On Monday, November 3, ANO party leader and likely future Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš signed a coalition agreement with the far-right Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD) party and the Motorists for Themselves political force, Radio Prague International reports, citing European Truth.
After four weeks of negotiations, the parties agreed on the main program goals of the future government, as well as the distribution of ministerial portfolios among the parties.
“The agreement defines political priorities, the number of ministers, and the principles of government personnel formation,” ANO representatives said.
The next step will be to submit proposals for the composition of the government, followed by a vote in parliament.
Tomio Okamura, leader of the SPD, who was nominated jointly by the SPD, ANO, and Motorists, is expected to become speaker of the Chamber of Deputies.
During the election campaign, Okamura repeatedly made anti-Ukrainian statements, in particular regarding the restriction of the rights of Ukrainian refugees in the Czech Republic.
After the election of the speaker of parliament, the current government must resign, which will pave the way for the formation of a new cabinet headed by Babiš.
On October 27, Czech President Petr Pavel officially tasked Andrej Babiš with forming a government after the ANO party won the parliamentary elections on October 3–4, 2025.
ANO received the most votes among all political forces, ahead of the Together coalition and the Social Democrats.
According to preliminary data, Babiš’s cabinet will consist of 15 ministers, half of whom will be appointed by ANO, five by the SPD, and two by the Motorists party.
Andrej Babiš already headed the Czech government in 2017–2021. His ANO party positions itself as “centrist” and advocates strong state support for business. The SPD is known for its Eurosceptic and anti-immigration positions, while the Motorists for Themselves party advocates for the liberalization of traffic rules and lower taxes for the transport sector.
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Insurance company ARX (Kyiv) made payments totaling UAH 50.831 million in January-September 2025 under military risk insurance, according to information from the insurer.
Payments were made for 104 insured events. Of these, 97 related to motor vehicles insured against damage or destruction as a result of damage or total loss of the vehicle from missiles and drones, including damage from their debris, or debris from structures and trees caused by the fall of such debris.
In addition, seven cases involved payments under insurance contracts for buildings and structures with finishes and communications, integral property complexes, as well as equipment, office equipment, and inventory damaged as a result of rocket and/or drone attacks, for a total amount of over UAH 40 million.
ARX is part of the international insurance holding company Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.
Peru has decided to break diplomatic relations with Mexico after former Prime Minister Betsy Chavez sought refuge in the Mexican embassy to request political asylum, Reuters reports, citing Peruvian Foreign Minister Hugo de Cella.
“In response to this unfriendly act and considering the repeated instances of interference in Peru’s internal affairs by current and former presidents of that country, the Peruvian government has decided today to sever diplomatic relations with Mexico,” de Cella said.
Chávez, who served under President Pedro Castillo, faced criminal charges in connection with her alleged involvement in Castillo’s attempt to dissolve Congress in late 2022. The former prime minister had been in prison since June 2023 but was released by a judge in September while her trial was ongoing.
The Agrotrade agricultural holding has completed its winter wheat sowing campaign on 11.6 thousand hectares in the Chernihiv, Kharkiv, and Sumy regions, according to its press service on Facebook.
Agrotrade noted that compared to last year, the area under winter wheat has been reduced by 20%. This is due to a review of the crop rotation structure and optimization for more profitable crops.
“The sowing campaign was successful and organized within the planned time frame. Despite the moisture deficit in early September and excessive soil moisture in October, all areas were sown on time,” the agricultural holding noted.
According to the chief agronomist of the agricultural group, Gennady Maly, this year the agricultural holding introduced several new technological approaches. In particular, winter wheat was sown immediately after the soybean harvest, without additional tillage. In addition, wheat was sown with wide row spacing on some of the areas so that soybeans could be sown between them in the spring.
“The area under this experiment is still small, but global experience shows the high efficiency of this practice, so we decided to test it in our own conditions and analyze the results,” he said.
The Agrotrade Group of Companies is a vertically integrated holding company with a full agro-industrial cycle (production, processing, storage, and trade in agricultural products). It cultivates more than 70,000 hectares of land. Its main crops are sunflower, corn, winter wheat, soybeans, and rapeseed. It has its own network of elevators with a one-time storage capacity of 570,000 tons.
