On April 15, the Georgian Parliament passed a law in its third reading to introduce a new C5 visa category; the text of the law, published in the Official Gazette, stipulates that it takes effect upon publication.
The new C5 visa will be a multiple-entry short-term visa valid for up to 5 years, granting the holder the right to stay in Georgia for up to 1 year. The visa is intended for foreigners visiting the country for tourism purposes and who are permitted to work only on behalf of a non-resident, provided such work is related to that non-resident’s employment outside Georgia. In essence, this establishes a legal framework for remote work for foreign companies or clients.
The law also explicitly provides for the extension of this visa to the spouse and minor children of the primary applicant. Additionally, the regulations allow for expedited processing of applications by separate government decision.
For the C5 visa and its electronic version via a special website, a fee range of $20 to $500 has been established, but the specific amount must be further determined by a resolution of the Georgian government.
According to the drafters of the law, the new visa is intended as a tool to attract high-income, low-risk foreigners from “safe countries.”
According to data from the State Customs Service, Ukraine exported 2,790 metric tons of live cattle in March 2026, which is 58% more than in February of this year and 12% higher than in March 2025, reported the Association of Milk Producers (AMP), citing data from the State Customs Service.
The industry association noted that revenue from livestock exports in March amounted to $5.26 million, which is 16% more than in February. In total, 5,530 tons of cattle worth $11.61 million were shipped to foreign markets in the first quarter of 2026. These figures are 6.1% and 10% higher, respectively, than the results for the same period last year.
A similar trend is observed in the meat segment. In particular, exports of fresh or chilled beef in March rose by 102% compared to the previous month, reaching 467.2 tons worth $3.69 million. Shipments of frozen beef increased by 31% to 1,670 tons, valued at $7.37 million.
“Ukraine has increased cattle exports amid high prices in export markets and a certain shortage of red meat globally. Low domestic purchase prices for raw milk served as an additional incentive for farmers, driving growth in sales of cattle for slaughter and export,” the UBA’s analytical department notes.
According to the association, the global beef shortage is being driven by high demand in the U.S. due to limited domestic supply ahead of the barbecue season. A similar situation exists in Brazil, where livestock prices have reached historic highs amid active exports to China. Australia is also reporting ten-year highs in production, attempting to compensate for the supply shortage in the Korean and Japanese markets.
At the same time, the negative price situation in Ukraine’s dairy market has led to a complete halt in the import of heifers: in March 2026, not a single head of breeding cattle was imported into the country.
Ukraine’s positive foreign trade balance in live cattle and beef trade amounted to $15.21 million as of the end of March.
Shareholders of the confectionery factory PJSC “TerA” (Ternopil) plan to allocate UAH 46.615 million in net profit for 2025 toward production development at the annual remote general meeting on April 29, the company reported in the NSSMC’s information disclosure system.
According to the draft resolution, the meeting agenda also includes a motion to terminate the powers of the current members of the supervisory board and elect new members. Shareholders are being asked to approve a monthly remuneration of UAH 250,000 for the board chair and UAH 60,000 for each board member.
In addition, shareholders plan to grant preliminary consent for the company to enter into significant transactions during the year, including contracts for the sale and purchase of property, leasing, rental, loan agreements, and pledges totaling up to UAH 100 million, and to appoint Galychyna-Audit LLC as the auditing entity for the mandatory audit of financial statements.
According to Opendatabot, the company’s net profit for 2025 decreased by 16.1% to UAH 46.62 million, while revenue increased by 38.5% to UAH 514.74 million. The company’s assets increased by 40.1% to UAH 231.91 million, and liabilities by 64.8% to UAH 56.61 million.
PJSC “TerA” was founded in 1991 and specializes in the production of crackers, cookies, cakes, and other long-shelf-life confectionery products. Its production facilities are located in Ternopil. According to the registry, the majority shareholder and
PJSC “TerA” (Ternopil Confectionery Factory) was founded in 1991 and manufactures over 200 varieties of crackers, cookies, cakes, and other long-shelf-life confectionery products, which it sells under the “TerA” trademark. The company operates a full production cycle at its facilities in Ternopil and has branches in Kyiv and Western Ukraine. It is developing its own retail chain of “TerA” stores and exports products to the EU. The ultimate beneficiary of the company is Lyudmila Nikolaychuk (74.8%).
Nova Post, which entered the Dutch market in late 2024 with a door-to-door delivery service, increased its shipment volumes in the country fivefold in 2025 thanks to network expansion, collaboration with local partners, and e-commerce platforms.
According to a statement by Nova Post on Telegram on Wednesday, as of now, nearly 1,400 service points are available to customers in the Netherlands, and this year the company plans to integrate with Vinted Go, which will add another 1,700 parcel lockers and pickup points across the country.
In addition, Nova Post intends to collaborate with Sendcloud, a delivery automation platform for online stores, which will enable business customers to work with Nova Post through a single delivery management system.
It is noted that the company is seeking partners to open additional mini-branches in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Breda, and Eindhoven, while in 2025 it opened a freight branch in Utrecht and a pickup and drop-off point in Rotterdam.
At the same time, the report does not include information on the volume of shipments in the Netherlands for 2025.
Vyacheslav Klimov, co-owner of the express delivery leader Nova Poshta, said in March of this year that Nova Post Europe plans to double its network of branches in Europe in 2026 and keep its strategy focused on ensuring maximum delivery speed.
Nova Post Europe processed 13 million international shipments in 2025 and plans to increase this volume by over 30% in 2026 and maintain this pace through 2030, Nova Post Europe CEO Oleksandr Lysovets previously stated in an interview with Forbes Ukraine. According to him, these plans will be supported by a new phase of European expansion with investments exceeding $5 million.
The core business of Nova Post, the main asset of the NOVA Group, is express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized oversized cargo. Its ultimate beneficial owners are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Klimov.
PJSC “Kharkiv Die and Mold Plant” (KDM, Kharkiv) ended 2025 with a net profit of UAH 3.9 million, compared to UAH 0.58 million in 2024.
According to the company’s annual report published in the disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), net sales revenue increased by 60% to UAH 53 million.
Retained earnings as of the beginning of 2026 amounted to UAH 21.5 million, current liabilities to UAH 2.4 million, and long-term liabilities to UAH 1.47 million.
The plant had no contracts that had been concluded but not yet fulfilled, and the utilization rate of fixed assets was 100%.
KhZShP specializes in the production of cold sheet metal stamping dies, molds (for metal and plastic casting, as well as rubber and technical products), metal furniture, and consumer goods (ski bindings, furniture brackets, angle brackets, and fasteners).
According to data from the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) for the fourth quarter of 2025, more than 70.68% of the shares in PJSC “KhZShP” are owned by Said Shufani, 9.877% by Natalie Shufani, and nearly 10% by Mykhailo Bilyansky.
Said Shufani is the founder of the Variant Group of Companies, which he manages together with his sons. The group comprises 12 enterprises (10 of which are metalworking companies), which, in particular, are customers of KhZShP’s products.
According to the report, the plant’s main customers are Kharkiv-based “Variant Agro Bud,” PK “Industri,” LLC “SSK TM,” “S.S. Scaffolding,” “Litpol-Ukraine,” “KMD Facade Solutions,” “Termofit,” as well as “Technika Montazhu” (Lviv Oblast), ‘Stemax’ (Kyiv), the Dnipro Timber Processing Plant, and “Launch Ukraine” LLC (Dergachi, Kharkiv Oblast).
As of early 2026, the plant employed 81 people.
Italy is focusing on supplying medical equipment for maternity wards in Ukraine, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said.
“We promptly provided Ukraine with industrial boilers and electric generators to cope with power outages and supply disruptions caused by Russian attacks. Now we are focusing on sending medical equipment, especially for maternity wards,“ she said during a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Rome on Wednesday.
”I believe that we Italians should be proud of this work done to support the civilian population,” she said.
Meloni also emphasized that “Italy is very interested in developing joint production of drones, a sector in which Ukraine has become one of the world leaders over the years.”
