According to “Serbian Economist”, the Ukrainian agricultural holding MHP has invested over 100 million euros in the modernization and development of production facilities in Serbia, Serbian Ambassador to Ukraine Andon Sapundži said in an interview with Mind.
MHP operates in the Serbian market through Perutnina Ptuj Topiko, a company specializing in the production and processing of poultry meat.
The company’s products are sold on the domestic market in Serbia and exported to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia.
MHP acquired over 90% of the shares in the Slovenian company Perutnina Ptuj in 2019. The total investment in the acquisition of the group amounted to approximately 221 million euros. The deal to purchase a controlling stake was officially completed in February 2019.
Since the deal was structured through a Slovenian company, these funds were not included in the statistics on Ukrainian direct investment in Serbia. Officially, their total volume from 2010 to the first quarter of 2026 was estimated at only approximately 9 million euros.
MHP remains the most prominent example of a major Ukrainian business operating in Serbia. Other Ukrainian companies operating in the country are predominantly small and medium-sized enterprises.
Following the acquisition of Perutnina Ptuj, the Ukrainian group began expanding its production base in Serbia. In particular, the company built seven modern broiler farming facilities in Bačka Topola. MHP refers to Serbia as Perutnina Ptuj’s largest market in the Balkans.
MHP was founded in 1998 and is an international company in the food and agrotechnology sector. The group’s headquarters are located in Kyiv, and its production assets are situated in Ukraine, Spain, and countries in Southeast Europe. The company employs over 39,000 people, and its products are exported to more than 70 countries. Yuriy Kosyuk is the founder and CEO of MHP.
In 2025, MHP’s revenue totaled $3.766 billion, EBITDA was $569 million, and net income was $187 million. The group’s shares have been listed on the London Stock Exchange since 2008.
Heating bills were the main reason for the initiation of enforcement proceedings related to utility payments in Ukraine during the first half of 2026. Over the course of six months, 46,186 thousand enforcement proceedings were initiated regarding heating debts. These cases account for 42.5%, or, rounded, 43%, of all new utility debts, according to Opendatabot.
In second place are debts for water supply—19,416 thousand cases, or 17.9%.
Another 12,648 thousand cases, or 11.7%, are related to payments for housing maintenance services. Gas supply accounts for 11,538 thousand cases, or 10.6%, while electricity accounts for 9,947 thousand, or 9.2%.
A total of 7,020 thousand cases were opened due to debts for waste collection, while another 1,806 thousand were related to other types of utility services.
The largest group of debtors consisted of Ukrainians aged 46 to 60—they accounted for 38,119 thousand cases, or 35.1%.
People over 60 accounted for 27,695 thousand cases, or 25.5%, while citizens aged 36 to 45 accounted for 26,076 thousand, or 24%. The share of debtors under 35 was about 15%.
Women were involved in 60,141 thousand new cases, that is, more than half of all cases. The highest number of cases against a single individual in 2026 was recorded for a resident of the Mykolaiv region born in 1952—15 cases, all due to electricity debt.
In total, 108,561 thousand proceedings regarding utility debts were initiated in Ukraine from January through June. Of these, 70,206 thousand—or 65%—remained open and unpaid as of early July.
Sales of new passenger cars in July of this year fell by 10.5% compared to the same month in 2025—to 5,754 thousand units, according to a report by “Ukravtoprom” on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, the most popular brand remains Japan’s Toyota, which increased its sales by 20% to 985 units.
Skoda took second place with 693 units (+24%), while VW came in third with 444 units (-10%).
The top ten most popular brands also included Renault with 345 units (-47%); BMW with 308 units (+17%); Hyundai with 298 units (=); Mazda—259 units (+66%); BYD—229 units (-69%); Suzuki—194 units (+39%); and Audi—156 units (-38%).
The Toyota RAV-4 crossover was the month’s best-seller.
According to Ukravtoprom, a total of about 38,800 new passenger cars were sold in the country from January through July, which is 1% less than a year ago.
According to Ukravtoprom, the new passenger car market in 2025 grew by 17% compared to 2024, reaching 81,300 units.
