The Ukrainian wine market continues to actively develop and introduce new quality standards. This is evidenced by the recent return of Ukraine to the International Wine Organization and the holding of competitions, festivals and tasting events aimed at popularizing domestic brands. The highest quality of Ukrainian products was demonstrated during the second tasting seminar-presentation “Consumer tasting of the best craft wines of Ukraine-2023”, which was held at the Kyiv Analytical Center “Experts Club” on June 23. This event was part of a broad initiative aimed at supporting and developing the wine industry in Ukraine.
The event was supported by the All-Ukrainian Association of Winemakers and Sommeliers, the House of Ukrainian Wine, and the Public Union “Ukrsadvynprom”. They act not only as organizers but also as active participants in the process of supporting and developing the domestic wine industry. Information support for the event was provided by the Open4business portal and the Interfax-Ukraine news agency. The special partners of the evening, TM Zakarpatski Kovbasy and TM Kozatski Kozyrni Cheese, provided gastronomic wine pairings that allowed to fully reveal the unique taste of each bottle presented.
In his speech, Maxim Urakin, the founder of the Experts Club, emphasized the importance of supporting domestic wine producers.
“Every bottle of wine made in Ukraine is not only a high quality and delicious product. It is also a contribution to the development of the Ukrainian economy, jobs and confidence in the future for our compatriots,” he emphasized.
In her turn, Natalia Blagopoluchna, President of the Ukrainian Association of Winemakers and Sommeliers, emphasized the unique organoleptic and flavor properties of Ukrainian craft wines.
“Our wines impress with their diversity, which is guaranteed by different local conditions and grape characteristics. They surprise, inspire, and encourage experimentation. Our wines are creativity and art. And we have every right to be proud of it,” said Blagopoluchna.
During the tasting, experts, guests and participants were able to evaluate the quality and taste of twelve best wines and spirits presented by domestic producers: TM 46 Parallel, TM Babchuk Winery, TM Driukivski Wines, TM Chateau Pinot, Georgiy Samsoniuk, TM My Wine by Eduard Gorodetsky, TM Kovach Wines, TM Vinorob Vinokur, TM KALYUS WINERY and Ivan Gorobets.
At the same time, the event has become an excellent platform for the exchange of experience, knowledge and ideas between producers, experts and wine lovers. Such interaction is the key to the success of the Ukrainian wine industry, which continues to actively develop and conquer new heights of quality.
The next seminars and tastings are already planned for the “Experts Club“.
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The president of Kyivstar, the market’s largest mobile operator, Oleksandr Komarov, expects the sector to grow in 2023 due to continued demand for modern communication services, the effect of a low base and de-occupation, but this growth will be relatively small due to a decline in the active subscriber base and a reduction in profitability.
“The main factor of any market is its capacity in terms of the number of consumers. We see it stabilizing around the level of about 10% of the active base that was before the war. Geographically, we have stabilized. Moreover, I expect that there will be some de-occupation, and we will be able to grow at the expense of the returned territories,” he said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.
Komarov added that the first quarter of 2022 was still “more or less normal,” but in the following months the market began to decline.
“That is, I think that the industry will recover a bit in the second, third, and fourth quarters: not only because it is growing, but also because the comparison bases have fallen significantly,” the Kyivstar president explained his expectations.
He also noted that communication services are critical services for consumers, and therefore demand for them is not elastic. “Moreover, the crisis encourages people to spend more on telecommunications: people want to reserve their ability to stay in touch. During the blackouts, we had an incredible growth of new connections across the Ukrainian telecom market,” Komarov said.
Kyivstar’s president also pointed to the continued demand for more modern communication services, naming LTE and 4G services as the key drivers, which had been driving the market growth of 15% annually in the last three years before the war.
“In 2022, the market grew by 5%, while LTE consumption grew by almost 30% year-on-year, with the LTE customer base increasing by only 4%. That is, consumption is the main driver that continues to pull this market upwards: people need more mobile Internet,” stated the head of the largest mobile operator.
Among the factors that will negatively affect revenues, he pointed to the ongoing decline in the active roaming subscriber base due to the protracted war. According to him, it is slow because it is restrained by the “roaming like at home” service.
Komarov emphasized that this service and a number of other factors have led to a significant increase in the company’s expenses, which has put pressure on profits and reduced profitability.
“In the first quarter, Kyivstar’s total revenue in hryvnia grew by 6% year-on-year, while profit grew by only 1%, and overall profitability decreased to 59% from 62% in 2022,” the company’s president said.
Among the factors, he named an increase in the share of negative or very low-margin income, such as roaming, rising risk costs, restoration costs, and social assistance. In particular, Komarov said, Kyivstar provided financial charity and bonus services worth UAH 1.08 billion over the 15 months of the war.
“Of course, it is also inflation: cost inflation, electricity inflation, wage inflation, etc.”, added the CEO.
Komarov noted that Kyivstar’s investments and expenditures are largely made in foreign currency, and the devaluation of the hryvnia has led to a year-on-year decline in purchasing or investment power in foreign currency of 8%.
“As a company that is integrated into domestic consumption on the one hand and purchasing equipment from international suppliers on the other, we have to understand that the pre-war formula of average industry profitability will not work for the next few years. We will face significant pressure on profitability,” stated the head of the largest mobile operator.
He also said that it would be impossible to raise telecom tariffs to the extent necessary to compensate for the increase in costs.
According to him, certain inflationary elements are built into pricing. In addition, customers follow their consumption by switching from old tariff plans to new ones. On average, there are up to 100 thousand such migrations per month, Komarov said.
As reported earlier, Kyivstar increased its hryvnia revenue by 6% in the first quarter of 2023 (down 17.2% in dollars) compared to the same period in 2022, to UAH 8.346 billion. EBITDA increased by 1% in UAH (down 21.2% in USD) year-on-year to UAH 4.921 billion.
The subscriber base in the first quarter of 2023 amounted to 24.3 million, down 6.7% year-on-year, while the number of 4G users increased by 4.2%, or 600 thousand, to 13.3 million, and 4G penetration in the subscriber base reached 54.6%.
The US dollar weakened against major world currencies on Monday.
Investors are estimating the probability of worsening of the situation in the world economy after central banks of several countries raised interest rates last week, Trading Economics notes.
In addition, Friday’s published statistical data had a negative impact on the value of the U.S. currency.
The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) in the U.S. manufacturing sector fell to 46.3 points in June from 48.4 points a month earlier, according to preliminary data from S&P Global, which calculates the index. This is the lowest level in six months. The decline in the indicator came as a surprise to analysts, who had forecast an average rise to 48.5 points.
The services PMI fell to 54.1 points this month from 54.9 points in May, with the composite reading down to 53 points from 54.3 points.
The euro is trading near $1.0911 in the morning versus $1.0895 in the previous session.
The value of the single European currency is now around 156.38 yen compared to 156.59 yen on Friday. The dollar exchange rate is 143.36 yen versus 143.73 yen at the end of the previous trading day.
The DXY index, which shows the value of the U.S. dollar against six major world currencies, was down 0.18% in trading. The WSJ Dollar, which tracks the movement of the dollar against 16 currencies, declined 0.09%.
The pound traded at $1.2733 on Monday, compared to $1.2714 at the close of previous trading. The euro is unchanged at £0.8568.
Analysts at Mitsubishi UFG forecast the British currency could rise to $1.3 this year.
