On August 27-28, the charity squash tournament “Zenit Ukraine Open 2022” will be held on the courts of the capital’s fitness center “SPORT LIFE”.
For two days, awards will be drawn in 5 categories among men and women. Players from Romania, USA, Moldova, Lithuania, as well as athletes from Kyiv, Lvov, Kharkov, Dnipro, Khmelnitsky, Poltava, Kherson and Odessa will take part in the competition.
The start of the tournament is scheduled for 10-00 on Saturday, August 28 in the complex “SPORT LIFE” at st. Marshal Konev, 8. The solemn ceremony of awarding the winners will be held on August 29 at 16-00 in the restaurant “OZERO”.
According to the co-organizer of the tournament Maksim Urakin, the tournament is held in Kyiv for the first time due to security reasons.
“For the last 11 years, the tournament has been held in Odessa, and we know it under the name Zenit Black Sea Open. Now, due to the war, we were forced to change traditions and move the venue to Kyiv. At the same time, we plan to return to Odessa courts next year” – Maksim Urakin explained.
According to another organizer, Dmitry Shcherbakov, holding international competitions in Kyiv is now important not only to support Ukrainian sports, but also for the country as a whole.
“We are grateful to all the athletes who responded to the call to participate in the tournament at such a difficult time. This means that Ukrainian sport is alive and winning,” he stressed.
According to the organizers, the funds raised at the tournament will be directed to charity and assistance to Ukraine.
“Zenit Open” is the most famous and largest international squash tournament in the history of independent Ukraine. The scale of the championship is evidenced by the number of countries and participants, as well as a large number of organizations involved in the preparation and holding of the competition.
The main fitness partner of the event is the national network of fitness clubs No. 1 “SPORT LIFE”;
The main organizer of the tournament is “All-Ukrainian Association of Squash Players”;
The main information partner of the tournament is the news agency “Interfax Ukraine”;
The official sponsors were the company “MAXEVENTS” and the analytical center “Club of Experts”;
Partner – Public Association “UKRSADVINPROM”;
Prize fund partners – Eye and VICTOR;
Prizes and gifts from the leading companies Tecnifibre and Reima;
The official water of the tournament is “KRAYNA”;
Official beer of the tournament from TERMOPUB;
Tea Partner – At Market;
Official hotel of the tournament – “FAVOR”;
Party partner restaurant – “OZERO”.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide transmission system operator NPC Ukrenergo with EUR97.3 million in support of liquidity in the face of Russia’s military aggression.
“The EBRD and the Ukrainian authorities have agreed to change the purpose of the remaining EUR97.3 million from an existing loan to Ukrainian electricity transmission system operator Ukrenergo. The new purpose of the funds is to maintain the company’s liquidity,” the bank said in a press release on Friday.
It clarifies that in this way the bank will repurpose part of the EUR149 million loan provided in 2019 to support liquidity to modernize key elements of the electricity transmission infrastructure in order to support the stable operation of the system and synchronize with European electric networks, as well as to help Ukraine bring its legislation and operating principles in accordance with the requirements of the Third Energy Package of the EU.
“Due to the war, Ukrenergo has urgent liquidity needs, so the company has asked to repurpose the undrawn funds. This liquidity support from the EBRD will ensure the stable operation of the Ukrainian energy system, nuclear and renewable energy generation capacities, as well as the supply of electricity to industrial consumers and population,” the release notes.
The EBRD notes that during the war, the company faced significant customer defaults and a 30% drop in electricity consumption, resulting in a loss of revenue.
At the same time, they specified that up to half of EUR97.3 million would be guaranteed by a sovereign donor from the G7 countries.
The bank noted that the support provided is part of the EUR1 billion investment it promised before the end of the year to support the Ukrainian economy on the terms of risk-sharing with donors and partners.
The release recalls that in May Ukrenergo already received EUR50 million as part of the reassignment of a previously granted loan.
Ukrenergo reported that these funds were used to repay debts in the ancillary services market, and also noted that it was counting on new reprofiling of loans to support liquidity, in particular, to repay debts in the balancing market.
JSC Ukrtelecom plans to provide free Wi-Fi access to the Internet in the shelters of more than 400 schools in Ukraine, the company’s press service reported on Friday.
“Ukrtelecom received applications from 398 schools. The operator received most of them directly, in contact with the administration of educational institutions using its services, the other part came as part of a government initiative to create safe and comfortable learning conditions for schoolchildren – the all-Ukrainian initiative “Wi-Fi in shelters,” the company said.
According to the release, the largest number of applications came from the Chernihiv and Khmelnytsky regions and Kyiv.
In addition, the initiative was supported by about 30 companies – partners of Ukrtelecom in the development of optical networks. Their specialists perform connection work using the equipment and resources of Ukrtelecom.
As of August 25, 60 school shelters have already been equipped with Wi-Fi from Ukrtelecom. The company expects as part of the implementation of connecting shelters in more than 400 schools.
On August 16, the Minister of Education and Science, Serhiy Shkarlet, announced that 2,736 schools need high-speed Internet in shelters, and 558 schools already have Wi-Fi in shelters.
In January-July 2022, Ukraine reduced the import of oil and crude oil (according to the TNVED code 2709) by 16.4% (by 101,209 thousand tons) compared to the same period last year, to 516,807 tons.
