JSC “Galnaftogaz Concern,” which operates one of the largest OKKO gas station chains, will pay 3.1 billion UAH in dividends based on 2023 results, according to the SMIDA disclosure system.
“The total amount of dividends to be paid is 3,100,000,000.00 UAH. The dividend per share is 0.158758424 UAH,” the statement reads.
This decision was approved by the general meeting of shareholders on October 9.
The payment period for dividends, which will be distributed directly to shareholders, is set from November 6, 2026, through April 6, 2027 (inclusive).
As previously reported, the general meeting of shareholders of JSC “Concern “Galnaftogaz” decided to allocate UAH 1.26 billion toward dividends based on the 2024 results—the majority of the 2024 net profit of UAH 1.4 billion. It was also decided to leave an additional 0.17 billion UAH undistributed at the company’s disposal. The dividend per share amounted to 0.064 UAH.
Later, Vasyl Danylyak, CEO of the OKKO Group of Companies, noted that OKKO would allocate its 2024 dividends, totaling 1.26 billion UAH, to new investment projects in the energy and agriculture sectors.
The OKKO Group unites more than 10 diverse businesses in the fields of manufacturing, trade, construction, insurance, services, and other sectors. The group’s flagship company is the Galnaftogaz concern, which operates one of Ukraine’s largest gas station networks under the “OKKO” brand, comprising nearly 400 gas stations.
The founder and ultimate beneficiary of the group is Vitaliy Antonov.
Vietnam has provided Ukraine with a new package of humanitarian aid worth $500,000, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga announced on October 20, 2026. This is the second aid package of this size announced by Vietnam since the start of Russia’s full-scale aggression.
“We deeply appreciate this significant gesture of goodwill, compassion, and solidarity with the Ukrainian people during these difficult times. It is especially timely on the eve of winter,” the head of Ukraine’s foreign ministry wrote on the social media platform X.
Details regarding the distribution of the new package—specifically concerning the humanitarian programs and organizations through which the funds will be channeled—have not yet been disclosed.
Earlier, in May 2022, the Vietnamese government announced that it would provide Ukraine with $500,000 in humanitarian aid. The decision was made in response to a call by the United Nations to support populations affected by the war.
According to an official statement from the Vietnamese government dated May 12, 2022, $100,000 of this amount was allocated to the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), $100,000 to the World Health Organization (WHO), and another $100,000 to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The remaining $200,000 was allocated through the Vietnamese Red Cross to be transferred to the Ukrainian Red Cross and to fund humanitarian efforts.
Thus, the total amount of the two humanitarian aid packages announced by Vietnam for Ukraine in 2022 and 2026 is $1 million.
Vietnam supports humanitarian initiatives by the UN and international organizations aimed at providing assistance to those affected by armed conflicts. A statement by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in May 2022 also emphasized the need to protect the civilian population, ensure the security of critical infrastructure, and uphold international humanitarian law.
Ukraine and Vietnam have maintained diplomatic relations for over 34 years. Cooperation between the countries encompasses trade, education, science and technology, humanitarian exchanges, and collaboration within international organizations.
Vietnam recognized Ukraine’s independence on December 27, 1991, less than four months after it was proclaimed. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were officially established on January 23, 1992, following the signing of a protocol in Kyiv.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Kyiv began operations in 1993, and the Ukrainian Embassy in Hanoi was opened in 1997. In 1996, the two countries signed the Treaty on the Principles of Relations and Cooperation, which became one of the key documents of the bilateral legal framework.
In January 2027, Ukraine and Vietnam will celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
DIPLOMACY, HUMANITARIAN AID, international cooperation, UKRAINE, VIETNAM
The largest percentage increase in the number of job openings on the Ukrainian labor market in September 2026 compared to June was recorded in the education and translation sectors, where demand for specialists rose by 30%, according to a study by the “OLX Jobs” platform.
According to the platform’s press release, the median salary in the education sector decreased by 14%—to 17,250 UAH. The medicine and pharmaceuticals sector ranked second in terms of growth in the number of job postings (+28%, with the median salary rising by 13%—to 22,500 UAH). In the IT sector, median salaries rose by 18% (to 32,500 UAH), although the total number of job openings fell by 7%.
At the same time, in absolute terms, blue-collar trades and logistics remained the leaders in terms of the number of job openings this fall. Specifically, in September, employers posted the most job listings in the manufacturing and blue-collar trades sectors (19,100 vacancies with a median salary of 30,000 UAH), retail and sales (16,600 job postings, 27,500 UAH), construction (nearly 10,200 job postings, with salaries reaching nearly 43,800 UAH), as well as in the hospitality and tourism sector (nearly 8,000 job postings, 25,000 UAH).
Compared to June, there were 176 more job postings in logistics, warehousing, and delivery, while the median salary was 2,500 UAH lower (compared to 35,000 UAH in September).
In terms of candidate activity, the positions that received the most applications per posting in September were in advertising, design, and PR (36 applications), call centers (27 applications), and entry-level roles for students (25 applications). The biggest surge in interest from job seekers was observed in the IT sector, where the number of responses per job posting jumped by 97%.
“Overall, the data shows that both at the beginning of summer and at the beginning of fall, employers were primarily looking for skilled workers. The study also confirmed the discrepancy between the needs of employers and candidates, as in both June and September, job openings in advertising, design, and PR received the most applications per posting,” OLX Robota concluded.
