The State Property Fund (SPF) of Ukraine has sold Kholminsky distillery in Chernihiv region for UAH 45 million at an auction in the system “Prozorro.Sales”, which is 2.9 times higher than the starting price, said the chairman of the SPF Vitaliy Koval.
“Three participants competed for the object. Its cost has increased in 2.9 times of the original”, – he wrote in Facebook and added that the FGI will continue denationalization of the alcohol industry.
The head of the FGI specified that the funds transferred by the winner of the auction to the state budget will be directed to the financing of the Defense forces of Ukraine.
According to Prozorro.Sales, the winner of the auction was Terminal Frost LLC.
According to the online resource youcontrol.com.ua, the company was registered in 2017 in Kiev. Specializes in non-specialized wholesale trade, providing financial and consulting services, renting its own or leased property. The authorized capital of the enterprise is 155 thousand UAH. The beneficiary of the enterprise is Anastasia Bashtova.
It is stated that the postal operator or express carrier must submit an additional register of international mail or express shipments if the goods are not subject to export duty or are not subject to restrictions provided for in Article 197 of the Customs Code.
Head of the Parliamentary Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy Daniil Getmantsev in Telegram expressed hope that these changes will help to reduce business costs and speed up logistics.
As reported, the Verkhovna Rada adopted as a whole the bill No. 9456 on amendments to the Customs Code of Ukraine regarding customs clearance of biomethane.
Kholminskyy Distillery, PROZORRO.SALES, State Immunity Fund, STATE PROPERTY FUND, UKRAINE
In a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured that India will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Kyiv and support efforts to restore peace in Ukraine.
“Had a good conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on strengthening the India-Ukraine partnership. He expressed India’s consistent support for all efforts to establish peace and bring an early end to the ongoing conflict. India will continue to provide humanitarian assistance, guided by our people-centered approach,” Modi wrote on the social networking site X.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine, Ukrainian companies increased aluminum imports by 4.2 times to $60.431 million in January-February this year ($26.930 million in February). At the same time, exports of aluminum and aluminum products in the first two months of 2024 decreased by 4.2 times compared to the same period a year earlier, to $15.618 million (in February – $7.619 million).
Last year, exports of aluminum and aluminum products increased by 0.7% compared to 2022, to $97.616 million.
In addition, in 2022, Ukraine reduced imports of aluminum and aluminum products by 33.4% to $340.398 million.
Exports of aluminum and aluminum products in 2022 decreased by 42.7% compared to 2021, to $96.972 million.
JSC OTP BANK entered the Top 10 banks included in the Index of the best enterprises of Ukraine with an impeccable business reputation and the highest revenue for 2023 in the Banking category.
According to the results of the year, OTP BANK ranked eighth in the overall rating of banking institutions and third among banks with foreign capital.
The Opendatabot index is updated annually. As stated on the company’s website, the index takes into account both financial indicators (financial statements of companies for 2023) and business reputation of businesses.
The Index for 2023 is available here.
In February, OTP Bank took a leading position in the Bank Viability Rating – 2024, compiled by the business publication Mind. It received four out of five stars and one of the highest ratings among both state-owned and non-state-owned banks with Ukrainian and international capital.
In January-February this year, Ukrainian companies increased imports of copper and copper products by 66.8% in value terms compared to the same period last year, to $29.125 million.
According to customs statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Wednesday, exports of copper and copper products decreased by 23% to $10.896 million over the period under review.
In February, the country imported copper worth $12.292 million and exported it for $5.617 million.
As reported, in 2023, Ukraine increased imports of copper and copper products by 2.2 times compared to 2022 – up to $140.795 million, while exports decreased by 20.1% to $72.078 million.
In 2022, Ukrainian companies reduced imports of copper and copper products by 64.3% year-on-year to $65.370 million, while exports decreased by 56.3% to $90.245 million.
Polish protesters at 11 o’clock began blocking the movement of buses at the approach to the checkpoint (BCP) “Medika – Shegini”, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine reports.
“At the checkpoint “Medika – Shegini” began blocking the movement of buses,” the State Border Service said in a message in its Telegram channel on Wednesday.
“According to information from Polish colleagues the restriction of bus traffic began today at about 11:10. Its organizers block traffic on the road in front of the checkpoint “Medika”, adjacent to the Ukrainian checkpoint “Shegini”,” – specifies the State Border Service.
Medyka-Shehyni, POLAND, PROTESTS, Ukrainian Border Guard Service
