On November 6, 2024, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria in Ukraine Y.V. Ahmed Ouail held a reception dedicated to the 70th anniversary of the Algerian Liberation Revolution at the Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kyiv.
70 years ago, on November 1, 1954, the Algerian people began an almost eight-year armed struggle against the French colonizers, which resulted in the country’s independence.
On March 19, 1962, the French government and the Algerian National Liberation Front signed the Evian Accords, which put an end to the bloody war (the death toll, according to various estimates, reaches 350 thousand to 1.5 million people).
And on July 1, 1962, during a referendum, Algerians supported the independence of their country.
The event traditionally began with the performance of the national anthems of the two countries – Algeria and Ukraine.
First, the Algerian diplomat, H.E. Mr. Ahmed Ouail, delivered a festive speech, in which he cordially greeted all the participants and expressed hope for further strengthening of multilateral ties and friendly relations between Algeria and Ukraine.
On behalf of the Ukrainian government, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine for Digital Development, Digital Transformation and Digitalization Anton Demokhin expressed his congratulations on the occasion.
After Ukraine declared independence on August 24, 1991, Algeria recognized Ukraine on December 27, 1991. On August 20, 1992, Ukraine and Algeria established diplomatic relations. On November 16, 1992, the first Ambassador of Algeria to Ukraine, Belramoul Camerzerman, presented his credentials to President Leonid Kravchuk.
Source: https://www.facebook.com/UkrDiplomatic
Average housing prices in Kyiv increased over the year from UAH 3.1 million to UAH 3.6 million (by 16.6%) in the primary market and from UAH 3.8 million to UAH 4.0 million (by 6.7%) in the secondary market, the OLX press service told Interfax-Ukraine. According to a study conducted in October 2024 among users of the OLX.Real Estate category, prices also increased in Odesa and Lviv, and decreased in Kharkiv.
In particular, in Odesa, prices for new buildings increased by 16% – from UAH 1.9 million to UAH 2.2 million, while in the secondary market average prices increased by 7% – from UAH 1.6 million to UAH 1.7 million. In Lviv, the primary market went up by 17.8%, from UAH 2.9 million to UAH 3.4 million, and the secondary market by 16.8%, from UAH 2.4 million to UAH 2.8 million.
In Kharkiv, average prices decreased from UAH 1.64 million to UAH 1.6 million in the primary market (-2.3%) and from UAH 1.09 million to UAH 1.03 million in the secondary market (-6%).
OLX also reported that in August-October 2024, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Irpin, Odesa and Lviv were the leaders in the number of published ads for the sale of new buildings. In the secondary market, over the same period, the largest number of apartments were offered by sellers in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Irpin and Dnipro.
As for potential buyers, they were most interested in ads on the primary market in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kharkiv; on the secondary market – in Kyiv, Odesa, Kharkiv, Lviv and Dnipro.
Overall, according to OLX statistics, Kyiv remains the city with the largest number of ads and responses to them. The top cities also include Kharkiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Lviv. At the same time, Lviv has significantly fewer active ads than other large cities, but more responses from job seekers, which indicates an increased demand for real estate in this city. People are also actively selling and looking for apartments near Kyiv, as evidenced by the presence of Irpin in the ranking.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, announce the launch of an open call for proposals for the development of online training courses. This initiative is funded by Ireland through the EBRD Small Business Support Facility and FAO, SEEDSwrites .
The purpose of the competition is to develop online training courses to overcome the shortage of professional knowledge and skills in the agricultural sector, food and processing industry with a focus on small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Ukraine. The courses cover a wide range of topics, from livestock and crop production to processing and marketing technologies.
Applications are open to scientific, educational, and non-governmental organizations that can create a complete training product, including videos and tests to test knowledge. Priority will be given to applicants with proven cooperation with businesses in the industry.
Before filling out the application, potential participants should familiarize themselves with the courses already published on the AgriAcademy educational platform(https://agriacademy.org/courses-catalog/) to avoid possible duplication of topics and materials.
The main application criteria and requirements for creating training courses can be found on the official website of the AgriAcademy platform
The application deadline is January 5, 2025.
All applications must be submitted online through the application form.
The best proposals will receive funding of up to USD 15,000 to create course materials.
As part of the online meeting, the organizing team will make a brief presentation of the competition and will be available to answer questions from participants. The workshop is scheduled for 16:00 Kyiv time on November 20, 2024. To participate in the seminar, you need to pre-register here.
This competition opens up new opportunities for educational and research institutions, contributing to the development of Ukrainian agribusiness and the integration of best practices into SME training programs.
