Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) in January-September 2020 cut cigarette shipment volume by 4.8%, mainly due to the lower total market, partly offset by a higher market share, driven by heated tobacco units.
According to a quarterly report published by PMI, the total market in Ukraine was down by 9.7%, mainly reflecting the impact of excise tax-driven price increases, as well as reduced adult smoker average daily consumption, notably in the second quarter of 2020, due to lockdown measures.
The company said that in Q3 2020 the total market in Ukraine fell by 7.4%.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 06/11/20
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Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of November 06
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JSC Ukrzaliznytsia is discussing the possibility of carrying out transit container traffic along the China-EU route through the territory of Ukraine, the operator will be Ukrzaliznytsia branch Lisky, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia reported with reference to executive director of the branch Edvins Berzins.
The company, in particular, notes that negotiations are at the final stage on signing long-term service agreements with DHL, PKP Cargo Connect and BTLC Germany. The agreement with DHL provides for the transportation of containerized cargo throughout Ukraine with the provision of a range of turnkey services at the terminals of the Lisky branch.
Together with PKP Cargo Connect, container trains will be transported from/to Ukrainian railway stations at Polish stations with further transportation to recipients throughout the EU. The agreement with BTLC Germany provides for the transportation of goods en route to China – Ukraine/EU and in the opposite direction.
“Ukraine occupies a strategically important position on the transport routes between Europe and Asia. Previously, this potential was almost never used. Therefore, now one of the priorities of the management of Ukrzaliznytsia is to uncover the possibilities of the railway transport routes of Ukraine and, together with partners from the East and West, to establish a mutually beneficial system of international container transportation,” the press service quoted Berzins as saying.
State-owned enterprise (SOE) Nadra Ukrainy put up for auction an administrative and office building with an area of 8,200 square meters at 8 Adam Mickiewicz Square in Lviv for UAH 445 million, the press service of the Ukrainian Energy Exchange reported.
According to the announcement in the ProZorro.Sales system, the seven-storey building is an architectural monument of local importance and is privately owned by Nadra Ukrainy. Moreover, the building needs renovation.
The auction is scheduled for December 1, 2020.
Nadra Ukrainy was established in 2000 and unites 13 geological and specialized enterprises, representing the interests of Ukraine in joint investment projects in the country.
Initial registrations of new commercial vehicles (including trucks) in Ukraine in October increased by 11% compared to the same month of 2019 – up to 1,250 units, but compared to September this year they decreased by 7.4%, Ukrautoprom reports.
According to the association, more than a quarter of this segment of the car market in October was covered by the Renault brand, whose sales grew by almost 40% by October-209 – up to 353 cars. The second line of the ranking, as in October 2019, is occupied by Fiat with 135 registrations, which is 1.5% more than last year. Citroen has the third result (against the eighth a year earlier) with 105 registrations, or 69% more.
The fourth position of the rating is taken by two brands MAZ (-5%) and Peugeot (-11%) with 80 new cars each. Ford closes the top five with a 23% increase in sales – up to 79 new commercial vehicles.
Taking into account the October figures, 8,965 new commercial vehicles were registered in Ukraine in January-October 2020, which is 9% less than in the same period last year.
