Ukrainian banks’ net profit shrank by 59.1% YoY in January-February, to UAH 6.491 billion ($232.1 million). That’s according to the National Bank of Ukraine. The banks’ revenue over the period under review decreased by 24.1%, to UAH 35.1 billion ($1.25 billion). (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)
Minister of Social Policy Maryna Lazebna said the Pension Fund in 2020 fell short of UAH 4 billion ($143 million) as a result of quarantine benefits for individual entrepreneurs, in particular, a new social assistance program for their children. In addition, the government exempted entrepreneurs of 1 and 2 categories and other self-employed from paying…
In February, the average nominal salary in Ukraine amounted to UAH 12,549, up by 15.7% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service. The average nominal salary of Ukrainians in February was 2.1 times higher than the minimum wage (UAH 6,000). Compared to January, the average nominal wage rose by 1.7%. The highest average nominal salaries…
Since the beginning of 2021, UAH 112.4 million has been transferred to the accounts of insolvent banks, including UAH 91.3 million in February, according to the press service of the Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine. The largest funds came from redemption of securities – UAH 48.7 million (JSC Misto Bank), from the sale of assets…
The Ukrainian government’s investment promotion office UkraineInvest and Zaporizhzhia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) have discussed the issue of attracting investment to the region, the press service of Zaporizhzhia CCI reports. According to Volodymyr Shamilov, President of Zaporizhzhia CCI, the Chamber and UkraineInvest have common goals and aspirations. “Our task is to create new…
Despite restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, trade between Ukraine and Uzbekistan increased by 30% YoY in 2020. This issue was discussed at a meeting of Head of the State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Vladyslava Mahaletska and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Ukraine Alisher Abdualiyev,…
The public and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in February decreased in national currency by UAH 5.3 billion, to UAH 2.553 trillion, the Ministry of Finance reported. At the same time, it increased in dollar terms by $0.67 billion, to $91.41 billion, said the ministry’s press service. “In February, the volume of the state and state-guaranteed…