A quarter of pensioners receive a pension of $66
There are 10.34 million pensioners in Ukraine as of October 1, 2024, according to the Pension Fund of Ukraine (PFU). 25% of Ukrainian pensioners receive about UAH 2,760 ($66 at the time of writing). Pensioners from Kyiv have the highest payments, while those in the western regions have the lowest.
10.34 million pensioners receive payments from the state. Currently, almost every fourth pensioner continues to work – 2.8 million Ukrainians. The average payment for working pensioners is about UAH 6,257. For comparison, the average pension in the country is UAH 5,851 or $141.
43% of pensioners in Ukraine receive payments of less than $100. More than half of them receive only $66 or 2,760 UAH per month.
25.6% or 2.64 million pensioners receive between 5,000 and 10,000 UAH. The average pension in this group is 6,860 UAH or $165.
18.6% or 1.92 million pensioners receive between 4,000 and 5,000 UAH. The average pension in this group is UAH 4,414 or $100.
Only 12.7% or 1.31 million Ukrainians have pensions of more than UAH 10,000. On average, pensioners in this group receive 15,354 UAH or $370.
The highest pensions are in Kyiv – UAH 7,971. This is 36% higher than the national average. Rivne (UAH 7276) and Donetsk (UAH 7158) regions are also among the leaders.
At the same time, Ternopil (UAH 4460), Chernivtsi (UAH 4664), and Zakarpattia (UAH 4697) regions have the lowest payments.
80% of Ukrainians receive their pensions in banks. Privatbank (57.8%) and Oschadbank (31.8%) account for the largest share of these payments.
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In January-September 2024, Kokhavyno Paper Mill (KBF, Lviv region), which produces sanitary paper products, increased its production by 75.1% compared to the same period in 2023, to UAH 1 billion 502 million, according to statistics from UkrPapir Association.
As reported, in the first eight months of the year, the mill’s production growth was 67.4% compared to the same period in 2023, and in the first seven months it was 61%.
According to the association’s statistics provided to Interfax-Ukraine, in physical terms, the production of the base paper for sanitary products at the factory increased by 39.6% to 43.2 thousand tons over the nine months.
The output of toilet paper in rolls increased by 1.5% to 102.5 million units. KPF is confidently ranked second in terms of its output after Kyiv CPP.
As reported, in October last year, Kokhava Pulp and Paper Mill put into operation a paper machine for the production of cellulose base paper (previously, it produced only waste paper-based products). To organize such production in 2021, the company attracted a EUR 13.8 million loan from the EBRD.
In October of this year, according to the company, the line of cellulose sanitary products was expanded with four-layer toilet paper “Gold” with lamination and perforation of the roll.
Kokhavynsk Pulp and Paper Mill, which has been operating since 1939, produces the base paper for sanitary and hygiene products, as well as toilet paper and paper towels. Before the new machine was put into operation, the mill had two paper machines with a total capacity of 40 thousand tons of base paper per year.
In 2023, the mill increased its production by 18% compared to 2022 to UAH 1 billion 151.2 million, while net profit increased 2.7 times to UAH 137 million.
Source: https://rebuild.news/
In January-September this year, Ukraine increased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products in physical terms by 65.5% year-on-year to 1 million 529.919 thousand tons. According to statistics released by the State Customs Service (SCS) on Tuesday, exports of carbon steel semi-finished products increased by 59.1% to $758.627 million in monetary terms.
The main exports were to Bulgaria (31.05% of supplies in monetary terms), Egypt (20.80%) and Turkey (10.08%).
In January-September 2024, Ukraine imported 5 tons of semi-finished products from Egypt for $5 thousand, while in January-September 2023, it imported 92 tons of semi-finished products from China for $169 thousand.
As reported, in 2023, Ukraine decreased exports of carbon steel semi-finished products in physical terms by 36.7% compared to 2022, to 1 million 203.454 thousand tons, while exports in monetary terms decreased by 48.9% to $608.516 million. The main exports were made to Bulgaria (36.66% of supplies in monetary terms), Poland (23.01%), and Italy (9.60%).
