Poltava Regional Municipal Heating Utility Poltavateploenergo has announced a tender for compulsory motor third-party liability insurance for 88 vehicles, according to the Prozorro electronic public procurement system.
The expected purchase price is UAH 501,533 thousand.
The deadline for submitting tender documents is January 2.
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Weather conditions may complicate the work of energy, construction, and utility companies, as well as transportation on Monday, December 29, according to the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center.
“On December 29, there will be icy roads, on the right bank, except for Zakarpattia, wind gusts of 15-20 m/s, blizzard (level I danger, yellow),” the report says.
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According to Serbian Economist, China’s CCSC Technology International Holdings Limited has announced that construction of a cable factory and logistics center in the Serbian municipality of Merosina is scheduled to begin in January 2026.
The company had previously expected work to start in November 2025, but has postponed the deadline. The new schedule was announced during the presentation of financial results for the first half of fiscal year 2026, which ended on September 30, 2025.
As noted in the announcement, the project in Merosina is scheduled for completion at the end of 2026. Once completed, the facility is expected to become the company’s logistics and manufacturing hub for its European operations.
The investment has been discussed with local authorities before: it was reported that the Chinese partners’ enterprise in Merosina could provide about 200 jobs.
CCSC specializes in the production of cables, connectors, and cable harnesses, which are used, in particular, in the automotive industry, robotics, and medical equipment.
The Ukrainian Red Cross (URC) has set up heating centers in settlements in the Kyiv region.
“After another massive Russian attack on Kyiv and the Kyiv region, many people were left without electricity, water, and heat. In order to support the population in the absence of basic utilities, the Ukrainian Red Cross has set up heating points in settlements in the Kyiv region,” the UKR reported on Facebook on Sunday.
Two mobile heating points, set up by volunteers from the rapid response team of the National Committee of the Ukrainian Red Cross Society, operated in Brovary and Zazimye for two days. During this time, more than 100 people sought help. Here, they could warm up, drink hot beverages, charge their mobile phones, and rest.
In Vyshgorod, two heating points set up by the Kyiv Regional Rapid Response Team of the Ukrainian Red Cross have been operating for the second day in a row, providing all the necessary assistance to local residents.
Ukraine ranks first in Europe in terms of human and brain drain, according to the Experts Club analytical center, citing the 2024 Human Flight and Brain Drain ranking. According to the ranking, Ukraine has a score of 8.4 points (on a scale of 0-10, where a higher value indicates a more pronounced outflow), based on data from The Global Economy, which is based on the Fund for Peace indicator.
Ukraine ranks 7th in the global rating, behind six countries: Samoa, Palestine, Jamaica, Eritrea, El Salvador, and Somalia, according to a review by Ukrainian News, citing The Global Economy.
According to The Global Economy, Ukraine’s index was 8.9 points in 2023, and it fell to 8.4 points in 2024.
The visualization of the dynamics of the top 20 countries by GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) for 1991-2024 from the Experts Club analytical center, which went viral on social media, is generally confirmed by international statistics: in 2024, the world’s largest economies in terms of GDP (PPP) China, the US, and India.
According to World Bank data on GDP, PPP (current international $), in 2024, China’s GDP in PPP was estimated at $38.19 trillion, the US at $29.18 trillion, and India at $16.19 trillion. The top ten economies by this indicator also included Russia (4th place), Japan (5th place), followed by Germany, Indonesia, Brazil, France, and the United Kingdom.
The Experts Club notes that the “race” from 1991 to 2024 reflects a long-term shift in the weight of the global economy towards Asia. At the start of the period, developed economies were the leaders, but then markets with large populations and domestic demand grew rapidly, and China and India gradually established themselves among the leaders.
“GDP at PPP does not show ‘wealth in currency’, but rather the scale of the economy, taking into account how many goods and services can actually be purchased within the country. Therefore, PPP better describes the domestic market and consumption potential, while for foreign trade, debt, and capital inflows, it is important to look at nominal indicators in parallel,” commented Maxim Urakin, founder of the Experts Club analytical center and candidate of economic sciences.
The GDP indicator in PPP terms converts the size of the economy into “international dollars,” taking into account differences in price levels between countries, so that the comparison is more accurate than when converted at market rates.
The video analysis by the Experts Club analytical center is available at the link:
