As part of the expansion of transport corridors and the development of international transportation, the first container train from India to Kazakhstan via Uzbekistan was launched.
According to the press service of JSC “Uztemiryulcontainer”, the train, which includes 12 twenty-foot containers, departed from the port of Mundra (India) to the station of Sorokov (Kazakhstan). The route passes through Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, covering 1,585 km by sea and 4,300 km by rail.
Previously, container shipments from India to Uzbekistan (Mundra – Sergeli) have been successfully carried out along this route.
Payment of all taxes by the top ten filling stations by the number of filling stations by the results of 2024 increased by 40%, or by 3.1 billion UAH – up to 10.4 billion UAH, said the Director of the consulting group “A-95” Sergey Kuyun in Facebook.
“To begin with, let’s focus on the results of the top 10 networks by the number of filling stations, which account for 54% of fuel sales in the country. By taxes we mean VAT (without VAT on imports), income tax, personal income tax and unified social tax,” he wrote.
According to the expert, the payment of taxes increased despite a 2.9% decrease in sales. In particular, the payment of VAT amounted to UAH 4.2 billion, which is 55% more than in 2023.
“Among other things is explained by the effect of the preferential VAT rate of 7% during the first half of 2023,” – said Kuyun.
On payment of income tax last year was recorded growth by 32% – up to 2.2 billion UAH.
In turn, payroll taxes PIT+ESV also increased by 32% – up to UAH 3.4 billion. The average official salary for the top 50 increased over the year to 17482 UAH/month from 11853 UAH/month.
“Conclusion. The fuel market shows good dynamics of tax payment on all points, including such problematic ones as income tax and payroll taxes”, – claims the director of ‘A-95’.
According to the provided diagram, in terms of tax payment per liter of fuel the leading network is OKKO – 3.27 UAH (a year earlier 2.39 UAH), followed by Shell – 2.94 UAH (2.21 UAH) and UPG – 12.82 UAH (1.67 UAH).
Also in the top five are WOG – 2.15 UAH (1.25 UAH) and AMIC – 1.94 UAH (1.75 UAH).
The second five are KLO – 1.78 UAH (0.96 UAH), Avantazh 7 – 1.43 UAH (1.02 UAH), BRSM-Nafta – 1.36 UAH (1.09 UAH), VST – 1.2 UAH (0.88 UAH) and MOTTO – 1.09 UAH (0.53 UAH).
According to Kuyun, the increase in tax payments was mainly due to pressure from the tax service, MPs and experts. At the same time, there is still a large gap between the leaders and outsiders of taxpayers in the fuel market, which indicates, firstly, the budget losses in 2024 and, secondly, the potential to increase budget revenues in the current year.
On March 7, the President of Uzbekistan watched a presentation on expanding the raw material base of minerals critical to industry and manufacturing high value-added products.
Uzbekistan has discovered deposits of more than 30 metals such as tungsten, molybdenum, magnesium, lithium, germanium, graphite, vanadium and titanium.
In the next three years, 76 projects covering 28 rare minerals are planned to be implemented with a total value of $2.6 billion. To expand the raw material base, additional funding will be allocated for exploration and research.
It is emphasized that the main task is to extract valuable raw materials directly from the ore using modern technologies, increase the purity of minerals and create products with high added value. For example, beneficiation of tungsten concentrate from the Ingichka deposit will double the added value. So far, 18 such projects have been developed.
In order to expand the chain “raw materials – processing – science and technology – finished products”, it was proposed to organize technology parks in the Tashkent and Samarkand regions, which are rich in molybdenum and tungsten.
The head of state instructed to transfer technologies and best practices in this area, open modern laboratories and training centers. It was emphasized that in the context of the “fourth industrial revolution” it is necessary to create a solid base for taking a worthy position in this market.
From September to February (6 months of the 2024-2025 marketing year), Ukraine exported more than 403.5 thousand tons of sugar, of which 1.6% was sent to the EU countries, the rest to world markets, the press service of the National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine “Ukrtsukor” reported.
The industry association noted that exports to the EU resumed in February and amounted to 6,559 tons. The main EU countries where Ukrainian sugar was exported were Bulgaria (72% of the exported volume), Greece (12%) and Italy (12%).
The main export destinations for Ukrainian sugar in the first 6 months of 2024/25 MY were Turkey (18% of total exports), Libya, North Macedonia, Somalia, and Sri Lanka.
As reported, in the production season of 2024, Ukrainian sugar producers produced 1.8 million tons of sugar. The volume of the domestic market in Ukraine is currently estimated at 900 thousand tons per year.
In February 2025, Ukraine increased the total volume of foreign trade in dairy products to $45.6 million, which is 8.5% more than in January 2025 ($42.0 million), but 16.4% lower than in December 2024 ($54.5 million), the Union of Dairy Enterprises of Ukraine reported.
According to the report, dairy exports in February 2025 amounted to $24.2 million and increased by 25% compared to January 2025 ($19.3 million) and by 51% compared to December 2024 ($16.0 million). The growth occurred in all commodity items, especially in milk and condensed cream (+0.91 thousand tons) and butter and milk fats (+0.25 thousand tons).
At the same time, 36% of the export structure was accounted for by milk and condensed cream, 30% by butter, and 20% by cheese.
Experts emphasized that such significant export volumes have not been recorded since October 2022.
Instead, import volumes continued to decline and became the lowest in the last six months: in February 2025, they amounted to $21.4 million and decreased by 6% compared to January 2025 ($22.7 million) and by 44% compared to December 2024 ($38.5 million). Moreover, the volume of cheese imports was standard, while the volume of fermented dairy products imports decreased by 14.5% compared to January.
The export-import balance in February 2025 was positive: ($2.8 million) – against $(-3.4) million in January 2025 and $(-22.6) million in December 2024.
Exports in value terms exceeded imports by 13% in February 2025 (0.85 times in January 2025, 0.41 times in December 2024).
Last year, Chernihivoblenergo JSC’s losses as a result of accidents caused by trees and branches falling on power lines amounted to UAH 5.1 million, compared to UAH 2.6 million in 2023.
“Having calculated the losses incurred by the company due to improper maintenance of trees and bushes in 2024, we see that the situation with this issue has not only not improved, but has become much worse,” the company said on its website.
According to the company, last year, Chernihivoblenergo employees recorded 968 interruptions in power supply due to trees or branches falling on power lines (in 2023, 618 interruptions). In addition, 240.7 thousand consumers were without electricity for some time (195.7 thousand) and 8691 hours had no electricity (6156 hours).
It is noted that the authorities, organizations, institutions, enterprises and owners of private households in the areas of their territorial responsibility are responsible for the preservation of green spaces and proper care of them.
At the same time, Chernihivoblenergo emphasized that it is actively involved in clearing the routes of power line protection zones. In particular, the company annually develops its own clearing schedules, coordinates them with the relevant authorities and carefully adheres to them.
“We are also always ready to facilitate the safe performance of work on bringing green spaces into proper condition by the relevant persons by de-energizing power lines or their individual elements, subject to prior approval of the date of such work,” the statement said.
