In January–June 2026, “Express Insurance” collected insurance premiums totaling 667 million UAH, an increase of 18.9% compared to the same period in 2025.
According to the insurer’s website, the company generated the largest volume of insurance premiums from comprehensive auto insurance (CASCO) policies—423.3 million UAH, which is 11.3% higher than the figure for the same period last year.
Under MTPL policies, the company collected nearly 229.1 million UAH in insurance premiums, a 36.6% increase compared to January–June 2025.
Revenue from other types of insurance totaled nearly 14.6 million UAH (+14.8%).
The number of insurance policies issued in January–June 2026 increased by 39.4% compared to the same period last year. This indicates the expansion of the company’s customer base and continued strong interest in its insurance products.
The report notes that during this period of the current year, Express Insurance paid out 329.9 million UAH in insurance claims, which is 47.7% more than during the same period last year.
Express Insurance was founded in 2008. It is part of the “UkrAVTO” group of companies. It specializes in auto insurance.
The company has over 300 insurance agents throughout Ukraine and is actively expanding its network of partner auto service centers.
The total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026, became one of the biggest tourism events of the year for Spain and Iceland, causing a sharp increase in short-term rental bookings in cities located within the totality zone.
According to a study by the analytics platform AirDNA, published on July 29, 2026, demand for short-term rentals in Zaragoza, Spain, for dates around the eclipse rose by 123% compared to the same period last year. In Logroño, the increase reached 109%; in Burgos, 65%; in Valladolid, 64%; and in León, 63%. In Kópavogur, Iceland, the figure rose by 48%, and in Reykjavík, by 44%.
The path of totality will pass through Greenland, western Iceland, northern Spain, and a small section of northeastern Portugal. In most other European countries, the eclipse will be partial. Spain will be one of the prime viewing locations, as the total eclipse phase will cross the country from west to east and continue over the Balearic Islands.
The strongest impact on rental prices is expected in Iceland. The western and southern regions of the country, which fall within the path of totality, account for about 60.6% of the national supply of short-term rentals.
At the same time, the country’s entire market consists of only about 8,300 available properties. Given the limited supply, even a short-term influx of tourists could significantly increase the average cost of accommodation nationwide.
AirDNA expects that Iceland will see the most significant increase in the average daily rental rate. Additional demand is being driven not only by foreign tourists but also by residents, as a total solar eclipse has not been observed in Iceland for over half a century.
Interest is also extending to related events. A week before the eclipse, more than 90% of tickets for a four-day themed festival in Iceland had already sold out.
In Spain, approximately 86,300 short-term rental properties fall within the path of totality, representing 22.6% of the country’s total supply, which AirDNA estimates at roughly 382,400 listings.
Thus, in the Spanish eclipse zone alone, there are more than 16 times as many properties available as in Iceland’s entire short-term rental market. This allows Spain to accommodate significantly more tourists and keeps price increases in check, despite high demand.
Among the destinations expected to be in highest demand are Bilbao, León, Burgos, Zaragoza, Valencia, and Palma de Mallorca. Madrid and Barcelona are outside the path of totality, although a partial eclipse will be visible there as well.
Spain also has a more extensive network of air connections and a significantly larger supply of hotels and rental properties. Therefore, analysts consider it a more suitable option for travelers who book their trip immediately before the event.
However, the cost of specific accommodations can change rapidly. Property owners and management companies use dynamic pricing, automatically raising rates as demand increases and the number of available options decreases.
To assess the potential impact, AirDNA used data on the total solar eclipse in North America in April 2024. At that time, the occupancy rate for short-term rental properties in the total eclipse zone reached 88%, and the average daily rate increased by 18.4%. These figures are not a direct forecast for Europe, but they demonstrate the impact of a rare astronomical event on local rental markets.
The official primary source of data on the short-term rental market is the AirDNA study dated July 29, 2026. The eclipse path has been confirmed by the European Space Agency and NASA.
From July 27 to August 2, Ukraine reduced electricity imports by 32.0% compared to the previous week—to 22,600 MWh—while exports rose by 49.6%—to 84,200 MWh, according to the DIXI Group analytical center, citing data from Energy Map.
