The printing company Polimos JSC (Pokotylivka, Kharkiv region), more than 53.5% of whose shares are owned by the Danish company Duka Trade ApS, ended 2025 with a net profit of UAH 32.375 million, which is 15% less than in 2024
According to the company’s information in the disclosure system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), the issue of distribution of profits is included in the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders on March 30.
The draft decision on this issue provides for not distributing the net profit received and not paying dividends.
At the same time, the agenda includes the issue of distributing the net profit for 2023 in the amount of UAH 31.116 million. According to the draft decision, it is proposed to allocate UAH 29.56 million (95% of the profit) to the payment of dividends and UAH 1.556 million to the reserve capital. Dividends are planned to be paid directly to shareholders from April 10 to September 23, 2026.
As reported, based on the results of 2024, Polimos paid dividends to shareholders in the total amount of UAH 36.176 million (from the net profit of UAH 38.08 million) at the rate of UAH 21.47 per share with a par value of UAH 1.
At the meeting, shareholders also plan to approve the results of the company’s financial and economic activities in 2025, consider the issue of replenishing working capital, and apply to OTP Bank with a request to grant or extend a loan.
Polyemos Printing Group has been operating in the Ukrainian market since 2001. It is a large manufacturer of packaging and labels using flexographic printing for the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage, meat processing, cosmetics and perfume industries, household chemicals, oil and fat, and dairy industries.
The company’s clients include MHP, Globino, Nemiroff, Donat, Tavria, and Bioton Cosmetics.
The group of companies also includes Vinnytsia-based Polyemos Group LLC, which is engaged in printing products and leasing real estate.
According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) for the fourth quarter of 2025, Denmark’s Duka Trade ApS owns 53.5101% of the JSC’s shares, another 28% are owned by Danish resident Tina Fyhn, and almost 18.49% are owned by Anatoliy Kulov, who also owns 100% of Poliemos Group.
According to data from YouControl, in January-September 2025, the company received UAH 24.8 million in net profit (almost at the same level as in the same period of 2024) with a 20.7% increase in net income to UAH 242.9 million.
The company’s authorized capital is UAH 1.685 million.
The state-owned Oschadbank (Kyiv) ended 2025 with a net profit of UAH 16.1 billion, which is more than double the 2024 figure of UAH 7.9 billion, the financial institution reported on Thursday.
“In 2025, we proved that a state-owned bank can not only be financially stable, but also remain a leader in customer trust… Last year’s results allowed us to strengthen the bank and create resources for further development,” said Yuriy Katsion, chairman of the board of Oschadbank.
According to the financial institution, its pre-tax profit in 2025 exceeded UAH 19 billion, compared to UAH 18.7 billion in 2024.
Oschadbank specified that one of the key factors in the growth of its financial results was the expansion of lending to the real sector: in the retail segment, the loan portfolio grew to UAH 26.7 billion (+26%), in micro, small and medium-sized businesses – to UAH 30.2 billion (+16%), and in corporate business – to UAH 71.3 billion (+12%).
Interest income from loans increased by 23% last year and exceeded UAH 20 billion, net interest income increased by 28% to UAH 31.1 billion, and total operating income increased by 25% to UAH 38.8 billion, the bank said.
Oschadbank’s liabilities as of the end of 2025 amounted to UAH 467.7 billion, while customer funds increased by UAH 68.5 billion (+18%) over the year.
At the same time, the bank added that work on problem debt, in particular the settlement of NPLs within the framework of the TOK Gulliver project, contributed to the financial result.
According to the bank, the share of government bonds in assets in 2025 decreased to 38% from 45%, reflecting a shift in focus towards lending to the real sector.
The bank reported that it serves about 6 million active customers and is the leader in lending to legal entities with a market share of about 14%. As of January 1, 2026, Oschadbank’s loan portfolio amounted to UAH 128.2 billion (+15.4%).
According to the National Bank, as of January 1, 2026, Oschadbank ranked second (UAH 514.65 billion) in terms of net assets among 60 banks.
In 2025, the system of state archives of Ukraine produced almost 53 million digital copies of documents, which is one of the highest figures in the history of independence. This was reported during the presentation of the public report of the State Archival Service of Ukraine at Ukraine Crisis Media Center.
According to Anatoliy Khromov, head of the State Archive, despite the challenges of a full-scale war, the archival system has demonstrated resilience and dynamic development, and digitalization has become a key area of work.
“Almost 53 million scanned copies of documents were created during the year, and the total amount of materials available online through the Interarchival Search Portal has increased to about 20 million digital copies. This greatly expands the ability of citizens and researchers to work with documents remotely,” , Khromov said.
According to him, Ukraine continues to increase the pace of digitalization of archival heritage and cooperates with international partners. In particular, during the year, memorandums were signed with the Institute of National Memory of Slovakia and the National Archives of Sweden, and agreements with the international organization FamilySearch International were updated.
“These steps open up new opportunities for exchanging copies of documents, implementing joint research projects, and integrating Ukrainian archives into the international archival space,” the head of the agency emphasized.
A separate area of work is the historical and documentary project “Ukrainian Martyrology of the Twentieth Century,” which already contains information on more than 155 thousand repressed people and aims to restore historical justice and preserve national memory.
