Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

ASKO-MEDSERVICE INSURANCE COMPANY POSTS UAH 7.3 MLN NET PROFIT

ASKO-Medservice insurance company (Kyiv) in 2018 posted a net profit of UAH 7.254 million, while in 2017 its net loss was UAH 12.576 million, according to materials for the agenda of a general meeting of shareholders scheduled for April 19. The company’s assets last year increased by 2.3 times, to UAH 841.274 million.
The insurer also increased its net worth by almost 3.2 times, to UAH 416.231 million. Its charter capital has not changed and amounts to UAH 25.2 million.
The total debtor indebtedness of the company increased by 2.2 times, to UAH 240.418 million. Cash and cash equivalents rose by 70.9%, to UAH 92.991 million, long-term liabilities by 31.2%, to UAH 123.225 million, current liabilities by 2.2 times, to almost UAH 301.818 million.
ASKO-Medservice was founded in 1993 through the reorganization of ASKO-Zhytomyr Ltd. insurer. Its core business is transport and property insurance, insurance of vehicle owners’ civil liability, and other mandatory types of insurance.

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RUSSIANS AND UKRAINIANS MUTUALLY WELL DISPOSED AND FAVOR VISA-FREE TRAVEL – POLL BY LEVADA AND KIIS

Most people in Russia and Ukraine believe their countries should be independent but have open borders without visas or customs for each other’s citizens, the Levada Analytical Center and the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS) said in their joint survey.
The opinion was expressed by 52% of Russians polled by Levada and 48% of Ukrainians polled by KIIS. A total of 25% of Russian respondents and 38% of Ukrainian respondents disagreed.
Seventeen percent of polled Russians and 4% of polled Ukrainians said they wanted Russia and Ukraine to be a single state.
The survey showed that people in both countries are well disposed towards each other. Eighty-two percent of polled Russians declared their warm feelings for Ukrainians, including 25% who said their attitude was very good. The percentage stood at 77% and 23%, respectively, in Ukraine.
Negative feelings were expressed by 13% of polled Russians and 14% of polled Ukrainians. At the same time, 85% of Russian respondents and 69% of Ukrainian respondents exhibited negative sentiments towards the leaders of each other’s countries, the pollsters said.
Levada polled 1,600 people older than 18 in 137 populated localities in 50 Russian constituent territories on February 15-20. KIIS polled 2,042 respondents in Ukraine on February 8-20.

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SKYUP STARTS TO SELL TICKETS TO ARMENIA AND BULGARIA

The Ukrainian airline SkyUp has launched flights from Kyiv to Yerevan, Varna and Burgas, according to the company’s website. According to its data, the flights will be operated with departure from Boryspil airport (Kyiv, Terminal F).
Flights on the route Kyiv-Yerevan from May 17, 2019 will be operated twice a week on Mondays and Fridays.
Kyiv-Varna flights from June 14, 2019 will be operated on Fridays, flights on the Kyiv-Burgas route from May 31 with a frequency of two or three times a week.
As reported, in 2018 SkyUp Airlines passenger traffic amounted to 442,000 people.
As of January 2019, SkyUp’s fleet included five aircraft: four Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft with 189 seats, and one Boeing 737-700 NG airplane with 149 seats.

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KYIV SIKORSKY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT SERVICES 185,000 PASSENGERS, WHICH IS 42% MORE THAN IN FEBRUARY 2018

The Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport in February 2019 serviced 185,200 passengers, which is 41.7% more than in February 2018.
According to statistics released by the airport’s press service, the number of passengers serviced on international flights in February was 180,000, on domestic flights – 5,200. The number of flights in February was 2,007 for arrivals and departures, which is 21.8% more than the same period of 2018, including1,680 international flights, and 327domestic flights.
The most popular international destinations in February 2019 were Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), Warsaw (Poland), Minsk (Belarus), Ankara (Turkey), Vienna (Austria), Berlin (Germany), Budapest (Hungary), and domestic destinations were Odesa, Zaporizhia and Lviv.
Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport (Zhuliany) is located in the business center of the capital, seven km from the city center. It is the second largest airport in Ukraine in terms of the number of flights and passenger traffic.
The airport has three terminals with a total area is 21,000 square meters. Terminal B is a separate facility for business-class service, it is part of the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) system. The airport’s runway is able to handle B-737 and A-320 aircraft.
In 2018, the airport serviced 2.812 million passengers, which was 52% more than in 2017. The number of flights was 30,248, which was 30.1% more than 2017.

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