Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak met with the newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Ukraine Ma Shengkun.
“During the meeting, we discussed the prospects for bilateral cooperation between China and Ukraine,” the press service of the Presidential Office reports on its telegram channel.
During the meeting, Yermak noted that China’s role is important in achieving a just and lasting peace for Ukraine.
“In addition, they discussed the possibility of bilateral dialogue at the highest level,” the statement said.
More than 52% of customers became new to the Foxtrot brand during the month of the company’s assortment being presented on the Kasta marketplace, the press service of the omnichannel retailer reported.
The release notes that among several thousand orders, more than 52% of customers were new to Foxtrot.
“The first month’s experience not only proves the correctness of the cooperation strategy between Foxtrot and Kasta, but also confirms the importance of such collaborations for both market development and consumers. In addition, innovative approaches and the exchange of best practices allow us to find new opportunities to improve the service and offers to our customers,” said Kirill Popov-Cherkasov, Foxtrot’s ecommerce director.
The product groups with the largest receipts among the orders for Kasta were charging stations (in particular, powerful models of the BLUETTI line); laptops (ACER Predator, APPLE MacBook Air M3); smartphones (APPLE iPhone 16 Pro, SAMSUNG Galaxy S24) and large household appliances (refrigerators, washing machines). Accessories and small appliances are also very popular among Kasta visitors. In particular, in quantitative terms, the top five includes such product groups as clothes dryers, knife sets, portable vacuum cleaners, and electric kettles.
As reported earlier, Foxtrot omnichannel retailer has been represented on the Kasta marketplace since November 13. The collaboration involves the placement of about 10 thousand products from the retailer’s assortment.
“Foxtrot is one of the largest omnichannel retailers in Ukraine in terms of the number of stores and sales of electronics and household appliances. The company operates 123 stores in 67 cities, including the frontline cities of Kherson, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk, an online platform Foxtrot.ua and a mobile application of the same name. In 9M24, Foxtrot paid UAH 700.5 million in sales.
The Foxtrot brand is developed by Foxtrot Group of Companies. The co-founders are Valery Makovetsky and Gennady Vykhodtsev.
Kasta (Kasta Group LLC, EDRPOU 41021687) is a marketplace of clothing, footwear and accessories in Ukraine, founded in 2010, and a resident of Diia City since January 16, 24. The authorized capital is UAH 58.2 million, according to the results of 2023, the revenue was UAH 64 million 388 thousand, the net loss was UAH 31.1 million.
Oil prices rose in pre-holiday trading on Tuesday, recovering the losses incurred the day before.
The cost of February futures for Brent on the London ICE Futures exchange rose by $0.95 (1.3%) to $73.58 per barrel.
February futures for WTI on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rose by $0.86 (1.2%) to $70.1 per barrel.
Media reports that China may issue special treasury bonds worth a record 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) in 2025 to raise funds to support the national economy have encouraged oil traders. China is one of the world’s largest oil importers and consumers.
Quotes continue to be supported by concerns about geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, as well as the prospect of tighter sanctions against Russia and Iran.
Meanwhile, expectations of an oversupply of crude oil amid unclear demand prospects and a stronger US dollar are having a restraining effect on oil prices, making commodities less attractive.
The market was evaluating the latest statements by US President-elect Donald Trump, who threatened to restore Washington’s control over the Panama Canal if the fee for passage through it is not reduced, and was also waiting for official data on commercial oil reserves in the US, which will be published this week with a delay due to the holidays.
“We can assume that WTI will trade around the $70 mark until Friday, when the late weekly report from the Energy Information Administration is released, which will set additional price targets,” Ritterbusch said in a research note.
On Wednesday, exchanges in the US, UK, Germany, France and other European countries, as well as Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia, are closed for Christmas. Many sites will remain closed on Thursday.
On December 24, Kyivvodokanal announced a tender for insurance services with a total expected purchase price of UAH 4.246 million, according to the e-procurement system ProZorro.
It is noted that the expected cost of voluntary insurance of motor vehicles (hull insurance) – LOT 1 – UAH 1.718 million, services for compulsory liability insurance of subjects of transportation of dangerous goods in case of negative consequences in the transportation of dangerous goods (LOT-2) – 63.94 UAH, services of voluntary insurance against accidents in transport (LOT-3) – 22.2 th. UAH, services on compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles (LOT-4) – UAH 2,413 mln, services on insurance of liability to third parties while carrying out activities of the appointed body or recognized independent organization (LOT-5) – UAH 4,833 th. UAH, services on compulsory insurance of civil liability of business entities for damage that may be caused by fires and accidents at high-risk facilities, including fire-explosive facilities and facilities, economic activity at which may lead to accidents of environmental and sanitary-epidemiological nature (LOT-6) – UAH 88 th.
The deadline for submission of tender offers is January 2.
“Corum Druzhkovka Machine-Building Plant (Corum DrMZ), a part of Corum Group (DTEK Energy), is completing the production of three oscillating platforms for DTEK Pavlohradvuhillya mine, Corum reported on Facebook.
According to the report, the oscillating platform is a special equipment that ensures smooth movement of trolleys between the rails of the mine’s receiving platform and the cage moving in the vertical shaft. The entrance platform allows trolleys to enter and exit the mine without any obstacles.
According to the company, this is the first time such equipment has been manufactured for Dniprovska mine. Its service life is more than 20 years.
“The oscillating platforms are ready to be delivered to customers,” the statement said.
“Corum DrMZ, which will be relocated to Dnipro in 2022, according to the report, produced 430 units of mining equipment in January-November this year, as well as more than 850 thousand units of components and spare parts.
Corum Group is a leading mining equipment manufacturer in Ukraine. It is a part of DTEK Energy, an operating company responsible for coal mining and coal-fired power generation within Rinat Akhmetov’s DTEK energy holding.