The main pressure on logistics costs comes from rising rental rates: since the summer, they have increased two to three times, said Tetyana Lys, a logistics expert at the international postal and logistics company Meest China, in a comment to the “Interfax-Ukraine” news agency.
“The cost of warehouse rentals has risen the most since the summer of 2026—in some places, threefold. For our own needs, we monitor prices for warehouse space in the Kyiv region and in western Ukraine. Just a few years ago, a warehouse could be rented for $3 per square meter; later, rates rose to $4–5. Today, some offers in the Kyiv region reach $12 per square meter. After the region’s warehouse infrastructure was hit, there is significantly less available high-quality space, and property owners are dictating their terms,” Lys said.
She added that the company continues to restructure its logistics routes and is relocating warehouses from the Kyiv region to western Ukraine.
“However, the situation there is also challenging: space is in high demand, so prices have risen there as well. Back in August, the cost of Category B–C warehouse space reached as high as $5 per square meter in some locations. Now prices have risen to $7 and above,” she said.
At the same time, according to the expert, the cost of transportation itself has not changed significantly since the summer. It largely depends on fuel prices and the exchange rate, and there have been no significant fluctuations in these two indicators. Therefore, warehouses—rather than transportation—are currently the main factor driving up logistics costs.
Lys noted that the fall is traditionally the peak season in logistics, accompanied by an increase in order volume of approximately 7–10% compared to the summer and a corresponding rise in operational workload. The year 2026 was no exception.
“Our key task is to ensure the processing of a larger volume of orders without a proportional increase in operating costs, by boosting team productivity, maintaining service quality, and improving business margins,” she said, outlining the company’s priorities in this situation.
Meest China is part of the Meest holding company, has been operating in the international postal and logistics services market since 2014, and is currently the leader in deliveries from China to Ukraine. The company specializes in delivering goods as duty-free postal shipments for personal use, as well as commercial cargo for business clients. It has offices and warehouses in China and Ukraine. Currently, the company delivers shipments from China to approximately 30 countries worldwide, from South Korea and Japan to Ukraine, and also provides freight services for worldwide delivery.
On October 14, LLC “Gas Transmission System Operator of Ukraine” (GTSOU) announced a tender for voluntary health insurance for its employees. According to the Prozorro electronic government procurement system, the estimated cost of the service procurement is 5.318 million UAH.
According to the system, the deadline for submitting bids is October 30.
The leaders of Ukraine’s insurance market in terms of payouts for January–August 2026 were SG “TAS” – 2.758 billion UAH (1.773 billion UAH for the first 8 months of 2025), “Arsenal Insurance” – 2.166 billion UAH, “ARKS” – 2.117 billion UAH (1.350 billion UAH), Insurance Company ‘USG’ – 1.696 billion UAH (1.161 billion UAH), and Insurance Company “VUSO” – 1.695 billion UAH.
According to data from the “PRIMA” information exchange project of the National Association of Insurers of Ukraine (NAIU), there have been changes in the top five compared to the same period last year. Specifically, Insurance Company “Arsenal Insurance” and Insurance Company “VUSO,” which previously were not among the top five in terms of payouts, took second and fifth place, replacing Insurance Company “INGO” and Insurance Company “Unica.”
The leaders in the MTPL market are TAS Insurance Group—1.393 billion UAH (624 million UAH), Oranta Insurance Company—846.1 million UAH (507.7 million UAH), “Knyazha VIG” Insurance Company – 755.7 million UAH (396.6 million UAH), and “Arsenal Insurance” – 500.7 million UAH, replacing “PZU Ukraine” and “INGO” Insurance Company – 423.1 million UAH (222.9 million UAH).
Under the “Green Card” program, the top five insurers by payouts for the first eight months of 2026 were TAS Insurance Group—424.5 million UAH (416.6 million UAH), USG—348.9 million UAH (293.4 million UAH), “PZU Ukraine” – 229.5 million UAH (109.6 million UAH), “Knyazha VIG” – 106.2 million UAH (167.1 million UAH), which swapped places, and “INGO” – 90.6 million UAH (95.9 million UAH)
There have also been changes in the CASCO market: as of the end of the first eight months of 2026, “Arsenal Insurance” leads the market with 1.241 billion UAH (751.8 million UAH), having swapped places with IC “ARKS” at 1.031 billion UAH (850.3 million UAH), TAS Insurance Group – 543.3 million UAH (433.9 million UAH), VUSO – 533.5 million UAH (383,100 UAH), and USG Insurance Company – 530.3 million UAH, replacing Unica Insurance Company.
“Unica” Insurance Company once again holds the lead in voluntary health insurance with 734.7 million UAH (731.5 million UAH). Next are “VUSO” Insurance Company with 529 million UAH (398.8 million UAH), INGO Insurance Company with 528.1 million UAH (465.2 million UAH)—which swapped places—Universal Insurance Company with 401.6 million UAH (354.6 million UAH), and TAS with 325.1 million UAH (250.8 million UAH)
In the life insurance market, MetLife ranks first in payouts with 483.2 million UAH (373.9 million UAH), followed by TAS with 364.5 million UAH (263.2 million UAH), Grave Life with 321 million UAH (223.5 million UAH), “Unica Life” with 125.1 million UAH (158.6 million UAH), and PZU “Ukraine Life Insurance” with 60.5 million UAH, replacing “Arks Life.”
