In November 2021, the population of Ukraine paid UAH 16.2 billion for housing and utilities services, which amounted to 69.6% of the amount charged for this period, the State Statistics Service reported.
According to it, the population’s debt for the supply and distribution of natural gas amounted to UAH 29.2 billion at the end of November 2021, for the supply of heat and hot water – UAH 23.3 billion, for the supply and distribution of electricity – UAH 6.9 billion, for centralized water supply and drainage – UAH 6.4 billion, for the management of apartment buildings – UAH 5.6 billion, and for the household waste collection – UAH 1.3 billion.
According to the resolutions of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine dated November 21, 1995 (No. 848) and dated June 27, 2003 (No. 976), in November 2021, some 5,000 agreements were concluded with the population on the repayment of restructured debts for a total of UAH 55.2 million. According to the State Statistics Service, the amount of payments made, taking into account long-term contracts, amounted to UAH 44.4 million.
BTA Bank (Kazakhstan), which owns 20.284% of shares in the National Joint-Stock Insurance Company Oranta (Kyiv), has reduced its block of shares to 0%, according to the information disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission.
It is specified that the amount of voting shares of NS-Finance LLC (Kyiv) in Oranta increased to 72.389660% from 50.106890%, and their number – up to 95,718,477 from 66,254,700.
As reported, NS-Finance LLC notified of the conclusion of a sale and purchase agreement on December 13, 2021, as a result of which it became the owner of a controlling stake in Oranta in the amount of 50.0035%. After that, NS-Finance sent a public offer to purchase shares from all holders of the insurer’s shares at UAH 1.05 per share. The purchase of shares on its behalf is carried out by DM BROK LLC (Kharkiv).
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as of the first quarter of 2021, BTA Bank owned 35.17% of shares in Oranta, the Cypriot companies Visiline Limited – 9.424%, Cezavelios Holdings Ltd. – 5.623%, Chilwell Limited – 9.991%, and another 7.1826% – are held by Maria Loseva.
Oranta is the legal successor of Ukrgosstrakh, founded on November 25, 1921. In 1993, Ukrgosstrakh was reorganized, its founder on the part of the state was the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF). In 2007, the SPF sold the last state-owned block of shares to the investor.
The insurer operates on the basis of 33 licenses: 15 compulsory and 18 voluntary types of insurance.
Electricity consumption in Ukraine in 2021, taking into account in-process losses in networks, increased by 5.7% (by 8.391 billion kWh) compared to 2020 – to 154.826 billion kWh, according to the data of the Ministry of Energy.
According to the calculations of the Interfax-Ukraine agency, excluding technological losses, electricity consumption over the past year increased by 6.4% – up to 125.483 billion kWh.
The country’s industry, excluding technological losses, increased electricity consumption by 6% – up to 52.274 billion kWh. Metallurgical industry consumed 28.873 billion kWh (more 6.4% from 2020), fuel – 3.262 billion kWh (more 0.9%), machine building – 3.522 billion kWh (up 11.3%), chemical and petrochemical – 4.349 billion kWh (up 4.6%), food and processing – 4.405 billion kWh (up 1.5%), construction materials – 2.670 billion kWh (up 14.4%), others – 5.194 billion kWh (up 5%).
In addition, agricultural enterprises consumed 3.692 billion kWh (down 2.8%), transport – 6.171 billion kWh (up 8%), construction – 1.064 billion kWh (up 11.2%).
The country’s population last year consumed 38.659 billion kWh (up 5.8%), household consumers – 15.024 billion kWh (up 5.8%), other non-industrial consumers – 8.599 billion kWh (up 16.5%).
The share of industry in the total electricity consumption in 2021 decreased to 41.7% from 41.8%, and the share of the population – to 30.8% from 31%.
In December 2021, electricity consumption, taking into account technological losses, increased by 1.7% compared to the same month of 2020 – to 15.344 billion kWh, excluding technological losses – by 1.7%, to 11.890 billion kWh.
The European Solidarity parliamentary faction calls for an extraordinary plenary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada, co-chair of the faction Artur Herasymiv said.
