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Rauta starts implementing business center project in Podil district of Kyiv

The engineering and construction company Rauta is starting to implement a business center project in Podil, Kyiv, which will be the first project in which Rauta will perform customer service functions, the company’s press service told Interfax-Ukraine.

“The client service is a new service in Rauta’s offer, but the company already has several projects in its portfolio in which it performs work that allows it to build turnkey buildings,” said Andriy Ozeychuk, the company’s owner.

The functions of the construction customer service include support at the pre-project stage, development of design and estimate documentation, its examination, selection of a general contractor, obtaining a building permit, preparatory work at the construction site, construction of the facility itself, construction and connection of external engineering networks, and commissioning.

Rauta clarified that the business center with an area of about 3 thousand square meters is being built for an international IT company in the historical center of Kyiv, at 10b Kontraktova Square.

Rauta is a leading provider of reliable construction solutions in Ukraine and the European Union.

According to the company’s data, Rauta Group LLC was registered in Ukraine in 2014, with an authorized capital of UAH 388 thousand and revenue of UAH 102 million 396 thousand in 2022.

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Rauta first facility to be built with construction project management service is business center for international IT company in historic center of Kyiv

The construction project management outsourcing is a new service in Rauta offer, but the company already has several projects in its portfolio where it performs turnkey construction works.

The new 7-storey business center has an area of about 3.000 sq.m and modern infrastructure with a comfortable workspace for IT entrepreneurs.

Performance of Rauta construction project management outsourcing includes the following stages:

  • Support at the pre-project stage
  • Development of the design and cost documentation
  • Examination of the design documentation
  • Selection of a general contractor
  • Obtaining a construction permit
  • Preliminary work at the construction site
  • Execution of construction and installation works
  • Construction and connection of external engineering networks
  • Commissioning

More information about the construction project management outsourcing

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Rishi Sunak arrives in Kyiv

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak announced his arrival in Kyiv.

“I am in Ukraine to deliver a simple message. Our support cannot and will not weaken. To all Ukrainians: Britain is with you – for as long as it takes,” he wrote on the X network on Friday.

Earlier, the British government said that Sunak would arrive in Kyiv on Friday.

Prime Minister Sunak and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will sign a “historic agreement” between the UK and Ukraine on security cooperation.

The UK will provide Ukraine with £2.5 billion in military aid in 2024/25. The funding will help to leverage the best of British military expertise and defense manufacturing to ensure Ukraine’s victory on the battlefield, particularly in critical areas such as long-range missiles, air defense, artillery ammunition, and maritime security.

Of the 2.5 billion pounds, at least 200 million will be spent on the urgent purchase and production of thousands of military drones for Ukraine, including reconnaissance, attack and maritime drones. It is also emphasized that this will be the largest delivery of drones to Ukraine from any country.

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Due to new cases of COVID-19 infection, Kyiv residents are advised to wear masks again

Due to new cases of COVID-19 infection, Kyiv residents are advised to wear masks again to reduce the risk of infection, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration reported.

“This issue is also relevant in Kyiv. After all, new cases of coronavirus are recorded every week. Among the hospitalized patients, there are serious patients,” the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration quoted the first deputy head of the Kyiv City State Administration Mykola Povoroznyk as saying.

He emphasized that it is advisable for Kyiv residents to return to the mask regime in crowded places to reduce the risk of infection.

“This is primarily about your health, which needs to be protected. In particular, in case of deterioration and the first symptoms of the disease, you should definitely consult your family doctor and, if necessary, be tested for COVID-19 in time,” he stressed, reminding that vaccination is a reliable protection against severe coronavirus disease.

As reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) urges to continue to observe the mask regime and social distancing to avoid contracting COVID-19, these recommendations are related to the growing trend in many countries where cases of coronavirus disease are observed, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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International hotel operator Accor opens three-star hotel in Kyiv

International hotel operator Accor Live Limitless (France) will open a three-star ibis Kyiv Beresteiska hotel in late 2023, according to the operator’s website.