“Thus, Ukraine has maintained its status as a net exporter for the fourth consecutive week: the volume of electricity supplied abroad exceeded imports by a factor of 3.7,” the center noted.
Last week’s export growth was driven by increased demand for electricity in European countries due to hot weather and competitive pricing conditions. Throughout the week, prices on Ukraine’s “day-ahead” (DAA) market remained lower than on the DAA markets of neighboring Eastern European countries.
According to Energy Map, Hungary accounted for the largest share of imports last month—7.8 thousand MWh, or 34.6%. Romania accounted for 6,900 MWh (30.4%), Slovakia for 5,900 MWh (26.3%), and Poland for 2,000 MWh (8.7%).
Exports, in turn, took place daily, and their daily volumes throughout the week were 2–6 times higher than imports.
Hungary also remained the main export destination, with 36.3 thousand MWh (43.1% of total exports) supplied there. Exports to Moldova totaled 25.8 thousand MWh (30.6%), to Romania – 18.9 thousand MWh (22.5%), to Slovakia – 3.1 thousand MWh (3.7%), and to Poland – 0.1 thousand MWh (0.1%).
Compared to the previous week, exports increased by 7–70% for most destinations.
The total volume of mortgage loans in the banking system as of June 1, 2026, reached 50 billion hryvnia, or about 4% of all loans issued, said Olena Dmitrieva, First Deputy Chair of the Board of Globus Bank, on Wednesday during the analytical panel “Market Analytics for the Construction and Real Estate Sectors for the First Half of 2026,” organized by the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine.
“The real estate market is gradually adapting to the conditions of war, but demand remains highly sensitive to shelling, power outages, and rising construction costs. At the same time, the share of mortgages in the total number of residential purchase and sale transactions still accounts for only about 3%,” noted Olena Dmitrieva.
According to her data, as of June 1, 2026, the total volume of mortgage loans in the banking system reached 50 billion hryvnia, or about 4% of all loans issued. Over the past year, banks’ mortgage portfolios have grown by 35%, while the total loan portfolio increased by approximately 10%.
She also emphasized that approximately 42,000 Ukrainian families currently hold mortgage loans, representing only 0.4% of the total number of households. The share of non-performing loans in this segment stands at 12%, primarily due to older foreign-currency loans.
At the same time, the number of new mortgage loans has not yet returned to pre-war levels. In 2025, banks issued about 77% of the number of loans granted in 2021.
“Mortgage portfolios are indeed growing much faster than the credit market as a whole. However, the main driving force behind this growth remains ‘eOselya.’ Without government support, the scale of mortgage lending would be significantly smaller,” Dmytrieva emphasized.
On average, banks issue about 207 loans per month secured by property rights to apartments in buildings under construction, as well as about 238 loans for the purchase of completed housing from developers. Thanks to these two areas of mortgage lending, construction companies receive about 884 million UAH, or approximately $20 million, each month.
Since the “eOselya” program began, about 28,000 loans have been issued for a total of 49 billion UAH. Currently, it accounts for 93% of all new mortgage loans in Ukraine.
Globus Bank was founded in 2007. As of January 2026, its regional network comprises 34 branches, 29 of which are part of the Power Banking network, enabling operations even during power outages.
Its priority areas of activity include lending for energy-efficient projects, mortgage lending in the primary market, auto loans, and lending to small and medium-sized businesses.
Serhiy Mamedov, Chairman of the Board of Globus Bank, is Vice President of the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine and Vice President of the Association of Ukrainian Banks.
PJSC “Ingulets Mining and Processing Plant” (Ingulets, Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast), a member of the Metinvest Group, reported a 2.9-fold increase in its net loss for January–June of this year—to 2,485.774 million UAH from 858.314 million UAH in the same period last year.
According to the company’s interim report, which is available to the “Interfax-Ukraine” agency, income from ordinary activities for this period amounted to 302 thousand UAH, which was generated in Q1 2026.
Retained earnings as of the end of June amounted to 4,282.214 million UAH.
