On January 22, SE “Eastern Mining and Processing Combine” (Zheltiye Vody) announced a tender for MTPL insurance. According to the message in the electronic procurement system Prozorro, the expected cost of purchasing services is UAH 930,388 thousand.
The deadline for submitting applications is January 30.
The winner of a similar tender in June last year was IC “VUSO.
VostGOK is Ukraine’s only and Europe’s largest uranium ore mining and processing enterprise.
PJSC “Ukrtransgas” (Kiev) has announced its intention to conclude a contract with IC “VUSO” for compulsory insurance of civil liability, according to the electronic procurement system Prozorro. The expected purchase price of the relevant services is UAH 1.175 mln, the company’s price offer is UAH 1.131 mln.
“Ukrtransgas”, 100% owned by NJSC ‘Naftogaz of Ukraine’, operates the system of main gas pipelines and 12 underground gas storages of the country.
IC VUSO was founded in 2001. The company holds 50 licenses: 34 – for voluntary and 16 – for compulsory types of insurance, is represented in all regions of Ukraine. It is a member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine (MTSBU), the League of Insurance Organizations of Ukraine, and also a member of the Nuclear Insurance Pool.
Ukrnafta PJSC produced 1.170 billion cubic meters of gas in 2024, which is 6.5% more than in 2023 (1.097 billion cubic meters) and 1.418 million tons of oil, which is 0.6% more than in the previous year (1.410 million tons). According to the company’s press release on Thursday, production growth in oil equivalent in 2024 amounted to an additional 70.5 thousand tons of hydrocarbons, or 3%: 2.42 million tons against 2.35 million tons in 2023.
“Despite prolonged power outages that limited mechanized oil production, the company managed not only to compensate for the natural decline but also to ensure an increase in oil and gas volumes,” said Sergiy Koretsky, Ukrnafta’s CEO, as quoted in the press release. He added that the company has been improving its production figures for the second year in a row.
According to the company, in 2025, Ukrnafta will continue to drill new wells, upgrade equipment, replacing Soviet equipment with modern and technological equipment from world leaders, and intensify production.
“Ukrnafta is Ukraine’s largest oil producer and operator of the national network of gas stations. In March 2024, the company took over the management of Glusco assets and operates 547 filling stations – 462 owned and 85 managed.
The company is implementing a comprehensive program to restore operations and update the format of its filling stations. Since February 2023, the company has been issuing its own fuel coupons and NAFTAKarta cards, which are sold to legal entities and individuals through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.
“Ukrnafta holds 92 special permits for commercial development of fields. It has 1832 oil and 154 gas production wells on its balance sheet.
Ukrnafta’s largest shareholder is Naftogaz of Ukraine with a 50%+1 share.
In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer to the state a share of corporate rights of the company owned by private owners, which is currently managed by the Ministry of Defense.
The sugar market in Ukraine is stable, but with the opening of the European Union market in 2025, it opens up new prospects for Ukrainian producers, according to the analytical cooperative Pusk, created within the framework of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council.
The analysts reminded that since January 1, 2025, Ukrainian producers have gained access to the EU market thanks to new agreements on trade liberalization. This step has opened up the possibility for Ukraine to export large volumes of sugar to the European market without additional duties, which previously hindered the growth of supplies.
“The opening of the EU market is an important event for our industry. Currently, we are just starting to sign contracts for exports to Europe, but we expect a significant revival in this area in February-March. In January, we actively exported sugar to Turkey and African countries, but the European market is gradually becoming a priority,” the experts said.
According to them, the selling prices for sugar in Ukraine are 23-24.5 thousand UAH/t. This level is relatively stable, but seasonal factors and export expansion may lead to a gradual increase in prices in the near future.
“January-May is usually a period of seasonal growth in sugar prices. Probably, the current price level is one of the lowest, and the cost will continue to grow. The opening of the European market will also contribute to this dynamic,” experts predict.
In the coming months, the share of European supplies in the export structure will increase, which, in turn, will have a positive impact on the Ukrainian economy, Pusk summarized.
The upcoming Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC-2025) on July 10-11 this year in Rome will be attended by over two thousand participants, including almost 100 different delegations and 700 enterprises, said Italy’s Special Envoy for Ukraine Recovery Davide La Cecilia.
He pointed out at the Ukrainian House on the margins of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday that URC-2025 will feature conferences focusing on four areas: business, human capital, regional development and European integration.
According to La Cecilia, the conference will be held on two levels: the first will be organized panel discussions, while the second will be a recovery forum and a business fair.
As the Ambassador informed, the latter will feature 120 stalls, including 30 presented by Ukrainian companies, 30 by Italian companies and another 30 by international companies.
Cecilia noted that the Italian business community has expressed an active desire to participate in the Conference, and at the moment the process of consultations with them has started.
The Ambassador also said that in preparation for URC-2025 on March 5 in Milan will be held an event in cooperation with the Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which will be attended by a hundred Ukrainian companies, a hundred Italian and a hundred representatives of the international community. “We will talk about housing construction, about energy,” the special envoy added.
Cecilia also indicated that further on April 2, Kiev will host a civil society event, and the next event is scheduled for May 10 in Verona.