The group also produces hybrid seeds of corn, sunflower, barley, and winter wheat. In 2014, a seed plant with a capacity of 20,000 tons of seeds per year was built on the basis of the Kolos seed farm (Kharkiv region).
The founder of Agrotrade is Vsevolod Kozhemyako.
Telecommunications operator Datagroup PJSC, which has been part of the DVL group of companies (Datagroup-Volia-lifecell) since September 2024, earned a net profit of UAH 94.04 million in January-September 2025, compared to a net loss of UAH 129.79 million in the same period last year.
According to the report in the NSSMC disclosure system, the company increased its revenue by 17.5% to UAH 1 billion 413.30 million in the first nine months of this year, while gross profit decreased by 6.5% to UAH 381.89 million, and operating profit decreased by 7.2% to UAH 107.45 million.
The company’s report notes that the most important priority remains maintaining stable network operation, its modernization, and further development of services.
“The company continued its initiatives towards systematic investment in improving the reliability of its networks, ensuring their energy efficiency, power backup, and the introduction of GPON technology in Ukrainian cities. The company also optimized the frequency resource used, which significantly increased the average speed of mobile Internet,” Datagroup added.
As reported, the company’s net profit for January-June 2025 was UAH 78.58 million, compared to a net loss of UAH 43.05 million for the same period last year. Revenue increased by 14% to UAH 917.40 million, while gross profit decreased by 3.2% to UAH 267.72 million, and operating profit decreased by 37.7% to UAH 75.34 million.
In September 2024, NJJ Holding, led by French investor Xavier Niel, completed the acquisition of national fixed-line internet service provider Datagroup-Volia and third-largest mobile operator lifecell. The assets were merged into the DVL group.
Renault Ukraine, the official importer of Renault cars in Ukraine and a wholly owned subsidiary of France’s Renault, earned a net profit of nearly UAH 225 million in January-September this year, which is three times more than last year.
According to the company’s published financial statements, its net sales revenue decreased by 17.3% to UAH 5 billion 572.6 million.
The company increased its gross profit by 2.3 times to UAH 528.8 million, receiving UAH 231.6 million in operating profit (3.8 times more).
The company’s financial statements also contain financial results for the third quarter of this year, according to which net profit increased by 93.3% compared to July-September 2024, to UAH 71.9 million, while net revenue decreased by 33.8%, to UAH 1 billion 828 million.
Renault Ukraine notes in its report that after a significant drop in sales due to the full-scale war, the market for new cars in Ukraine is gradually recovering, especially in the central and western regions of Ukraine, while in the eastern and southern regions it remains low due to the security situation.
In addition, interest in electric vehicles is growing due to “the absence of excise taxes and import duties, economy of use, and environmental trends,” but the charging station infrastructure is still underdeveloped, especially outside major cities.
“Many sales are accounted for by corporate fleets (company transport, logistics, taxis, car sharing), rather than private individuals,” the company states, characterizing the market.
Renault Ukraine also notes that due to inflation, currency fluctuations, and logistics costs, prices for new cars have risen significantly, reducing the share of buyers who can afford a new car without financing.
“Demand for new cars is still quite limited, and a significant share of the market belongs to used cars. This creates competitive pressure on the new vehicle segment,” the document says.
The importer Renault Ukraine was founded in 2005 as a subsidiary of the French company Renault SAS, which is part of the Renault Group.
As reported, in 2024, Renault ranked second in the sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine after Toyota, increasing sales in the dealer network by 22.6% to 7,145 units and its market share by 1.06 percentage points to 10.02%.
According to the Ukravtoprom association, in October of this year, sales of new Renault passenger cars fell by 37% compared to October 2024, to 494 units, and the brand ranked fifth in the monthly rating.
As reported, French carmaker Renault SA increased its revenue by 6.8% year-on-year to EUR11.43 billion in the third quarter.
The Renault Ukraine report notes that as part of its international strategic plan until 2027, Renault plans to release eight new models outside Europe, including five in segments C and D. The new Duster and Renault Kardian have already been presented in Ukraine.
