The National Bank of Ukraine imposed sanctions on the financial institution EV.RO.Lombard EV.RO.Finance LTD and Company, imposing a fine of UAH 595,000.
The fine was imposed for violations of financial monitoring requirements, in particular with regard to internal documents and procedures, risk-based approach, reporting, and responses to regulator requests.
On Thursday, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) allowed Cyprus-based Kapenata Limited, which is affiliated with Andriy Verevsky’s Enselco Agro agricultural holding, to acquire nine companies belonging to the Agro-Region agricultural holding owned by former Ukrainian Economy Minister Aivaras Abromavičius and Swedish businessman Lars Peter Hokansson, according to a statement posted on the AMCU website.
The committee specified that Kapenata Limited intends to acquire more than 50% of the shares in Horosha Logistika LLC, AR Ivky, AR Chudniv, AR Khmelnytskyi, AR Boryspil, AR Kozelets, AR Liubar, AR Borzna, and Bilyi Kolir.
According to YouControl, Kapenata Limited was the owner of Agropolis LLC, part of the Enselco Agro holding, in November 2025, but in December, the Cypriot company Enselco Holding Limited became the owner.
According to information on the Enselco Agro website, in 2023 it was spun off from the Kernel agricultural holding, where Verevsky is the majority shareholder and CEO, and now owns a land bank of 134,000 hectares in the Khmelnytsky and Ternopil regions. In turn, Kernel’s land bank is about 550-600 thousand hectares.
Agro-Region agricultural holding owns a land bank of 41 thousand hectares in the Kyiv, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr, and Khmelnytskyi regions. It specializes in crop production. It consists of 11 companies, which are united into four crop production clusters. It owns two elevators: Boryspil with a capacity of 73,000 tons and Myropil with a capacity of 52,000 tons.
Agro-Region’s annual harvest of grain and oilseeds is 200,000 tons.
According to YouControl, Agro-Region is owned by Garna Stockholm Holding AB, in which Abromavichus owns 53.6% and Hokansson owns 44.28%.
“The deal will be closed in the coming days,” a source familiar with the details of the deal told Forbes Ukraine.
Zaporizhzhya municipal enterprise Zaporozhelektrotrans on January 7 announced a tender for services on compulsory insurance of civil liability of owners of land vehicles (buses, trolleybuses, streetcars, cars and trucks).
As reported in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, the expected cost of purchasing services is UAH 4.523 million. The deadline for submission of tender offers is January 15.
The National Bank of Ukraine has fined Clearing House Bank UAH 200,000 for violating financial monitoring legislation.
In particular, the bank failed to comply with the prohibition on notifying customers of decisions made by the specially authorized body for financial transactions, the NBU said.
PJSC “National Energy Company (NEC) ”Ukrenergo“” On January 7 announced a tender for voluntary motor insurance (CASCO) services.
As reported in the system of electronic public procurement Prozorro, the expected cost of purchasing services is UAH 4.065 million.
The last day for submitting applications for participation is January 15.
According to Serbian Economist, the Serbian government has adopted a new resolution on financial support for domestic hoteliers, which provides, in particular, subsidies of up to €5 million for cooperation projects with international hotel brands.
The measure is aimed at improving the quality of hotel offerings and increasing tourism revenues, including by extending the tourist season.
Grants may be awarded to companies and entrepreneurs registered to operate in the hotel business and listed in the e-Turista system, as well as investors planning to build new facilities.
It is noted that in order to receive support, the applicant must have a franchise agreement with an international hotel chain or at least a letter of intent confirming future cooperation. The accommodation facility must be categorized as at least four stars. In the document, an international chain is defined as a legal entity that manages at least 50 hotels and operates in at least 10 countries on at least two continents.
The subsidy is provided on a non-repayable basis, with a maximum amount of €5 million per investment project. The list of eligible expenses includes franchise and branding fees, digital integration, and staff training. There is also a requirement that the property purchased with the support must be new, and the investor is obliged to ensure the continuous operation of the hotel in the declared category for at least five years from the date of opening.
Applications will be submitted after the announcement of a public selection process, and the decision on the allocation of funds will be made by a special working group based, in particular, on the business reputation and economic sustainability of the project. Recipients must regularly report to the relevant ministry on the use of funds and provide documentation prepared by an auditing company with professional liability insurance; if the conditions are violated, the state will be able to demand the return of funds with interest.
