According to statistics, Ukraine did not import semi-finished steel products in January-February 2014, as it did in January-February 2013.
However, in 2023, Ukraine imported this type of product, but in small volumes. In 2023, Ukraine imported 96 tons of semi-finished products from China (98.26%) and Turkey (1.74%), totaling $172 thousand.
At the same time, in 2022, the country imported 5,558 thousand tons of similar products, which is 85.7% less than in 2021.
In monetary terms, imports decreased by 86% to $3.634 mln. Imports were carried out from the Russian Federation (96.92% of supplies before the war), China (1.84%), and Romania (1.21%).
In January-February this year, Ukraine increased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products in physical terms by 3.38 times compared to the same period last year, to 364.162 thousand tons.
According to statistics released by the State Customs Service on Wednesday, exports of carbon steel semi-finished products increased 3.1 times in monetary terms to $175.088 million.
The main exports were to Bulgaria (33.46% of supplies in monetary terms), Poland (17.70%) and the Dominican Republic (8.21%).
As reported, in 2023, Ukraine decreased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products in physical terms by 36.7% compared to 2022, to 1 million 203.454 thousand tons, while exports in monetary terms decreased by 48.9% to $608.516 million. The main exports were made to Bulgaria (36.66% of supplies in monetary terms), Poland (23.01%), and Italy (9.60%).
In 2022, Ukraine decreased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products by 72% year-on-year to 1 million 899.729 thousand tons in physical terms and by 70.9% to $1 billion 191.279 million in monetary terms. The main exports were to Bulgaria (26.55% of supplies in monetary terms), Poland (13.97%) and Italy (12.13%).
The State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine has sold Kholminsky distillery in Chernihiv region for UAH 45 million at an auction in the system “Prozorro.Sales”, which is 2.9 times higher than the starting price, said the chairman of the SPF Vitaliy Koval.
“Three participants competed for the object. Its cost has increased in 2.9 times of the original”, – he wrote in Facebook and added that the FGI will continue denationalization of the alcohol industry.
The head of the FGI specified that the funds transferred by the winner of the auction to the state budget will be directed to the financing of the Defense forces of Ukraine.
According to Prozorro.Sales, the winner of the auction was Terminal Frost LLC.
According to the online resource youcontrol.com.ua, the company was registered in 2017 in Kiev. Specializes in non-specialized wholesale trade, providing financial and consulting services, renting its own or leased property. The authorized capital of the enterprise is 155 thousand UAH. The beneficiary of the enterprise is Anastasia Bashtova.
It is stated that the postal operator or express carrier must submit an additional register of international mail or express shipments if the goods are not subject to export duty or are not subject to restrictions provided for in Article 197 of the Customs Code.
Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Daniil Getmantsev in Telegram expressed hope that these changes will help to reduce business costs and speed up logistics.
As reported, the Verkhovna Rada adopted as a whole the bill No. 9456 on amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine regarding customs clearance of biomethane.
Kholminskyy Distillery, PROZORRO.SALES, State Immunity Fund, STATE PROPERTY FUND, UKRAINE
In a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that India will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Kyiv and support efforts to restore peace in Ukraine.
“Had a good conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on strengthening the India-Ukraine partnership. He expressed India’s consistent support for all efforts to establish peace and bring an early end to the ongoing conflict. India will continue to provide humanitarian assistance, guided by our people-centered approach,” Modi wrote on the social networking site X.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, Ukrainian companies increased aluminum imports by 4.2 times to $60.431 million in January-February this year ($26.930 million in February). At the same time, exports of aluminum and aluminum products in the first two months of 2024 decreased by 4.2 times compared to the same period a year earlier, to $15.618 million (in February – $7.619 million).
Last year, exports of aluminum and aluminum products increased by 0.7% compared to 2022, to $97.616 million.
In addition, in 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 33.4% to $340.398 million.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in 2022 decreased by 42.7% compared to 2021, to $96.972 million.
JSC OTP BANK entered the Top 10 banks included in the Index of the best enterprises of Ukraine with an impeccable business reputation and the highest revenue for 2023 in the Banking category.
According to the results of the year, OTP BANK ranked eighth in the overall rating of banking institutions and third among banks with foreign capital.
The Opendatabot index is updated annually. As stated on the company’s website, the index takes into account both financial indicators (financial statements of companies for 2023) and business reputation of businesses.
The Index for 2023 is available here.
In February, OTP Bank took a leading position in the Bank Viability Rating – 2024, compiled by the business publication Mind. It received four out of five stars and one of the highest ratings among both state-owned and non-state-owned banks with Ukrainian and international capital.