“European Solidarity demands to convene an extraordinary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada with an agenda that will correspond to the realities and problems of today. That is why we are writing a letter to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine [Ruslan Stefanchuk] so that the extraordinary meeting of the Verkhovna Rada was urgently convened, for this we will receive subscription lists and collect signatures of MPs,” Herasymiv said.
He said the agenda of such an extraordinary meeting should include a report by the President of Ukraine on the state of defense and foreign policy, subject to the threat of escalation due to the Russian armed aggression, a report by the Prime Minister on the measures taken to overcome the crisis in the economy and price increases, in particular for energy and utilities, the report of the Defense Minister on the provision of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, including fuel and lubricants, and the implementation of the 2021-2022 state defense procurement order, the report of the Energy Minister on the state of the energy industry amid the problems of the heating season, cuts in heat and electricity in residential buildings, as well as imports of electricity and coal from Russia and Belarus.
European Solidarity also calls on to hear the report of the Health Minister on minimizing the negative consequences of COVID-19 epidemic (providing vaccines and oxygen for 2022, increasing salaries for doctors and “COVID” payments), as well as instructing the Cabinet of Ministers to apply measures to provide from January 1, the minimum amount of cash support for servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine at a level not lower than two times the average salary.
Pivdenny maritime merchandise port transported 16.7 million tonnes of cargo in 2021, which is 2.1 million tonnes or 11.17% less than in 2020 (some 18.8 million tonnes of cargo), according to the port website.
In 2021, the port handled 13.8 million tonnes of export cargo, 2.14 million tonnes of imported cargo and 747,000 tonnes of transit and coastal cargo.
Last year, 229 vessels were handled at the berths of the state stevedore, 102 of which are large-capacity Capesize bulk carriers. In particular, in 2021, the state stevedore unloaded three vessels with wind turbine elements, including 79-meter blades, and four vessels with thermal coal for Centrenergo and DTEK.
The port notes that export cargo accounts for 83% of the company’s cargo turnover.
Pivdenny maritime merchandise port specializes in transshipment of bulk, general and packaged cargo transported by sea, rail and road. It operates five deep-water berths, two of which handle Capesize vessels, loading them to full cargo capacity.
Pivdenny port was founded in 1978. It is located on the banks of the Adzhalyk estuary and is the deepest in Ukraine. The total length of the berths is about 2.6 km.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on December 22, 2021 allowed Altituda closed non-diversified venture corporate investment fund on behalf of, in the interests and at the expense of which PrJSC AMC Altera Asset Management operates, to directly acquire 99.593% of shares of PrJSC Ukrainian Joint-Stock Insurance Company ASKA (Zaporizhia), according to the website of the central bank.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as of the third quarter of 2021, Altituda owns 66.0075% of the shares of PrJSC Insurance Company VUSO (Kyiv).
As reported at the end of November 2021, SCM investment company of Rinat Akhmetov announced that it had reached preliminary agreements on the sale of ASKA to VUSO insurance company. The completion of the transaction and the transfer of the corporate rights of ASKA to the buyer must be carried out after all procedures stipulated by the law, obtaining permits and approvals from the NBU.
On December 22, 2021, the NBU decided to cancel 34 licenses for insurance issued to ASKA on the basis of its application, except for the license for compulsory insurance of civil liability of land vehicle owners (OSAGO).
The company was engaged mainly in property types of insurance: property insurance, that against fire risks and risks of natural disasters, cargo and luggage and financial risks.
According to the statements presented by ASKA for the nine months of 2021, the volume of insurance premiums amounted to UAH 853.75 million, the value of assets – UAH 501.1 million, the market share in insurance reserves – 2.55%.
At the same time, the company announced the presence of unfulfilled (overdue) obligations to policyholders (beneficiaries) and valid insurance contracts. At the same time, it provided information on the availability of formed insurance reserves.
ASKA is the first private insurance company that appeared in independent Ukraine, has been operating for over 30 years. It is part of the portfolio of the international investment company SCM.
