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The volume of marketable output of Kyivsky cardboard paper mill (Obukhiv, Kyiv region), a leader in Ukraine’s pulp and paper industry in terms of production and sales, increased by 14.4% in January and February 2021, year-over-year, to UAH 958.24 million.
According to UkrPapir data provided to Interfax-Ukraine, in particular, the factory increased the output of corrugated packaging by 4.1%, to 36.04 million square meters, but it was not enough to retain the leadership (won back in January), which was returned by Rubizhne cardboard and packaging mill (along with its subsidiary Trypilsky packing plant).
The production of base paper for sanitary and hygienic products increased by 3%, to 14,100 tonnes, and the production of toilet paper in rolls remained at the 2020 level with 72.7 million pieces.
The highest growth rate (but slowed down by 11 p.p. compared to January 2021) was shown by the production of cardboard, increasing by 27.3%, to 36,400 tonnes, including boxboard by 56.2%, to 13,700 tonnes, container (including paper for corrugation) by 14.5%, to 22,700 tonnes.
According to the association, in general, enterprises in the industry in January and February increased the production of corrugated packaging by 1%, to 103.9 million square meters of paper and cardboard by 11.4%, to 136,900 tonnes, toilet paper in rolls by 6.4%, to 118.9 million pieces.
Kyivsky cardboard paper mill is one of the largest enterprises in Europe for the production of cardboard and paper products with a staff of about 2,200 people. The products are sold to almost 700 companies in Ukraine, a number of CIS countries and far abroad.
Kyiv-based Omega insurance company ended 2020 with a net profit of UAH 33.3 million, while it ended 2019 with a net loss of UAH 4.3 million, follows from the agenda of the shareholders’ meeting released in the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine.
It is noted the company’s retained loss of amounted to UAH 94.639 million over 2020, while UAH 168.5 million in 2019.
The company also said as of December 31, 2020, its assets increased by 7.2%, to UAH 575.443 million, cash and their equivalent by 4.8 times, to UAH 43.579 million, equity by 7.6%, to UAH 491.627 million, while accounts receivable decreased by 17.3%, to UAH 93.820 million.
The company’s long-term liabilities increased by 9.8%, to UAH 66.861 million over 2020, current ones decreased by 12.3%, to UAH 16.955 million.
Omega insurance company was established in 1994 and operates on the basis of 25 licenses.
Main trade partners of Ukraine in % from total volume (import from other countries to Ukraine) in 2020.
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More than 45,000 Ukrainians since June 2020 have completed online training on the Microsoft platform to develop digital skills Microsoft Learn, ranking first with the highest indicator in Central and Eastern Europe, the press service of Microsoft in Ukraine said. The company notes that Microsoft Learn provides free training to improve digital skills, team productivity, and modernize the workplace by leveraging the power of the cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), Azure services, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics, and others.
Among the professions taught on the platform are software developer, sales representative, project manager, IT administrator, account manager, digital marketer, support employee, data analyst, financial analyst, graphic designer.
“Training allows specialists to gain experience and skills necessary for career growth or undergo retraining. After completing the course, a graduate can sign up for an exam and receive an international certificate,” Microsoft said.
Microsoft partnered with GitHub and LinkedIn in June 2020 to launch a global digital skills campaign to help people who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic crisis, as well as professionals looking to gain digital skills for digital jobs.
State-controlled Ukrgasbank, 35% of whose loan portfolio is made up of “eco-projects,” in particular, renewable energy and energy efficient modernization, has expanded the scope of “green” financing to new areas: medicine, waste treatment, energy storage systems, improvement of water use efficiency and cogeneration projects.
“We will develop new directions together with our partner IFC. The funds allocated under the loan agreement will be used to finance just such projects,” the bank said in a press release on its website.
As reported, at the end of January 2021, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ukrgasbank signed an agreement on the allocation of a five-year loan to the bank for EUR30 million with the possibility of converting it into a 20% stake in the capital.
The financial institution reminded that within the framework of “green” financing the matter concerns lending at preferential rates.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021, Ukrgasbank ranked fourth in terms of total assets (UAH 151.403 billion).
