Forecast of unemployment rate in Ukraine according to methodology of international labor organization until 2025
Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news
The shareholders of Ukrainian Fire Insurance Company (Kyiv) at a meeting on May 7 decided to allocate UAH 25.6 million for dividends, according to the company’s information posted in the NSSMC system.
The amount of dividends per share is UAH 1.6.
As reported, the company planned to allocate the retained earnings of “UPSK” for 2022 to pay dividends.
“UPSC” PrJSC was registered in 1993. It specializes, in particular, in insurance of motor vehicles, financial risks, tourists, property, cargo and luggage.
The insurer is a member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine and holds 36 insurance licenses: 20 for voluntary insurance and 16 for compulsory insurance.
The authorized capital of the insurer is UAH 100 million.
Japan’s economy contracted 0.5% in the first quarter relative to the previous three months, according to preliminary government data. Analysts, whose average estimates are quoted by Trading Economics, had expected a 0.4% decline in GDP.
According to the revised data, the economy was unchanged in the fourth quarter of 2023, while previously reported growth of 0.1%.
On an annualized basis, Japanese GDP contracted 2% last quarter after a revised zero change a quarter earlier. The consensus forecast called for a 1.5% drop in January-March.
Consumer spending in the first quarter decreased by 0.7% relative to the previous three months, business investment – by 0.8%. Government spending rose by 0.2%.
Exports decreased by 5% after growth of 2.8% quarter earlier, imports – by 3.4% (+1.8% in October-December).
Earlier Experts Club analytical center and Maxim Urakin released a video analysis of how the GDP of the world’s countries has changed in recent years, more detailed video analysis is available here – https://youtu.be/w5fF_GYyrIc?si=BsZmIUERHSBJrO_3.
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Ukrainian enterprises in January-April this year increased imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 41.4% compared to the same period last year – up to $53.034 million. According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday, exports of copper and copper products for the period decreased by 8.1% – to $25.077 million.
In April, imported copper for $11.015 million, exported – for $6.949 million.
As reported, Ukraine in 2023 increased imports of copper and copper products in 2.2 times compared to 2022 – up to $140.795 million, exports decreased by 20.1% – to $72.078 million.
Ukrainian enterprises in 2022 reduced imports of copper and copper products in value terms by 64.3% year-on-year to $65.370 million, while their exports decreased by 56.3% to $90.245 million.
“Ukrzaliznytsia” plans pilot projects of inclusiveness of railway stations, starting with reconstruction of historical buildings in Kiev and Lviv, said the head of the project “Bezbar’ierna zaliznytsia” of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” Yarema Dul during the National Tourism Summit on Friday in Lviv.
“It is planned reconstruction of these stations, taking into account that these buildings are monuments of cultural heritage, raising the aprons, arrangement of elevators to them. Now the project documentation is being developed,” he told the agency “Interfax-Ukraine”.
According to the head of the project, these stations were chosen as pilot stations because they are leading in terms of passenger traffic served.
“The task is for the passenger to get into his carriage barrier-free. Today we have, for example, in Kiev, only the first platform is high,” he said.
At the same time, Yarema Dul added that part of the platform should remain low, so that it was possible to accept trains with low entrance.
On Sunday, May 19, in Ukraine in the western, northern, in the afternoon and in the central regions in some places small short-term rains, thunderstorms; in the rest of the territory without precipitation, reports Ukrhydrometcenter. The wind is predominantly southeastern, 7-12 m/s.
The temperature at night is 9-14°, during the day 21-26°.
In Kiev on May 19, there will be light short-term rain and thunderstorms in some places. The wind is predominantly southeast, 7-12 m/s.
The temperature at night is 11-13°, during the day 23-25°.
