The share of women in Ukrainian IT has tripled over the past 10 years and stands at 24% as of August 2022, the press service of GlobalLogic reported, based on an internal study of the company.
“According to GlobalLogic, 1,769 women work with the company in Ukraine, which is more than a quarter of all specialists. The average age of specialists is 33 years, but among IT specialists there are also women over the age of 60,” the company said.
According to GlobalLogic statistics, 81% of women in the IT field have technical specialties.
Most of the respondents started their career in the industry as a trainee or junior position, but now they have a professional level of senior, lead or even AVP (junior vice president).
According to the report, a third of the top leadership positions at GlobalLogic are held by women.
IT company “GlobalLogic Ukraine” is the largest software developer in Ukraine. It has offices and more than 4.5 thousand specialists in Kyiv, Kharkov, Lvov and Nikolaev.
Ukraine in January-July this year reduced the import of aluminum ores and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 69.4% compared to the same period last year – up to 938.226 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (STS), during this period, bauxite imports in monetary terms decreased by 66.1% – to $47.330 million.
At the same time, imports were carried out mainly from Guinea (59.94% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (27.67%) and Ghana (7.61%).
Ukraine in January-July 2022 did not re-export bauxite.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 reduced the import of aluminum ores and concentrate (bauxite) in physical terms by 0.1% compared to 2020, to 5 million 114.227 thousand tons. Bauxite imports in monetary terms increased by 4.2% to $236.638 million.
At the same time, imports were carried out mainly from Guinea (59.33% of supplies in monetary terms), Brazil (21.33%) and Ghana (16.8%).
Ukraine in 2021 re-exported bauxite in the amount of 277 tons worth $70 thousand to Belarus (48.57%), Poland (40%) and the Russian Federation (7.14%), while in 2020 255 tons of bauxite were re-exported to Poland for $41 thousand
Bauxites are aluminum ores used as a raw material for the production of alumina, and from it – aluminium. They are also used as fluxes in ferrous metallurgy.
Bauxites are imported to Ukraine by the Nikolaev Alumina Refinery (NGZ), affiliated with the United Company (OK) Russian Aluminum (RusAl, Russia). Alumina is produced from bauxite.
RusAl also owns a stake in the Zaporizhia Aluminum Plant (ZALK) in Ukraine, which stopped producing primary aluminum and alumina.
Ukraine in January-July this year reduced imports of nickel ores and concentrate in physical terms by 57% compared to the same period last year – up to 309.699 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (STS), in monetary terms, imports of nickel ores decreased by 58.3% to $14.112 million.
At the same time, the import was carried out from Guatemala (100% of deliveries in terms of money).
For seven months of 2022, as in January-July 2021, Ukraine did not export and re-export these products.
As reported, Ukraine in 2021 reduced the import of nickel ores and concentrate in physical terms by 20.6% compared to 2020 – to 1 million 235.533 thousand tons. In monetary terms, imports of nickel ores decreased by 22.2% to $58.929 million. Imports were carried out from Guatemala (100% of deliveries in monetary terms).
Last year, Ukraine did not export and re-export these products.
Nickel ore is imported to Ukraine by the Pobuzhsky ferronickel plant (PFC, part of the Solway group).
PFC processes about 1.2 million tons of ore per year.
On August 27-28, the charity squash tournament “Zenit Ukraine Open 2022” will be held on the courts of the capital’s fitness center “SPORT LIFE”.
For two days, awards will be drawn in 5 categories among men and women. Players from Romania, USA, Moldova, Lithuania, as well as athletes from Kyiv, Lvov, Kharkov, Dnipro, Khmelnitsky, Poltava, Kherson and Odessa will take part in the competition.
The start of the tournament is scheduled for 10-00 on Saturday, August 28 in the complex “SPORT LIFE” at st. Marshal Konev, 8. The solemn ceremony of awarding the winners will be held on August 29 at 16-00 in the restaurant “OZERO”.
According to the co-organizer of the tournament Maksim Urakin, the tournament is held in Kyiv for the first time due to security reasons.
“For the last 11 years, the tournament has been held in Odessa, and we know it under the name Zenit Black Sea Open. Now, due to the war, we were forced to change traditions and move the venue to Kyiv. At the same time, we plan to return to Odessa courts next year” – Maksim Urakin explained.