“For the first half of 2026: PJSC ”Inguzk” produced 0 million metric tons of commercial concentrate; 0.0 million metric tons of ore were mined; the volume of overburden removal work amounted to 0.0 million cubic meters. In the first half of 2026, the company sold finished products worth 302 thousand UAH,” the management report states.
As previously reported, based on its performance in January–March of this year, InGZK saw its net loss increase 5.4-fold—to 1 billion 397.987 million UAH from 259.450 million UAH in the same period last year. Revenue from ordinary operations for this period amounted to 302,000 UAH, whereas in 2024 there was none.
In 2025, IngZK increased its net loss by a factor of 7.1, to 9,297,362 million UAH, while income from ordinary activities for the past year amounted to 40,300 UAH, compared to 7,793,635 million UAH in 2024.
Ingulets GOK ended 2024 with a net loss of 1 billion 317.997 million UAH, whereas in 2023 it amounted to 167.236 million UAH. The plant ended 2022 with a net loss of 851.259 million UAH, whereas in 2021 it reported a net profit of 20 billion 446.101 million UAH. In 2020, Ingulets Iron Ore Plant saw its net profit decline by 75.3% compared to the previous year, down to 1.5 billion UAH.
The company specializes in the mining and processing of iron-bearing quartzites from the Ingulets deposit, located in the southern part of the Kryvyi Rih iron ore basin. It produces iron ore concentrate. The company’s production capacity is 14 million metric tons of iron ore concentrate per year.
Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands) owns 100% of the shares in PJSC “Ingulets Iron Ore Mining and Processing Plant.”
The authorized capital of PJSC “Ingulets Iron Ore Mining and Processing Plant” is 689.906 million UAH, and the par value of each share is 0.25 UAH.
IngZK is part of the Metinvest Group, whose main shareholders are PJSC “System Capital Management” (SCM, Donetsk, 71.24%) and the “Smart-Holding” group of companies (23.76%). The management company of the Metinvest Group is Metinvest Holding LLC.
TAS Insurance Group (Kyiv) collected 3.857 billion UAH in insurance premiums from January through June 2026, an increase of 11.6% compared to the same period in 2025.
According to the insurer’s website, premiums for comprehensive auto insurance (CASCO) in the first six months of 2026 accounted for 14.97% of total premiums, or 577.3 million UAH (+19.8%); premiums for mandatory auto liability insurance (OSCPV) accounted for 54.8%, or 2.112 billion UAH (+13.4%); and for the “Green Card”—13.5%, or 519 million UAH.
Under voluntary medical insurance (VMI), TAS Insurance Group collected UAH 251.8 million in premiums in January–June, or 6.53% of the total, which is 67.6% more than the corresponding figure for last year; under property insurance contracts—UAH 62.34 million (+34.4%).
Under other policies, TAS Insurance Group collected insurance premiums totaling 334.5 million UAH in January–June of this year—25.2% more than last year.
As previously reported, TAS Insurance Group paid out UAH 2.141 billion under insurance contracts in January–June 2026, which is 66% more than during the same period in 2025.
Comprehensive auto insurance (CASCO) accounted for 19.72% of total payouts, or 422.5 million UAH (31.6% more than in the first six months of 2025); mandatory third-party liability insurance (MTPL) accounted for 49.8%, or 1.066 billion UAH (2.5 times more); and “Green Card” insurance accounted for 16.5%, or 353.1 million UAH (+9.9%).
Voluntary medical insurance (VMI) accounts for 28% of the company’s claims portfolio, or 239.1 million UAH (+11.2%). Meanwhile, under property insurance policies, the company paid out 18.3 million UAH, which is 3.1 times more than the corresponding figure a year ago.
Under other insurance contracts, TAS Insurance Group paid out 45.54 million UAH in January–June of this year—62.1% more than a year ago.
TAS Insurance Group was registered in 1998. It is a universal insurer offering over 80 types of insurance products across various categories of voluntary and mandatory insurance. It has an extensive regional network: 28 regional directorates and branches and 450 sales offices throughout Ukraine.