The State Archives Service emphasizes that digitization of documents is of strategic importance in times of war, as it allows not only to provide access to information but also to preserve the country’s cultural and historical heritage from possible losses.
As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy enacted a decision of the National Security and Defense Council to impose personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) on individuals and entities involved, in particular, in the theft of cultural property and documents of the National Archival Fond of Ukraine.
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The Sukha Balka mine (Kryvyi Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of Alexander Yaroslavsky’s DCH group, has prepared a new block of the Golovnyi iron ore deposit at the Yuvileina mine with reserves of 126,000 tons.
“Miners at the Yubileinaya mine have prepared a new block 30-34 for extraction, located at a depth of 1,420 meters on the first sublevel of the Golovnoy deposit. The block’s reserves amount to 126,000 tons of high-quality raw materials with an iron content of 58.75%,” the DCH Steel corporate newspaper reported on Thursday.
In addition, it is reported that the Sukha Balka mine and the Dniprovsky Metallurgical Plant (DMZ) paid almost UAH 650 million in taxes and fees to budgets of all levels in 2025. The mine transferred UAH 359.1 million to the consolidated budget. The largest share in the structure of payments was rent for the use of subsoil for the extraction of minerals – UAH 157.3 million. In addition, UAH 78.2 million was paid in single social contribution (SSC), UAH 69.1 million in personal income tax, UAH 20.5 million in land rent, and UAH 19.2 million in military tax, etc.
In 2025, DMZ contributed UAH 290.5 million to the state and local budgets. In particular, it paid UAH 103.5 million in land rent, UAH 68.1 million in SSC, UAH 64.5 million in personal income tax, UAH 30 million in value added tax, and UAH 17.9 million in military tax.
The Sukha Balka mine is one of the leading enterprises in the mining industry in Ukraine. It extracts iron ore using underground methods. The mine includes the Yuvileina and Frunze mines.
The DCH Group acquired the mine from the Evraz Group in May 2017.
The cost of restoring and rebuilding Ukraine’s telecommunications, digital, and media sectors is estimated at $7.1 billion between 2026 and 2035, while the total damage is estimated at $2.5 billion, according to the Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (RDNA5) report on the damage and needs caused by the large-scale Russian invasion.
It is noted that among the priorities for recovery are the repair of partially damaged telecommunications and postal infrastructure and the expansion of backup systems, such as backup power and satellite connections.
According to the document, the needs for restoration of the telecommunications sector are concentrated in frontline and densely populated areas, in particular in the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kyiv, and Kharkiv regions, which together account for more than 65%. In terms of damage, the Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, and Kharkiv regions account for 55% of the total damage.
“The damage reflects lost revenue for private operators and postal service providers, increased operating costs due to repairs, and additional costs for backup power generators,” the report says.
“Together, the damage and losses have disrupted access to information, education, and government services,” the document states.
The RDNA5 report was prepared jointly with the World Bank, the European Commission, and the UN. It covers the period from February 24, 2022, to December 31, 2025. According to the report, the total cost of recovery in Ukraine will be $588 billion over the next decade, which is almost three times Ukraine’s projected nominal GDP for 2025. A year earlier, the estimate was $524 billion, a year before that – $486 billion, and a year before that – $411 billion.
The RDNA5 assessment estimates the direct damage to Ukraine at $195 billion, compared to $176 billion in the RDNA4 assessment and $152 billion in the RDNA3 assessment.
Ukrsibbank (Kyiv) plans to increase its loan portfolio in the small and medium-sized business (SME) segment by more than 2.5 times in 2026, according to Vladimir Shevchenko, head of the retail sales department.
“Last year, we increased our loan portfolio in the SME segment by almost 3 times,” Shevchenko said during the presentation of the results of the European Business Association (EBA) study “Small Business Sentiment Index” 2026.
Commenting on the study data, according to which only 12% of entrepreneurs consider lending as a source of financing, Shevchenko noted that this figure is low compared to developed countries, but at the same time indicates the potential for growth after the end of the war.
“For me, this 12% is like a glass that is half full and half empty.
On the one hand, it is very little, but on the other, it is the potential that awaits us after victory,” he added.
The main barrier to more active lending to small businesses remains entrepreneurs’ uncertainty about the future, while banks do not have a shortage of liquidity or credit appetite.
Shevchenko added that banks are adapting their processes to SME requests for quick access to financing, in particular by reducing decision-making time and trying to use information from open sources to offer customers almost ready-made solutions.
The greatest demand for lending in the SME segment comes from the retail trade (financing of working capital and covering cash gaps), while enterprises in the agricultural sector, manufacturing, and logistics also actively need loans.
“Among the key requirements of small businesses for banks, in addition to the cost of lending, the speed and convenience of financing approval are becoming increasingly important, as customers are not willing to wait one or two months for a loan decision,” Shevchenko emphasized.
At the same time, he noted that a significant increase in the share of entrepreneurs who consider loans as a source of financing should not be expected before the end of the war.
Ukrsibbank is owned by BNP Paribas (France) — 60% and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) — 40%.
According to the regulator, as of January 1, 2026, the bank ranked 8th (UAH 186.48 billion) among 60 banks in Ukraine in terms of net assets, with a net profit of UAH 5.8 billion for 2025.
The bank’s net loan portfolio in 2025 increased by 73.9% to UAH 17.29 billion.
