The Supervisory Board of the state-owned PrivatBank has elected Gerhard Bösch as the new Chairman of the Board. This was announced on Thursday, May 27, the press service of the bank.
It is noted that Bösch will take office after the approval of his candidacy by the National Bank of Ukraine.
According to the press service, the new head was appointed based on the results of competitive selection. He has extensive experience in the transformation of banks, including their privatization.
As you know, Gerhard Bösch headed the World Treasury and Markets Department at Raiffeisen Centralbank from 2004 to 2006, then served as First Deputy Chairman of the Board for four years. Since 2010, Bösch has been the First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of Raiffeisen Bank Aval.
SoftServe is expanding its presence and opening new office spaces in four cities — Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Uzhhorod, and Odesa. They are available for 250 people working in these regions as well as other employees. The coworking in Vinnytsia where SoftServe has around 50 employees is already fully operating. Odesa is the next — office space […]
COMBINE ROAD AND COMFORT Shell is launching a new coffee brand Shell Café all over Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (to replace […]
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to be the world’s first hotel group to make all meetings and events across 400+ hotels in its EMEA portfolio carbon negative. For every event taking place at its participating hotels, Radisson Hotel Group will offset double the carbon footprint, to ensure that every meeting has a positive impact on […]
During trading on Monday, October 11, the price of a barrel of Brent oil rose by 2% to $ 84.01. She reached this mark for the first time since October 2018. US WTI oil rose by $ 1.62 to $ 81.3 – the highest price since 2014, according to Reuters. It is noted that Brent […]
The agreement on a single corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent was signed by 136 states, which account for more than 90 percent of world GDP. The agreement is aimed at combating tax evasion by international corporations. The initiative was also signed by countries that were initially opposed to tax reform, such as […]
The savings of Ukrainian citizens outside the banking system are estimated at $ 30-35 billion. This estimate was given by the chairman of the National Bank Kyrylo Shevchenko during the Kyiv Economic Forum. There are different estimates of the “gray” economy. We in the National Bank believe that this is up to 30% of GDP. […]
During the week, the National Bank of Ukraine bought $ 228 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. At the same time, the central bank did not sell currency on the interbank market. So the NBU continued to buy currency on the interbank market, the bank increased it compared to last week ($ 15 million) […]
The new Tesla factory in Berlin may release the first electric cars next month. CEO Elon Musk stated this. Speaking at the plant, Musk said he hoped to get the green light to begin production in the coming weeks. The last consultation on public concern about the plant ends on October 14, after which the […]
Direction of LLC Development Construction Holding (DCH), whose president is Oleksander Yaroslavskyi, is considering to lease the OPP instead of the acquisition of assets of this PJSC, reported Zn.ua. In an official statement of OPP representatives was indicated that they appealed to the State Property Fund of Ukraine in order to initiate an open competition […]
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China is a global player that sets its priorities for both the short and long terms. Ukraine is very interesting for China in the context of investment projects for the future. This is confirmed by a new investment proposal for Ukraine. Ukraine, along with 20 other countries, will be included in the posed by China Association […]
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“MTS Ukraine” (Vodafone Ukraine), telecommunication company reached an agreement with “Ukrtelecom” about buying mobile operator “TriMob”. As noted, the the transaction amounted to about $ 120 million (3 billion UAH). According to one source , negotiations about the deal began since the spring of last year, when the “MTS Ukraine” has sold its fixed network […]
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The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has adopted the concept of a simplified merger of banks. This was announced by the Head of Department of registration and licensing issues of the NBU, Alexander Bevz, writes the FinClub. At the same time, before that the regulator has tightened the requirements for small banks. Those who will […]
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On Wednesday, Boeing announced the financial results of the 2nd quarter, which ended on June 30. Boeing Management noted that the company makes “tough, but necessary steps to adapt for a new realities of market.” Aviation giant is experiencing perhaps the most difficult times in its history, faced with a double crisis. On the one […]
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Representatives of the House of Representatives and the US Senate have agreed to include additional sanctions against Russia’s Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. The sanctions will be included in the US State Defense Act for 2021.This was reported by Bloomberg. The sanctions will affect insurance and certification companies working with Russian courts to complete the project. […]
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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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According to Resolution №269 of March 29, wheat, sunflower oil, detergents, newsprint, cardboard, craft paper and craft cardboard, toilet paper, cosmetic wipes, hand towels, tablecloths and napkins were added to the list. The list also includes boxes, boxes, bags, packages, rope made of other alloy steels, drilling tools, and other carts and running balancing carts, […]
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The international telecommunications company Liberty Global has made an offer to the Swiss Provider Sunrise Communications Group AG on the acquisition, the value of the transaction is estimated at 6.8 billion Swiss francs ($ 7.4 billion), the company said. “Liberty Global announced today, that in accordance with the terms of the agreement between Liberty Global […]
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Ukraine continues to work on prevention the Russian Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from operating. The methods by which Kyiv hopes to prevent the launch of the gas pipeline were revealed by the head of Naftogaz Yuriy Vitrenko in an interview with Radio Svoboda. “The battle is lost, but the war is not lost. And our” […]
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On Wednesday, April 28, the only currently operating third power unit stopped at the Zaporizhzhya TPP, DTEK’s press service reports. The shutdown occurred at 11:01 due to the operation of the turbine valve protection. “The reasons for the operation are being clarified. The power unit was disconnected without interruptions in the power supply of its […]
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Shares of AT&T, which have lost 27.6% of value since the beginning of the year, rose up to 5.8% on Thursday after the publication of better-than-expected Wall Street analysts, earnings for the 3rd quarter, which ended on September 30. AT&T reported earnings per share of $ 0.76, which is 19% below last year’s value, but […]
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OPEC + member states have agreed to increase oil production by 400,000 bpd per month from August. This is stated in a press release from OPEC. It is noted that the OPEC + countries will seek to eliminate the current restrictions in September 2022. Thus in December, 2021 the estimation of the market is given. […]
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This week Chipotle (Chipotle Mexican Grill) closed another restaurant, this time in Boston, after a large number of students were poisoned by food. Questions of consumers about quality of products in Chipotle grow. Similar cases have been seen in other states, when people feel bad after a visit to Chipotle. Food scandal confused the investors […]
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Last week, from November 16 to 22, more than 4 million people in the world became infected with the new type of coronavirus, which is a record number since the beginning of the pandemic. This was announced on Tuesday, November 24, the press service of the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, in these […]
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In 2021, the Ukrainian economy will grow by 4%. This is stated in the updated IMF forecast. At the same time, next year growth will slow to 3.4%. Inflation in Ukraine is expected to increase to 7.9% in 2021 after declining to 2.7% in 2020, and to 6.8% in 2022. The current account surplus of […]
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