On September 14-18, the National Bank sold $ 71 million in currency on the interbank foreign exchange market.
At the same time, the National Bank did not buy foreign currency in its international reserves during the reporting week. Therefore, the National Bank for the first time in the late July sold the currency on the interbank market to support the hryvnia.
Since the beginning of the year, the NBU has bought $ 4509.4 million worth of foreign currency on the interbank market and sold it for $ 3362.8 million. Net purchase of foreign currency by the National Bank since the beginning of the year was $ 1217.6 million.
The Supreme Court declared Astra Bank insolvent, the press service of the National Bank reports. By its decision, the Supreme Court overturned the decisions of the Kyiv District Administrative Court and the Sixth Administrative Court of Appeal, which found the central bank’s actions illegal. The NBU reminded that Astra Bank is the only bank that […]
The National Bank did not go out this week with interventions on the interbank market, according to the press service of the regulator on Friday, November 27. The Central Bank has been refusing to buy or sell currency for three weeks in a row. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, the […]
The fall of the hryvnia will not happen again in the event of a full lockdown, as in March, assured the director of the open markets department of the National Bank Oleksiy Lupin. “We do not expect a repeat of the March events in the foreign exchange market, because in March it was something new, […]
The court satisfied the claim of the state-owned PrivatBank to Agroterminal and decided to collect UAH 1 billion in debt from it as a guarantor of Boryvazh. This is stated in the decision of the Commercial Court of Odessa region. According to court materials, PrivatBank terminated the loan agreement due to the debtor’s breach of […]
The defining reason for the depreciation of the hryvnia against the dollar and the euro in the third quarter was the deterioration of business expectations. Deteriorating expectations created increased demand for the currency, which turned out to be higher than supply. This contributed to the devaluation pressure in the foreign exchange market in the III […]
In July-September 2020, Ukrainian banks closed 251of the structural subdivisions, reducing the regional network to 7329 branches by October 1. This is stated in the data of the National Bank. Most branches in the third quarter were closed by the state Oschadbank – 166, reducing its total number to 1931. During the same period, the […]
Before the fall of the economy in the second quarter of 11.4% led to strict quarantine restrictions and declining demand, as well as reduced investment. This is stated in the report of the National Bank. “The main factor in the deepening decline in GDP was expected to be a reduction in domestic demand. It is […]
In the second quarter of 2020, Ukraine’s gross external debt increased by $ 2.5 billion and amounted to $ 122.8 billion, according to the National Bank. In terms of GDP, debt increased to 78.8% from 75.1% at the end of the first quarter. At the beginning of the year the figure was 78.6%. “External debt […]
On Monday, the Cabinet of Ministers of the United Kingdom officially announced the implementation of more than 700.000 million shares of the largest national retail bank Lloyds Banking Group total value of which, at the close of the stock market on Friday, estimated at 481 million pounds. Thus, a majority of assets owned by the […]
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The Kyiv Electric Car Repair Plant, owned by Ukrzaliznytsia, has entered into an agreement with DB Engineering & Consulting GmbH, a subsidiary of the German state company Deutsche Bahn, for business and management consulting services worth 1.08 million euros. Nashi Groshi reported this with reference to the data in the Prozorro system. It is noted […]
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On June 4, Smile-Expo will hold annual AI Conference Kyiv in the capital of Ukraine. This year, the conference is focused on business automation using artificial intelligence. Speakers include leading experts from Microsoft, Vodafone, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, METRO Cash & Carry, and other well-known companies. Keynote Speakers of AI Conference Kyiv The conference primarily aims […]
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The European Union has launched an antitrust investigation against Google to determine whether the company has violated EU rules by giving priority to advertising its services to the detriment of competitors. The Financial Times reports. According to the European Commission, the investigation will find out whether Google undermines competition rules by restricting third party access […]
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Egypt is losing about $ 14 million a day due to the blockade of the Suez Canal by the giant container ship Ever Given. The head of the Suez Canal Osama Rabi in an interview with eXtra News stated this. It is difficult to calculate the exact amount of losses, as the fees that Egypt […]
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3×4, a Web3 fundraising platform for non-profits, has been launched in Ukraine to bring innovative crypto & NFT fundraising to the rising number of social impact causes. 3×4 helps non-profit organizations to fundraise utilizing NFTs in collaborations with artists and brands while providing donors utility, revenue and transparency. The idea of 3×4 was born in […]
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The world’s largest producer of alcohol, the British Diageo has initiated arbitration proceedings with the French luxury goods manufacturer LVMH Moet Hennessy – Louis Vuitton SA due to non-payment of dividends in the amount of 181 million euros in 2019. Diageo owns 34% in the joint venture with LVMH for the production of alcoholic beverages […]
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Solomenskiy district court of Kiev refused to Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NAB) to verify the business activities of the “Ukrnafta” Ukrainian gas company in a criminal case. This is stated in the court decision, that was posted in the Unified Register of judgments. As follows from the materials of the case provided to the court, […]
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Gardening is a purely European business by mentality as it means long-term investments and a completely transparent process. Walnut is a financial pearl of this industry. A walnut garden of only 1 hectare yields more than 1.2 million UAH per year. A walnut garden is an investment in the future and long-term well-being, as one […]
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The Ukrainian authorities are waiting for the new credit transfer revenues from the International Monetary Fund, according to Ukrainian news agencies Ukrainian News. The government is almost assured of getting a regular cash flow, referring to all the fulfillment of the conditions: the transition of Privatbank in public ownership and approval of the state budget […]
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McDonald’s will start producing vegan chops for burgers next year. This was reported by CNBC with reference to the company’s president Jan Borden. According to him, McDonald’s will independently produce vegan chops for its burgers. While we are talking about beef substitutes, but in the future in the restaurants may appear vegan “chicken”. “Vegetarian chops […]
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PrivatBank transferred to the state budget the first tranche of dividends in the amount of UAH 10 billion, the bank’s press service reported on Friday, May 14. In total, PrivatBank will send UAH 19.4 billion for dividends to the state, which is 80% of last year’s profit (UAH 24.3 billion). In the first quarter of […]
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In the north of England, in the shire of Durham closed the last commercial coal mine Bradley Mine, which operated for almost 200 years. It is noted that the open coal sump, which produced 150 thousand tons of coal per year, decided to close after failed plans to expand production areas. Environmentalists have fought against […]
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Everyone has heard about Sweden from childhood, as it was Stockholm where the well-known fairytale heroes The Kid and Carlson lived. Let’s add here favorite of all IKEA, the band ABBA, cars of Volvo and Scania, companies like Spotify, Ericsson, H&M, Electrolux and μTorrent – the vision of the nation is made up of pieces. […]
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For the year 2016, much has changed in Ukraine’s legal system as well. By the representatives of the Ukrainian government was done an extensive work in the field of reform of the current legislation. December, 30 is the perfect time to take stock of this work. We decided to focus on the innovations that are […]
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The Turkish company Molino intends to build a modern grain terminal in Odessa with a fast speed of stowing a ship. During the investment forum “Prospects of development of sea trading ports of Ukraine” in Odessa the Turkish company Molino offered investors to construct modern grain transfer complex with a fast speed of stowing a […]
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