FOREIGN TRADE TURNOVER BY THE MOST IMPORTANT POSITIONS IN JAN 2021 (EXPORT)
Following the results of the work of metallurgical enterprises in March 2021, Ukraine increased steel production by 0.6% compared to the same period in 2020, to 1.777 million tonnes, moving from 12th to 13th place in the ranking of 64 countries, the world’s major manufacturers of these products, compiled by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel).
In March, an increase in steel production by March 2020 was recorded in all countries of the top ten.
The top ten steel-producing countries in March 2021 are as follows: China, India, Japan, the United States, Russia, South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil and Iran.
This is followed by Italy (2.312 million tonnes, an increase of 68.8%), Taiwan (China, 1.980 million tonnes, an increase of 1.2%), Vietnam (1.940 million tonnes, an increase of 3769%), Ukraine (1.777 million tonnes, an increase of 0.6%) and Mexico (1.410 million tonnes, 12.9% down).
The volume of housing construction in Ukraine depending on the region for the first quarter of 2021 increased by 10-20% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020, General Director of the Finance and Investment Management Association (FIMA) Viktoria Volkovska has told Interfax-Ukraine.
“We have analyzed dozens of housing objects working with the Construction Financing Funds. There is an increase in activity in all regions, the most noticeable in Lviv region, where the volume of construction work increased by more than 20%,” she said.
The FIMA study is based on an online survey of managers of Construction Financing Funds conducted in the first decade of April.
According to Volkovska, despite concerns, the New Year holidays, adaptive quarantine and, finally, lockdown did not have a significant negative impact on the construction and sales of housing in the country.
According to the survey, 40% of respondents reported an increase in the volume of construction work of more than 20%, some 10% of respondents noted 20% growth, and 20% – about 10% growth. Only 10% of respondents reported a drop to 10%.
“The level of sales in general did not change, although in some regions it showed an increase of 10%,” Volkovska said.
The Finance and Investment Management Association (FIMA) was established in May 2020 in connection with the entry into force of the law on amendments to certain legislative acts to improve the functions of public administration of financial services markets. It unites 37 companies-managers of Construction Financing Funds in Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa, Dnipro and Kharkiv.
STRUCTURE OF EXPORT OF SERVICES For 9 months of 2020 (GRAPHICALLY)
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has for the first time defined the list of critical infrastructure facilities in the banking system, which includes 13 banks, the press service of the regulator said on Friday.
The list includes PrivatBank, Oschadbank, Ukrgasbank, Ukreximbank, Raiffeisen Bank Aval, FUIB, Alfa Bank, OTP Bank, TAScombank, Universal Bank, UkrSibbank (all are based in Kyiv), Pivdenny Bank (Odesa) and A-Bank (Dnipro).
The list was approved by NBU Board decision No. 148 dated April 20, 2021 on critical infrastructure facilities in the banking system of Ukraine.
The facilities of critical infrastructure include banks, the stable operation of which ensures the stability of the banking system, it is essential for the economy and security of the state, the functioning of society, and which are of significant public interest. In particular, these are banks that are included in the list of systemically important banks, and banks in which the state directly or indirectly owns more than 75% of their charter capital.
The Nova Poshta group of companies paid UAH 5 billion in taxes and fees to state and local budgets in 2020, which is 20% more than in 2019, the company’s press service said on Friday.
According to the press service, over the past year Nova Poshta rose from 27th to 19th place in the rating of the largest taxpayers in Ukraine.
Over the past three years, Nova Poshta has paid more than UAH 12 billion in taxes to the budgets of all levels and funds.
The press service said that the company operates within the framework of Ukrainian legislation, pays officially declared salaries to employees and provides them with medical insurance. In addition, Nova Poshta helps hospitals and socially vulnerable groups of the population.
“We do not stay away from life in Ukraine and actively help those who are in need: hospitals and universities, volunteers and socially vulnerable groups of the population. We care of what country we live and work in,” Chief Financial Officer of the group Petro Fokov said.
The Nova Poshta group of companies includes, in particular, the companies Nova Poshta, NP Logistic, NovaPay and Nova Poshta Global.
In 2019, the group transferred more than UAH 4 billion of taxes and fees to the Ukrainian budget.