According to another organizer, Dmitry Shcherbakov, holding international competitions in Kyiv is now important not only to support Ukrainian sports, but also for the country as a whole.
“We are grateful to all the athletes who responded to the call to participate in the tournament at such a difficult time. This means that Ukrainian sport is alive and winning,” he stressed.
According to the organizers, the funds raised at the tournament will be directed to charity and assistance to Ukraine.
“Zenit Open” is the most famous and largest international squash tournament in the history of independent Ukraine. The scale of the championship is evidenced by the number of countries and participants, as well as a large number of organizations involved in the preparation and holding of the competition.
The main fitness partner of the event is the national network of fitness clubs No. 1 “SPORT LIFE”;
The main organizer of the tournament is “All-Ukrainian Association of Squash Players”;
The main information partner of the tournament is the news agency “Interfax Ukraine”;
The official sponsors were the company “MAXEVENTS” and the analytical center “Club of Experts”;
Partner – Public Association “UKRSADVINPROM”;
Prize fund partners – Eye and VICTOR;
Prizes and gifts from the leading companies Tecnifibre and Reima;
The official water of the tournament is “KRAYNA”;
Official beer of the tournament from TERMOPUB;
Tea Partner – At Market;
Official hotel of the tournament – “FAVOR”;
Party partner restaurant – “OZERO”.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide transmission system operator NPC Ukrenergo with EUR97.3 million in support of liquidity in the face of Russia’s military aggression.
“The EBRD and the Ukrainian authorities have agreed to change the purpose of the remaining EUR97.3 million from an existing loan to Ukrainian electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo. The new purpose of the funds is to maintain the company’s liquidity,” the bank said in a press release on Friday.
It clarifies that in this way the bank will repurpose part of the EUR149 million loan provided in 2019 to support liquidity to modernize key elements of the electricity transmission infrastructure in order to support the stable operation of the system and synchronize with European electric networks, as well as to help Ukraine bring its legislation and operating principles in accordance with the requirements of the Third Energy Package of the EU.
“Due to the war, Ukrenergo has urgent liquidity needs, so the company has asked to repurpose the undrawn funds. This liquidity support from the EBRD will ensure the stable operation of the Ukrainian energy system, nuclear and renewable energy generation capacities, as well as the supply of electricity to industrial consumers and population,” the release notes.
The EBRD notes that during the war, the company faced significant customer defaults and a 30% drop in electricity consumption, resulting in a loss of revenue.
At the same time, they specified that up to half of EUR97.3 million would be guaranteed by a sovereign donor from the G7 countries.
The bank noted that the support provided is part of the EUR1 billion investment it promised before the end of the year to support the Ukrainian economy on the terms of risk-sharing with donors and partners.
The release recalls that in May Ukrenergo already received EUR50 million as part of the reassignment of a previously granted loan.
Ukrenergo reported that these funds were used to repay debts in the ancillary services market, and also noted that it was counting on new reprofiling of loans to support liquidity, in particular, to repay debts in the balancing market.
JSC Ukrtelecom plans to provide free Wi-Fi access to the Internet in the shelters of more than 400 schools in Ukraine, the company’s press service reported on Friday.
“Ukrtelecom received applications from 398 schools. The operator received most of them directly, in contact with the administration of educational institutions using its services, the other part came as part of a government initiative to create safe and comfortable learning conditions for schoolchildren – the all-Ukrainian initiative “Wi-Fi in shelters,” the company said.
According to the release, the largest number of applications came from the Chernihiv and Khmelnytsky regions and Kyiv.
In addition, the initiative was supported by about 30 companies – partners of Ukrtelecom in the development of optical networks. Their specialists perform connection work using the equipment and resources of Ukrtelecom.
As of August 25, 60 school shelters have already been equipped with Wi-Fi from Ukrtelecom. The company expects as part of the implementation of connecting shelters in more than 400 schools.
On August 16, the Minister of Education and Science, Serhiy Shkarlet, announced that 2,736 schools need high-speed Internet in shelters, and 558 schools already have Wi-Fi in shelters.
