UK-based IWG Plc, a provider of flexible office solutions, will open a new Regus workspace in Kyiv, expanding its network in Ukraine to 11 locations.
Director of IWG in Ukraine Yulia Lytvynenko told Interfax-Ukraine that the new Regus will be opened in the Volodymyrsky business center on Poshtova Square in the middle of March.
“On three floors we are preparing super-comfortable, modern flexible offices. On the basement floor there will be a business club and a negotiation area, and offices on two floors higher. The highlight, surely, will be beautiful views of the Dnipro [River] on the one hand and the park on the other. The design of the location will be made in a modern style with warm colors,” Lytvynenko said.
According to her, the opening of the third Regus in Podil is due to the high interest of business in this area, especially from foreign residents of IWG. The expert evaluates positively the activity of Kyiv’s office real estate market.
“During the first wave of lockdown, we had a small outflow of residents, primarily startups that did not calculate their strength. But since the middle of last year, we have seen an influx of representatives of large corporate businesses who appreciated the advantages of hybrid office models,” Lytvynenko said.
Now the loading of IWG spaces in Ukraine is at the level of 78%, there are several large agreements to be signed.
“We expect that the download will grow to 83% by March,” she said.
IWG (formerly the Regus Group) is the global operator of leading office rental companies.
Quotes of interbank currency market of Ukraine (UAH for $1, IN 04.01.2021-30.01.2021).
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 15/02/21
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of February 15
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
The number of Ukrainian or Ukrainian-related companies that have come under Russian sanctions has increased from 75 to 84.
Corresponding decree No. 153 of February 11, 2021 with amendments to decree No. 1300 of 2018 was published on the official Russian Internet portal of legal information.
According to the Russian government, on February 12, for the first time, restrictive measures were imposed against the following legal entities: Donmar LLC (Odesa), Cranship LLC (Odesa), Maxima Metal Service LLC (Dnipro), PJSC Poltava Automobile Aggregate Plant, Solar steelconstruction LLC (Dnipro), Transship LLC (Odesa), Transship Balk subsidiary, Transship-Service subsidiary, Kirgan Holding SA (Panama).
Tke full list of sanctioned Ukrainian companies is here http://www.fixygen.ua/news/20210215/rossiya-uvelichila.html
Ukraine will participate in the world exhibition Expo-2020 in Dubai and will be represented at a high level, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Emirates News Agency WAM.
“We simply cannot miss such an important world event as Expo 2020. I would like to thank the UAE leadership for the fact that, despite all the difficulties associated with COVID-19, the construction of the Ukrainian pavilion was completed in December last year, and internal work is underway there. At the World Expo in Dubai, our country will be represented at the highest level,” Zelensky said in an interview with the Emirates News Agency WAM, published on the website of the President’s Office of Ukraine on Saturday.
Zelensky noted that the architectural image of the pavilion of Ukraine embodies the idea of an ear of wheat, which will be 15 meters high.
“Wheat is an important symbol for Ukrainians, and the yellow color on our flag symbolizes the wheat field and readiness to contribute to world food security,” the president of Ukraine stressed.
