KYIV. April 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Sales of Renault cars (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles) in January-March 2017 increased by 60.2% compared to the same period in 2016, to 2,238 units, according to a press release from Renault Ukraine.
At the same time, the brand became the leader of the Ukrainian market of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (with a total weight up to 3.5 tonnes) with a share of 12.4%.
Its share in the commercial segment was 25%, it sold 400 cars, which is twice as much from the first quarter of 2016. The most sold cars in this segment are Renault Logan and Renault Duster.
According to the company, a wide range of models, a qualified dealer network, as well as its own lending and leasing Renault Finance program, launched in 2007, contributed to the sales of cars. More than 20,000 customers have already benefited from it.
PJSC Renault Ukraine, a 100% subsidiary of France’s Renault, was registered in 2005. Its dealer network consists of 30 dealers.
ODESA. April 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A new terminal of Odesa International Airport has accepted first passengers.
According to the airport press service, starting from Saturday’s flight PS057 Kyiv (Boryspil)-Odesa, the new terminal will accept and service passengers of domestic flights of the airlines flying on the Kyiv (Boryspil)-Odesa and Kyiv (Zhuliany)-Odesa routes.
“After working out the technologies for servicing domestic flights, the next stages will be the transfer to the new terminal of passengers of charter and international scheduled flights,” the press service added.
As reported, in early July 2011 Odesa City Council agreed to participate in joint venture Odesa International Airport LLC, which was created to reconstruct municipal enterprise Odesa International Airport. The second participant in the JV was Odessa Airport Development Ltd. with a charter capital of about UAH 1,000.
KYIV. April 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The state-owned Ukrgasbank in cooperation with Oxygen Group and ULF Finance have started to issue interest-free loans for the purchase of electric cars, the bank’s press service reported.
The loan program is designed for four years. Loans will be issued at an interest rate of 0.001% a year with the first installment of 40% of the car price.
At the same time, Oxygen Group provides free access to its network of charging stations for the first year of operation of the purchased electric car.
Earlier, Ukrgasbank began to issue loans at 0.01% per annum for the purchase and installation of domestic solar power plants, collectors and heat pumps.
KYIV. April 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukrainian enterprises received pretax profit in the amount of UAH 75.6 billion in 2016, while in 2015 their loss was UAH 236.6 billion, the State Statistics Service has said.
According to the service, last year 73.5% of Ukrainian enterprises worked profitably and received UAH 328.9 billion of profit, which is 12.6% more than in 2015.
At the same time, 26.5% of enterprises were unprofitable. Their losses in 2016 halved compared to 2015, to UAH 253.3 billion.
KYIV. April 18 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has instructed the Ministry of Finance to approve the statute of the German-Ukrainian Fund.
According to resolution No. 244 of April 5, the government invalidated the provision on the German-Ukrainian Fund from May 23, 2017 and instructed the Finance Ministry to approve its statute.
The report states the founders of the German-Ukrainian Fund are KfW, the Cabinet of Ministers, the Ministry of Finance and the National Bank of Ukraine. The fund is a non-profit organization that operates on the principle of a second-tier financial institution and ensures the re-use of available financial resources solely for the support of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