Readmore about the competition and terms of participation on the official website of AgriAcademy
Prices for greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine continue to rise rapidly for the fifth week in a row, according to analysts of the EastFruit project. The fixed positive price trend is associated with a further reduction in the supply of local products due to the seasonal factor, against the background of stable demand from retail and wholesale buyers.
According to the weekly monitoring of the project, today the majority of large greenhouse plants in Ukraine have already announced the actual end of the season of sales of cucumbers of the last turnover. At the moment, only a few farms are selling, and the quality of the offered products is often very low.
As of today, wholesale batches of greenhouse cucumbers in Ukraine go on sale at UAH 100-125/kg ($2.42-3.02/kg), which is on average 11% more expensive than a week earlier. According to market operators, the supply of imported vegetables at the moment cannot fully cover all the requests of buyers, which does not contribute to stabilization of the price situation in this segment.
It should be noted that at the moment Ukrainian factories already manage to ship cucumbers on average 72% more expensive than in the same period last year. At the same time, market participants are confident that the price growth in this segment may continue in the near future, as only new volume supplies of imported greenhouse vegetables to the domestic market can lead to a change in the current situation.
You can get more detailed information about the development of the market of greenhouse cucumbers and other horticultural products in Ukraine by subscribing to the analytical weekly EastFruit Ukraine Weekly Pro. Detailed information about the product can be found here.
https://east-fruit.com/novosti/pyat-nedel-podryad-v-ukraine-dorozhayut-ogurtsy/
In Ukraine, prices for potatoes have started to gradually decline, analysts of the EastFruit project report. It should be noted that a week earlier sellers managed to keep selling prices at a fairly high level, but the activity of trade gradually decreased. It became obvious to producers that at the established price level it will be extremely difficult to realize the volumes of potatoes, especially those that are not suitable for further storage, before the onset of frost. As a result, most of them by the middle of this week began to synchronously reduce selling prices, trying to revive the interest of wholesalers to their goods.
Thus, at the moment farmers in the main regions of production are ready to ship quality potatoes at 18-28 UAH/kg ($0.43-0.68/kg), depending on the volume and quality of products offered, which is on average 10% cheaper than at the end of last week.
At the same time, wholesale companies, many of which succumbed to the hype in this segment, and having in stock volumes of expensive potatoes purchased on the external market earlier, are currently selling excessive quantities at a loss.
At the same time, owners of quality potatoes today prefer not to hurry with the realization of available volumes of their products, waiting for the improvement of the price situation in the market. It should be added that under the current conditions, potato prices in the Ukrainian market at the moment are still on average 2.3 times higher than in early November last year.
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In January-September 2024, the equity of Express Insurance (Kyiv) increased by 13.2% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to UAH 342.3 million, technical reserves – by 25.1%, up to UAH 450.5 million.
According to the insurer, as of September 30, 2024, its assets increased by UAH 133.4 million, or 18.7%, to UAH 848.4 million, while highly liquid assets amounted to 88.7%, which ensures the company’s operational ability to pay claims.
“This increase in capital and reserves confirms the company’s strategic focus on long-term financial stability and protection of clients’ interests. For consumers, this is a guarantee that the company has sufficient resources for stable and uninterrupted operation, ensuring reliable protection of their interests,” the statement said.
As reported, in January-September 2024, Express Insurance made payments of UAH 377.4 million, which is 62%, or UAH 144.5 million, more than in the same period of 2023,
In particular, payments under motor hull insurance amounted to UAH 317.2 million (+56.1%), under motor third party liability insurance – UAH 49.7 million (2.3 times more), under voluntary health insurance – UAH 4.5 million (-11.1%), payments under other insurance contracts – UAH 10.5 million (+19.4%).
The company’s insurance premiums for this period amounted to UAH 679.6 million, which is UAH 168.4 million, or 33% higher than the same indicator for 9M2023. 2023. In particular, motor hull insurance premiums increased by UAH 91.6 million (+20.6%) to UAH 535.6 million, MTPL premiums – by UAH 70.9 million (+130.5%) to UAH 125.2 million, and other types of insurance – by UAH 8.8 million (+87.8%) to UAH 18.8 million.
The total level of payments to customers in January-September 2024 amounted to 55.5% compared to 45.6% for the same period last year.
Express Insurance ALC was founded in 2008 and is part of the UkrAVTO group of companies. The company specializes in motor insurance. The company’s consistently high claims settlement rate is ensured by optimal cooperation with partner service stations.
Since April 2012, Express Insurance has been an associate member of the Motor Transport Insurance Bureau of Ukraine.
