Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

MAP OF INTERNET COVERINGS OF UKRAINIAN BASIC MOBILE OPERATORS IN JAN 2021

Map of internet coverings of ukrainian basic mobile operators in Jan 2021.

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NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE’S OFFICIAL RATES AS OF 02/04/21

National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 02/04/21

Source: National Bank of Ukraine

OFFICIAL RATES OF BANKING METALS FROM NATIONAL BANK AS OF APRIL 02

Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of April 02

One troy ounce=31.10 grams

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AUSTRIAN AIRLINES LAUNCHES FLIGHTS FROM VIENNA TO ZAPORIZHIA

On the occasion of its first flight to Ukraine 30 years ago, the Austrian Airlines announced the launch of flights from Vienna to Zaporizhia from May 17 with a frequency of three times a week (round trip).
The press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine said on Thursday that during the summer the company plans to increase the number of flights to daily.
It is noted that the flights will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Vienna to Zaporizhia at 10:35 local time, and from Zaporizhia at 14:30.
At the same time, the airline will no longer offer the Vienna – Dnipro route due to its proximity to Zaporizhia.
“The development of regional airports and aviation remains our priority for the coming years. Over time, the pre-quarantined air traffic will recover, and we are preparing our airfields for active work. I am glad that one of the leading European airlines, Austrian Airlines, which is part of the Lufthansa concern, is opening a new flight in Zaporizhia. Kyiv, Lviv and Odesa are already included in the program. I am grateful to the local authorities of Zaporizhia and the airport management for the well-coordinated and fruitful work, and I wish the pilots and future passengers a cloudless sky and successful flights,” the press service quoted Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav Krykliy as saying.

There are currently no direct flights on the Vienna – Zaporizhia – Vienna route.

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NEW UKRAINIAN AIRLINE BEES AIRLINE LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO GEORGIA AND ARMENIA

The new Ukrainian airline Bees Airline in April-June launches regular direct flights from Kyiv to Tbilisi, Batumi and Yerevan, as well as from Odesa to Yerevan.
According to the press service of Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport, in particular, Kyiv-Tbilisi-Kyiv flights will be launched from April 30 and will be operated on Tuesdays and Fridays, and from June 6 additionally on Sundays.
Kyiv-Batumi-Kyiv flights will be operated from June 9 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Kyiv-Yerevan-Kyiv flights will be launched from April 29 on Mondays and Thursdays.
Odesa-Yerevan-Odesa flights will start from June 14 on Mondays and Fridays.
In addition to Bees Airline, UIA and SkyUp also operate direct flights from Kyiv to Tbilisi, and SkyUp to Batumi. UIA also operates direct flights from Kyiv to Yerevan.
As reported, the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine issued an operator certificate to Bees Airline on March 12, 2021. Later, the regulator allowed the company to operate flights on 31 routes – 15 regular and 16 charter.

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VR CAPITAL PLANS TO INVEST EUR 75 MLN IN WIND FARM PROJECTS IN UKRAINE

The volume of investments planned by VR Capital in the launch of three wind power plants in Odesa region with a total design capacity of 49.5 MW will amount to EUR 75 million, the company said on Thursday.
According to the report, after setting the permission of the Antimonopoly Committee, on March 31 in Odesa, three transactions of purchase and sale of corporate rights were carried out with Artsyz Wind Farm LLC, Artsyz Wind Farm 2 LLC and Kyiska Wind Farm LLC, as a result of which the company received all 100% of these rights.
According to the report, the seller of 68.61% was a corporate investment fund (CIF) owned by the owner of Metropoliya Group of Companies Viktor Kurtev, the sellers of 31.39% were Yuriy Kostrobiy and Oksana Kozachok, who in 2020 carry out intermediate financing of projects at the development stage.
After the sale of three wind farms, the Metropoliya Group, which has carried out the development part of projects, in particular, land acquisition projects, passing the environmental impact assessment procedure, concluding preliminary agreements with the state-owned enterprise Guaranteed Buyer, will continue technical support of the projects until they are put into commercial operation in 2022, VR Capital said.