Ukrainian enterprises in January-June 2018 increased copper and copper products imports in money terms by 6.5% year-over-year, to $42.566 million. According to the customs statistics released by the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine, exports of copper and copper products in the first six months of the year increased by 43.8%, to $87.590 million.
In June alone, copper and copper products were imported to the amount of $7.189 million, exports were estimated at $12.736 million.
In addition, Ukraine in January-June increased imports of nickel and its products by 18.9%, to $47.603 million ($8.715 million in June alone), reduced imports of aluminum and products from it by 2.2%, to $ 175.507 million ($31,950 million), and boosted imports of lead and its products by 90.3%, to $5.663 million ($1.390 million). Imports of tin and products from it grew by 10.3%, to $ 2.346 million ($211,000) and those of zinc and zinc products by 30%, to $44.566 million ($6.480 million).
Exports of aluminum and its products in January-June 2018 increased by 22.8%, to $ 71.462 million ($12.319 million in June), those of lead and products from it decreased by 18.6% to $19.414 million ($3.320 million). Exports of nickel and products grew by 24.3%, to $4.179 million ($1.026 million in June).
Exports of zinc in January-June 2018 amounted to $118,000 ($17,000 in June), while in January-June-2017 they were estimated at $44,000. Shipments of tin and goods made of it abroad in January-June 2018 amounted to $269,000 (tin was not exported in June), whereas in January-June-2017 tin exports stood at $148,000.
Kyiv-based OTP Bank expects to post UAH 2 billion in net profit by the end of 2018, Chairman of OTP Bank’s board Tamas Hak-Kovacs has said. “In the first four months of this year, the bank’s net profit amounted to UAH 723 million. Net profit in 2018 may amount to UAH 2 billion. It will entirely be capitalized. This is also part of our strategy – to capitalize profits, therefore this money is additional liquidity, and it is in the Ukrainian hryvnia,” he told Interfax-Ukraine in an interview.
Due to profitable operating activities and the consistent implementation of a balanced financial and credit policy, OTP Bank improved the result of 2017 and posted net profit under IFRS was UAH 1.02 billion.
In Ukraine, OTP Bank acts as the flagship of the OTP banking group, registered by the National Bank of Ukraine. The group also includes LLC OTP Capital assets management company and LLC OTP Leasing. OTP Bank ranked 11th in terms of net assets worth UAH 29.822 billion among 84 banks operating Ukraine as of January 1, 2018, according to the National Bank of Ukraine.
PrJSC Ukrainian Agro-Insurance Company (UAIC, Cherkasy) will increase charter capital by 25%, to UAH 15 million through the private placement of common registered shares at a price of UAH 477.48 per share to the tune of UAH 3 million. The face value of one share is UAH 171.43.
This decision was taken by the company’s shareholders at a meeting on June 26, 2018, the company said in an official statement. As reported, UAIC was in the red in 2017 and its net loss totaled UAH 20.3 million against UAH 10.207 million in net profit in 2016.
Over the year, its assets grew by 7.5%, to UAH 53.7 million. Its net worth as of December 31, 2017 decreased by 40%, to UAH 30.714 million, cash and cash equivalents increased by 46.3%, to UAH 16.581 million. Accounts receivable amounted to UAH 4.391 million (UAH 33.016 million in 2016).
UAIC’s long-term liabilities grew by 23%, to UAH 7.6 million, current liabilities are estimated at UAH 15.831 million (UAH 815,000 in 2016). Its charter capital remained unchanged in 2017 and stood at UAH 12 million.
PrJSC Ukrainian Agro-Insurance Company (IC Salamander-Dnepr) has been operating on the market since 1995. The National Commission for the State Regulation of Financial Services on April 13, 2017, allowed Dobrobut agricultural firm to acquire a 75.59% stake in the insurer. According to the Unified State Register, 98.26% of Dobrobut’s charter capital belongs to LLC Astarta-Kyiv Firm.