“I am pleased to announce the opening of ibis Kyiv Beresteiska. It will be a great addition to the Accor family in Ukraine,” commented Andriy Davydenko, CEO of Accor Northern Europe – Ukraine, Georgia and the CIS, in a linked post.

As reported, the international hotel operator Accor Live Limitless planned to launch three new hotels in Ukraine in 2022-2023, ibis & Adagio Kyiv, ibis Lviv and Novotel Lviv. At the end of December 2022, Adagio Kyiv Beresteiska also started operating. Both hotels are located in the same building at 55 Peremohy Ave. Adagio Kyiv Beresteiska has 105 rooms and Adagio Kyiv Beresteiska has 156 rooms.

Adagio Kyiv Beresteiska is an apart-hotel, its rooms are adapted for long-term stays: they have fully equipped kitchens, special workspaces, WIFI and other necessary facilities for work and leisure. The ibis Kyiv Beresteiska has six meeting rooms for business events and conferences.

The 77-room ibis Styles Lviv Center hotel, located in the business center of Lviv at 3 Shukhevycha Street, was opened in December 2022.

Accor Group, one of the world’s leading hotel operators, opened the first hotel under the Novotel brand in Lille (France) in 1967.

As of December 2023, Accor operated 5,487 hotels, resorts and residences in 110 countries under more than 40 brands (Raffles, Sofitel, Fairmont, OneFineStay, MGallery, Pullman, Swissotel, Grand Mercure, The Sebel, 25 hours hotel, Novotel, Mercure, Adagio, Mama Shelter, Ibis, Ibis Styles, Adagio success, Ibis Budget, Jo&Joe, hotelFormule1, hotel F1, Thalassa sea&spa, greet, etc. ).

Accor SA shares are listed on Euronext in Paris and traded on the US over-the-counter market.

In Ukraine, AccorHotels manages three-star Ibis hotels in Kyiv, Ibis Styles and Gruner in Lviv, five-star Fairmont Grand Hotel in Kyiv, and Mercure Kyiv Congress Hotel. In addition, one hotel under Accor’s management is located in Odesa – MGallery Hôtel de Paris.

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Kyiv has allocated UAH 7 bln to support military – Klitschko

Despite the fact that Kyiv, like other cities, can only help those units that are formed and registered on the territory of the community, the capital’s authorities find opportunities to help other units of the Armed Forces and will increase this assistance, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on the Kyiv TV channel, the press service of the Kyiv City State Administration reports.

“Kyiv has allocated 7 billion hryvnias to help our military. This is 10 percent of the capital’s budget. Although initially the amount was planned to be much less – 100 million. We receive requests from our defenders almost every day. And we have never left them unanswered or without help. We have delivered 170 vehicles of various types to various units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It includes bulletproof vests, helmets, first aid kits, communications equipment, medical equipment… UAH 1 billion 550 million was allocated from the city budget for drones alone. Because we understand that our future depends on the strength of our military,” Klitschko emphasized.

He noted that at almost every meeting, the Kyiv City Council makes changes to the budget to increase assistance to the Ukrainian army. The city also allocated a lot of money for the construction of fortifications.

Klitschko added that helping the defenders is also a social component.

“The city provides financial assistance to veterans and families of heroes – 800 million hryvnias in 2023 alone. We also constantly purchase medical equipment for military hospitals and rehabilitation centers. We also allocate funds for the purchase of apartments for the families of our defenders… Kyiv has also been paying 30 thousand hryvnias to those mobilized since December 1 to provide financial incentives to new recruits. And it will continue to do so next year,” Klitschko emphasized.

“For the next year, we have preliminarily planned UAH 1 billion in the budget to help the army. But I can assure you that we will continue to increase our assistance, despite the fact that the military personal income tax (PIT) has been taken away from us. This means losses for the capital’s budget of about UAH 7 billion. This is despite the fact that Kyiv still pays 60 percent of personal income tax to the state budget (other cities pay 40 percent). But I repeat: we will do everything to effectively help our defenders,” Klitschko emphasized.

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