Orlen Synthos Green Energy, established by the Polish PKN Orlen and Synthos Green Energy, plans to implement an investment project that will allow importing electricity from Ukraine, according to a statement on the PKN Orlen website.
“Electricity that could be transferred to Poland will come from the Khmelnytsky NPP in Ukraine. Its import based on the modernized infrastructure will help meet the needs of the Polish industry and reduce Poland’s dependence on hydrocarbon-based energy sources,” the company informed.
At the same time, Orlen Synthos Green Energy is called upon to carry out the process of technical measures necessary for the implementation of this project.
“This is another project that Orlen Synthos Green Energy plans to invest in,” PKN Orlen emphasized.
In particular, the company will also be responsible for the preparation and commercialization of micro and small nuclear reactor (MMR and SMR) technologies in Poland.
American farmers plan to significantly increase sunflower crops this year due to supply disruptions amid Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, Bloomberg writes.
At the same time, a jump in agricultural prices to record levels for many years could increase motivation among farmers to plant more, said John Sandbakken, executive director of the National Sunflower Association. The USDA tentatively forecasts a 10% increase in sunflower acreage this year.
“I’m sure the increase will be more, almost 20%,” Sandbakken said in a telephone interview with Bloomberg.
Sunflower is used in a very wide range of products, from potato chips and sunflower oil for frying to bird food and shampoos. However, this year this commodity may be in short supply, as Ukrainian farmers are forced to reduce acreage and exports due to hostilities in the country. Ukraine is considered one of the world’s largest sunflower exporters.
Meanwhile, last year’s devastating drought in the northern Great Plains of the United States plays into the hands of American farmers this year, as it left excess nitrogen in the ground, which reduces fertilizer costs, Bloomberg notes.
The price of new crop sunflower in the US is about $34 per 100 pounds (about 45 kg), higher than the previous record price of $30.5 reached in 2008. Old crop sunflower prices are also nearing their highest since 2011, Sandbakken notes.
The medical group of companies “Adonis” plans to resume the work of the maternity hospital in Kyiv in the near future.
As the Interfax-Ukraine agency was told in the medical group, it is planned that the work of the maternity hospital, which was closed on March 5 for technical reasons, will resume on April 8.
“At the moment, all technical problems have been eliminated. We will accept patients both for pregnancy and childbirth. This applies to all patients from both the Adonis maternity hospital in Buzovoy (Kyiv region) and the maternity hospital in Kyiv. We also accept all patients who need help,” the company said.
As reported, on March 1, the Russian aggressor fired at the Adonis maternity hospital in Buzovaya, at which time pregnant women, women in labor and babies arrived. All patients were evacuated, no one was hurt.
Adonis is a network of private medical centers for adults and children founded over 20 years ago. It includes 12 branches in Kyiv and the region, including two own maternity hospitals and a stem cell laboratory.
In the branches of the clinic, doctors receive patients in 66 medical areas.
Founder and CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, Elon Musk surpassed Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos to top the Forbes list of the world’s richest people.
Musk’s fortune, according to the publication, was $219 billion as of March 11. At the same time, the amount given does not include Musk’s recently acquired 9.2% stake in Twitter.
Bezos’ net worth was $171 billion, he took second place on the list. Bezos has been the richest man in the world for the past four years.
The top 5 richest people in the world also include Frenchman Bernard Arnault ($158 billion) and Americans Bill Gates ($129 billion) and Warren Buffett ($118 billion).
Meanwhile, data cited by Forbes showed that the total net worth of the list’s dollar billionaires has fallen to $12.7 trillion from $13.1 trillion in 2021. And the list itself has become shorter by 87 positions – it consists of 2668 people. And yet, 40% of the new list of billionaires have been able to increase their wealth over the past year.
There are seven representatives of Ukraine on the list. In the highest place – 687th – Rinat Akhmetov with $ 4.2 billion. At the same time last year, with $ 7.6 billion, he occupied the 327th line.
Then come Victor Pinchuk – 1579th with $1.9 billion (a year ago – $2.5 billion), Vadim Novinsky and Konstantin Zhevago – 2190th with $1.3 billion (in 2021, respectively, $1.4 billion and $2.3 billion). billion), ex-owners of PrivatBank Gennady Bogolyubov and Igor Kolomoisky – respectively 2448th with $1.1 billion and 2578th with $1 billion (a year ago – $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion).
The list also included for the first time the co-founder of the fintech bank Revolut Vlad Yatsenko – $1.1 billion.
At the same time, the wealth of Russian billionaires has fallen by more than $260 billion. There are 34 fewer Russian citizens on the new list.
Of the 2,668 billionaires, 327 are women, up from 328 the previous year by Forbes. The number includes women who share their wealth with their spouses, the publication noted. At the same time, 101 women from the list are “self-made” billionaire, that is, they independently earned capital.
Forbes counted the most female billionaires in the USA (90), China (63) and Germany (35).
TOP 20 countries of Ukraine’s foreign trade partners in 2021 (thousand USD)
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking on Tuesday via video link at the UN Security Council, said that this organization cannot effectively ensure peace.
Citing numerous facts proving Russia’s involvement in the mass death of citizens and the destruction of cities in Ukraine, Zelensky asked the question “Where is the peace that the UN was created to guarantee?”
“Obviously, the key peace institution, which should ensure that any aggressors are forced into peace, simply cannot work effectively,” Zelensky said.
“The world saw what the Russian military did in Bucha while they kept the city in occupation. The world has yet to see what they did in other occupied places and regions. The geography is different, but the cruelty is the same and responsibility must be inevitable,” the president said.
