of the market and customers. We attracted additional funding, despite the difficulties, and sold a loan portfolio that is only UAH 60 million less than the volume of all mortgage lending in Ukraine in the pre-war successful 2021,” Yevhen Metzger, Chairman of the Board of Ukrfinzhytl, was quoted in the release.
According to him, this program has the financial resources to issue approximately 12 thousand loans in 2024.
“Our task is to expand the terms of the program, and we have already done so (amendments to CMU Resolution No. 856 provide for the use of certificates for destroyed housing as a down payment on eHousing – IF). It is necessary to increase the choice of housing, and it is in the primary market, so that the program works more for the recovery of the state’s economy,” Metzger added.
According to Andriy Tarasenko, Head of the Company’s Partnership Projects and Alternative Products Development Department, 55 apartment buildings from 18 developers have already been accredited by banks under eHouse.
“Our priority is the primary market. New modern housing is in demand among citizens today, and our task is to meet this demand,” emphasized Tarasenko.
In this regard, Ukrfinzhytlo calls on banks that have already joined the program and financial institutions that are considering such an opportunity to shift the focus of lending to the primary market.
As reported, the eHouse affordable mortgage lending program was launched in Ukraine in October 2022. Contract servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, employees of the security and defense sector, healthcare workers, teachers, and researchers can apply for a preferential mortgage at 3% per annum for up to 20 years with a down payment of 20% of the cost of housing.
Starting from August 1, war veterans, combatants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and citizens who do not have their own housing larger than the standard area can apply for the eHouse program at a 7% interest rate.
Seven partner banks are integrated into this program: Oschadbank, PrivatBank, Ukrgasbank, Globus Bank, Sky Bank, Ukreximbank and SENS. You can apply for participation in the program using the Diia mobile application.
As of January 17, the volume of loans disbursed under eHousing reached UAH 9.993 billion, with loans issued to 6,654 families. At the same time, 29.4% of apartments were purchased from developers: 1,840 in completed buildings and 111 in those under construction.