In addition, in 2023, Ukraine imported 96 tons of semi-finished products from China (98.26%) and Turkey (1.74%) for $172 thousand.
Ukraine’s victory plan consists of five points and three secret annexes, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said.
“Point one is geopolitical. Points two and three are military. Point four is economic. Point five of the Victory Plan is security,” Zelenskyy said during the presentation of the Victory Plan to MPs and the Ukrainian community in the Verkhovna Rada.
He reminded that the points of the Victory Plan are timed. The President explained that “the first four are the time of the war to end it.” The fifth point of the Plan is for the time after the war to ensure security.
“If Ukraine does not strengthen now, Russia will strengthen next year. And we have to be honest – Ukrainians and all our partners – that if we do not strengthen now, Putin will have time to strengthen next year in a way that will put diplomacy on hold forever. Russia must lose the war against Ukraine. And this is not a “freeze”.
“We have to implement the Victory Plan to make Russia attend the Peace Summit and be ready to end the war,” the president said.
The Plan consists of five points and three secret annexes.
The first point was to invite Ukraine to join NATO “right now.” According to Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s determination on the NATO issue means the inevitability of European integration.
The second point is “Defense”. It includes: operations on the territory of the Russian Federation to prevent buffer zones on the territory of Ukraine; assistance from partners in manning reserve brigades for the Armed Forces; joint defense operations with European neighbors in Europe to shoot down Russian missiles and drones; lifting restrictions on the use of long-range weapons.
Point three is deterring Russian aggression. It also has a secret annex to which the leaders of the United States, Britain, and Italy have access. Ukraine offers to host a comprehensive non-nuclear package to deter further Russian aggression.
The fourth point is Ukraine’s strategic and economic potential. There is also a secret annex that is being handed over to the US and EU. It provides for an agreement with partners.
The fifth point is designed for the postwar period. Ukrainian experience should be used for the entire Alliance and the defense of Europe. Kyiv proposes replacing the US military in Europe with Ukrainian troops after the war.
The second, third and fourth points have secret annexes that were presented to the partners.
In January-September this year, Ukrainian enterprises increased imports of tin and tin products by 1.7% to $2.086 million ($244 thousand in September). Exports of tin and tin products amounted to $346 thousand (in September – $2 thousand) against $57 thousand in the same period a year earlier.
As reported, in 2023, Ukraine reduced imports of tin and tin products by 23% to $2.728 million. Exports of tin and tin products in 2023 amounted to $159 thousand, compared to $424 thousand in 2022.
Tin is used mainly as a safe, non-toxic, corrosion-resistant coating in its pure form or in alloys with other metals. The main industrial applications of tin are in white tinplate (tinned iron) for food containers, in solders for electronics, in house pipelines, in bearing alloys, and in coatings made of tin and its alloys. The most important tin alloy is bronze (with copper).
Ukraine has a new breed of trotting horses created by breeders on the basis of a population of domestic trotting horses crossed with American Standardbred and French trotting breeds, said Vitaliy Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food.
“It (the breed – IF-U) was approved by the expert commission of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. This is a new breeding achievement in animal husbandry, as the work on creating a lynx breed has been carried out for 30 years. (…) They also paid attention to liveliness, distance, and external characteristics,” he wrote in a telegram.
According to Koval, the Ukrainian trotting breed differs from other trotting breeds in terms of a set of traits and geographic location, breeding methods, and genetic markers.
“Our horses are characterized by a dry, strong constitution, with a harmonious build and a distinct harness type. Their temperament is energetic and gentle. The horses of the new breed are unpretentious and well adapted to different environmental conditions of Ukraine,” the minister said.
The new breed was tested in the Myrhorod district of Poltava region at the farm of the Dibrivka Stud Farm No. 62 branch of the state enterprise Horse Breeding of Ukraine.
Source: https://www.fixygen.ua/news/20241016/v-ukrayini-viveli-novu-porodu-risistih-koney.html