PJSC “Ukrainian Insurance Group” (Kyiv) collected 1.807 billion UAH in net premiums in January–June 2026, which is 28.1% more than in the same period of 2025, according to the insurer’s interim data published in the disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC).
At the same time, gross premiums for the reporting period increased by 0.6% to 1.932 billion UAH. A total of 244.7 million UAH was ceded to reinsurers, which is 26.3% more than in the first half of 2025.
During the reporting period, the company made claims payments totaling 894.1 million UAH, which is 37.6% more than in the first six months of 2025.
Gross profit amounted to 787.2 million UAH (+16%).
Operating profit was 148.4 million UAH, whereas for the same period a year earlier, operating profit was 19.6 million UAH, profit before tax was 265.1 million UAH (2.5 times higher), and net profit was 217.3 million UAH (+2.5 times).
The controlling shareholder of “IC “USG” is the Vienna Insurance Group, an international insurance group headquartered in Austria, represented by 50 companies in 30 countries and a leader in the insurance market of Central and Eastern Europe.
Following a sharp rise in prices caused by the influx of migrants in 2022–2023, Georgia’s residential real estate market is shifting toward more moderate growth, supported by domestic demand, urbanization, rising incomes, and investment in rental housing. In the second quarter of 2026, the price index for new residential real estate in Tbilisi rose by 4.9% compared to the same period last year and by 0.9% compared to the previous quarter. Compared to the 2020 average, housing prices have risen by 63.8%, the Georgian National Statistics Office reported on July 23.
Apartments in new buildings in Tbilisi have risen in price by 4.8% over the past year, while single-family homes have risen by 5.5%. The highest asking prices remain in the Mtatsminda district, where the median price of new apartments reached 6,730 lari per square meter. This is followed by Vake at 5,914 lari and Krtsanisi at 4,630 lari per square meter.
According to estimates by the investment banking firm Galt & Taggart, the period of 20–40% annual price increases for new construction has come to an end. In the coming years, prices in the primary market may grow by an average of 5–7% annually, reflecting a transition from migration-driven frenzy to more sustainable market development.
In the first quarter of 2026, 10,907 thousand apartment transactions were registered in Tbilisi—16% more than a year earlier. The total value of housing sold increased by 23.1% to $958 million.
Georgian citizens remain the primary buyers of housing in the Georgian capital. According to a Galt & Taggart study for the first quarter of 2026, they accounted for about 70% of sales in developers’ projects.
Among foreign buyers, Israeli citizens were the most active, accounting for 12% of all sales. Russian citizens accounted for about 3%, while buyers from other countries accounted for a combined 14%. The statistics for Tbilisi do not provide a separate figure for Ukrainian citizens.
The Batumi market remains significantly more dependent on foreign investors. In the first quarter of 2026, 4,049 thousand apartments were sold in the city—15.8% more than during the same period last year. The Galt & Taggart study covered more than 30 projects by major developers, accounting for about 40% of Batumi’s primary market. According to the results, Georgian citizens accounted for 37% of sales, while foreigners accounted for about 63%.
The largest foreign group consisted of buyers from European countries, who accounted for about 18% of transactions. Israeli citizens accounted for 16% of sales, while the combined share of buyers from Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus totaled 13%.
Turkish citizens purchased another 10% of the apartments, buyers from Arab countries accounted for 3%, and buyers from other countries accounted for about 4%. The data published by the Georgian authorities does not break down the shares of Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus, so it is impossible to determine which of these three countries’ citizens were the most active buyers.
The demand structure reveals a significant difference between the country’s two largest markets. In Tbilisi, sales are driven primarily by Georgian buyers purchasing homes for residential use or long-term rental. In Batumi, foreign investors play the leading role, focusing on resort real estate and renting apartments to tourists.
However, official Geostat statistics cover only prices for new housing in Tbilisi and do not provide a complete breakdown of buyers’ nationalities across Georgia. Data on citizenship is based on surveys of major developers such as Galt & Taggart; therefore, it primarily reflects the organized primary market rather than all real estate transactions in the country.
