A large producer of sausages and semi-finished meat products PrJSC APK-Invest (Donetsk region) in 2020 reduced its net profit by 1.9 times compared to 2019 – to UAH 372.37 million.
According to the company’s statement in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and Stock Market of Ukraine, its assets for the year increased by 7.1% – to UAH 7.03 billion, and retained earnings increased by 5.7% – to UAH 4.34 billion.
The total accounts receivable of the PrJSC at the end of the year increased by 6.2% – up to UAH 1.12 billion.
According to the report, at the annual meeting of shareholders on April 17, it is planned to receive approval for the accrual and payment of dividends, which will amount to 62% of the net profit amount – UAH 232.05 million, and the balance of funds will be transferred to the amount of retained earnings.
According to the Unified State Register of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs, the ultimate beneficiaries of PrJSC APK-Invest are Ukrainian businessman and politician Borys Kolesnykov and his wife Svitlana Kolesnykova.
A meeting between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and President of the Republic of Lithuania Gitanas Nauseda, who will pay an official visit to Ukraine, will take place on Thursday, March 18, the press service of the President of Ukraine reported.
The official welcoming ceremony will begin at 11:00 at the Mariyinsky Palace.
The signing ceremony of the Ukrainian-Lithuanian bilateral documents is scheduled for 13:10, and at 13:25 the presidents of Ukraine and the Republic of Lithuania will meet with media representatives.
Insurance company Kniazha Life Vienna Insurance Group (Kyiv) in 2020 collected UAH 277.247 million in insurance premiums, which is 5.13% more than a year earlier, according to a posting on the website of the Standard-Rating agency.
The agency has affirmed the financial reliability/credit rating of the insurer at “uaAA +,” guided by the results of 2020.
During the year, insurance payments and compensations by the company amounted to UAH 20.252 million, which is almost twice the amount of payments made in 2019. Thus, the level of payments increased from 13.84% to 26.22%, or by 12.38 percentage points.
The insurer’s acquisition costs amounted to UAH 10.826 million, which is 33.57% less than in 2019.
The net profit of PrJSC Kniazha Life Vienna Insurance Group last year amounted to UAH 13.554 million, which is 2.82 times higher than the figure for the previous year.
The company’s assets as of December 31, 2020 grew by 30.49%, to UAH 582.887 million, equity – by 60.17%, to UAH 95.278 million, liabilities – by 25.92%, to UAH 487.609 million, cash and their equivalents fell by 63.60% to UAH 31.091 million due to reallocation of funds into current financial investments, which expanded by 90.8%
As of the beginning of 2021, the insurer’s equity capital was 19.54% covered by its liabilities, and 6.38% of liabilities were secured by cash and cash equivalents. As of January 1, 2021, it formed noncurrent and current financial investments in the amount of UAH 497.672 million, which consisted of 34.91% of bank deposits (UAH 173.749 million) and 64.83% of government bonds (UAH 322.661 million).
Vienna Insurance Group is represented in Ukraine by Ukrainian Insurance Group, Kniazha Vienna Insurance Group and Kniazha Life Vienna Insurance Group.
Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran, during his working visit to Japan, held talks with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of this country Takashi Uto, during which Japan reaffirmed its unwavering support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and its readiness to continue promoting economic development and reforms.
“The talks between Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takashi Uto have just ended. The frank conversation lasted an hour. Japan confirmed its unwavering support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine and its readiness to continue promoting economic development and reforms,” Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Serhiy Korsunsky wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.
According to him, Taran and Uto discussed security issues in East Asia and Donbas, Japan’s participation in the Crimean Platform summit, and the threats that states face.
Also, Taran will have a meeting with Minister of Defense of Japan Mr. Nobuo Kishi.
As reported, Taran’s working visit to Japan began on March 16.
The Chornomorsk seaport (Odesa region) in January-February 2021 reduced the transshipment of goods by 31.37% compared to the same period in 2020, to 3.125 million tonnes.
According to the data on the website of the state-owned enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, during the specified period, Chornomorsk port reduced the transshipment of export cargo by 28.67%, to 2.665 million tonnes, imported cargo by 40.01%, to 363,800 tonnes, transit cargo – by 53.09%, to 95,940 tonnes. At the same time, coastal cargo was not handled.
Transshipment of liquid cargo in the port decreased 17.49%, to 201,960 tonnes, handling of dry bulk cargo fell by 38.63%, to 2.028 million tonnes, and packaged goods – by 10.87%, to 895,110 tonnes.
Transshipment of containers in January-February amounted to 24,179 TEU (a decrease of 10.16%).
Ukrainian IT companies received $571 million in investments by the end of 2020, which is $27 million more than in 2019.
The relevant data was published in the annual study of investments in the Ukrainian IT sector DealBook of Ukraine: 2021 from the investment fund AVentures Capital.
Some 62% of the total amount was attracted by four global companies with Ukrainian roots – GitLab, Creatio, Restream and airSlate.
GitLab became the first multi-billion dollar company established in Ukraine. It was estimated at $6 billion.
According to the study, 2020 was a record year for financing at an early stage – in seed and A-rounds, it was possible to attract $161 million, most of which from international investors, and this is 3.5 times more than in 2019.
The fastest growing startup in 2020 is Reface.ai application, which lets one swap faces in videos. Since its launch in January, the application has been downloaded 70 million times.
The rating of companies with the highest international income includes Jooble, Genesis, Grammarly, airSlate, Creatio and others.