According to the State Customs Service, raw materials worth $346.377 million were imported in seven months, which is 1.7 times more than in January-July 2021 ($267.354 million), incl. from Azerbaijan – by $346.195 million, Libya – by $0.182 million. In July of this year, Ukraine did not import oil.
Ukraine in January-July 2022 did not export oil, while for the same period in 2021, 89.963 thousand tons of oil were exported from the country to Romania for $27.133 million.
As reported, in 2011 Ukraine imported 5 million 826.316 thousand tons of oil for $4 billion 384.387 million, in 2012 – 1 million 544.196 thousand tons for $1 billion 232.584 million, in 2013 – 761.058 thousand tons for $630.282 million, in 2014 – 178.613 thousand tons for $146.533 million, in 2015 – 248.158 thousand tons for $89.039 million, in 2016 – 515.954 thousand tons for $173.835 million, in 2017 – 1 million 13.359 thousand tons of oil for $442.219 million, in 2018 – 766.832 thousand. tons for $431.735 million, in 2019 – 790.628 thousand tons for $405.748 million, in 2020 – 1 million 245.587 thousand tons for $409.167 million, in 2021 – 1 million 561.247 thousand tons for $827.592 million.
In January-July 2022, Ukraine imported 3 million 933.911 thousand tons of oil products (according to the TNVED code 2710: gasoline, diesel fuel, fuel oil, jet fuel, etc.), which is 13.2% less than in the same period last year (4 million 531.367 thousand tons).
According to the State Customs Service, oil products were imported in the amount of $4 billion 324.218 million, which is 67.7% more than in January-July 2021 ($2 billion 578.915 million).
Belarus imported fuel for $793.511 million (share – 18.35%), Russia – for $590.393 million (13.65%), India – for $451.414 million (10.44%), other countries – for $2 billion 488.901 million (57 .56%). For seven months of 2021, the total cost share of fuel from Belarus and the Russian Federation in imports was 67%.
In addition, Ukraine exported 46.157 thousand tons (-79.4% compared to January-July-2021) of oil products for a total of $48.255 million (-58.5%) in seven months. The cost of fuel delivered to contractors from Lithuania amounted to $16.342 million, Estonia – $6.022 million, Hungary – $3.606 million, other countries – $22.285 million.
As reported, Ukraine imported 8 million 790.515 thousand tons of oil products in 2021, which is 9.6% more than in 2020 (8 million 23.072 thousand tons).
Oil products were imported in the amount of $5 billion 614.787 million, which is 65.3% more than in 2020 ($3 billion 396.929 million). Incl. Belarus imported fuel for $2 billion 351.116 million (share – 41.87%), Russia – for $1 billion 240.513 million (22.09%), Lithuania – for $654.584 million (11.66%), other countries – for $1 billion 368.574 million (24.37%).
PJSC “Production Association “Stalkanat-Silur” (Odessa), following the results of work in 2021, increased its net profit by 2.8 times compared to the previous year – up to UAH 327.842 million.
According to the information for the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for September 30 of the current year, retained earnings as of December 31, 2021 amounted to UAH 116.580 million.
The meeting will be held remotely. The start date for shareholders voting on the agenda is September 19, the voting end date is until 18:00 on September 30, 2022.
Shareholders will consider a number of issues based on the results of work in 2021, in particular, the report of the CEO on the financial and economic activities of the company over the past year and the main areas of activity in 2022. They will also consider the report of the supervisory board of the company, approve the report and conclusions of the auditor of the company, approve the annual report, including the annual financial statements for the past year.
On all these issues, it is proposed to recognize the performance as satisfactory.
In addition, the shareholders will decide on the distribution of the company’s profit for 2021, which, according to the draft decision, a copy of which the Interfax-Ukraine agency has, is proposed to be left undistributed.
As reported, the plant in 2020 reduced its net profit by 21.3% compared to 2019 – to UAH 116.761 million from UAH 148.419 million, net income – by 7.6%, to UAH 2 billion 146.230 million.
The general meeting of shareholders held on September 3, 2021 decided to separate from PJSC “Stalkanat-Silur” and create a new company – PJSC “Stalkanat” with the transfer of part of the property, rights and obligations to it in accordance with the approved distribution balance.
Director General of Stalkanat-Silur Sergey Lavrinenko explained earlier to the Interfax-Ukraine agency that all shares of Stalkanat PJSC being created are distributed among all shareholders of Stalkanat-Silur PJSC. The shareholders agreed to spin off the Stalkanat company, to which the Odessa industrial site will be transferred. In turn, PJSC “Stalkanat-Silur” will also remain, on the balance of which “Silur” will be located in the temporarily uncontrolled territory (Khartsyzsk, Donetsk region).
PJSC “PA “Stalkanat-Silur” (Odessa) previously had two branches – in Odessa and in Khartsyzsk, Donetsk region on the tubing. “. Later, the management of PJSC “PA” Stalkanat-Silur “announced the seizure of the company’s branch in Khartsyzsk on the NKT, sent a corresponding statement to the National Police.
According to the NDU for the fourth quarter of 2021, David Nemirovsky (Ukraine) owns 50.0001% of the shares of PJSC “PO” Stalkanat-Silur”, Anton Mikhalenko – 23.7%, Ederi Liron (both – Israel) – 23, one%.
The authorized capital of PJSC “Stalkanat-Silur” is currently UAH 8.346 million.
