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 nationalized Privatbank closed 83 branches, reducing its total number to 1750, TAScombank – 11 (up to 87), Kredobank – five (up to 83).
At the same time, in July-September this year, the state-owned Ukrgasbank opened 21 branches, expanding its regional network to 269 branches, A-Bank opened five more branches (up to 235) and three each – Megabank (up to 153) and Ibox Bank (up to 42).
As of October 1, Oschadbank remains the leader in the number of branches – 1931, the second place is taken by Privatbank – 1750, third – Raiffeisen Bank Aval – 456, fourth – Ukrsibbank – 278, fifth – Ukrgasbank – 269.
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 Supreme Court did not satisfy the cassation appeal of Sberbank of Russia and recognized the Ukrainian state Оschadbank as the legal owner of the Sberbank trademark in the country. “The Supreme Court did not find grounds to satisfy the cassation appeal of Sberbank of Russia and upheld the decision of the Northern Commercial Court […]
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 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 […]
The German Federal Office of Shipping and Hydrography has allowed the laying of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline on a 2-kilometer stretch in the German exclusive economic zone. This is stated in a statement by the regulator on Monday, May 17. The decision concerns works with the help of vessels with an anchor positioning system. […]
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The “Pan Kurchak” agroindustrial group got permission to export chicken to the EU. This is the third Ukrainian company, besides the MHP and “Agromars” Complex” that can ship products to Europe. Products designed for the European market will be produced at the facilities of “Gubin” poultry complex”, which were upgraded in 2015. “The advantage with […]
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Currently, there are no threats to Ukraine’s visa-free travel with the European Union. Required joint efforts of all political forces in Ukraine to continue the movement towards the EU. This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba on the talk show “Freedom of Speech” on ICTV. According to him, there […]
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The American corporation Microsoft has received permission from the New Zealand Department of Foreign Investment to build data centers in Auckland. This is stated in a statement issued by the agency on Wednesday. “New Zealand subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation received management’s approval of foreign investments to purchase business assets, including various land, to further creation […]
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The press service of Hawkley reports that Hawkley Oil & Gas Limited Australian mining company had reported about the Ukrainian company sale transaction assets of Tomeas Assets Ltd. The amount of transaction has constituted 1 million dollars. Negotiations on sale have continued since February 2016. Reportedly that Hawkley Oil & Gas Limited will allocate proceeds […]
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The Swiss government has signed an agreement with the American biotechnology company Moderna, which will provide the country with early access to the coronavirus vaccine. Under the agreement, Switzerland will receive 4.5 million doses of the vaccine. Following this news, Moderna shares on the market on August 7 increased by 1.68% and reached $ 75. […]
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Новий власник Twitter Ілон Маск доручив інженерам попрацювати над перезавантаженням Vine, яке може бути готове до кінця нинішнього року. Про це повідомляє Axios. Зазначається, що інженерам компанії необхідно вивчити стару кодову базу відеосервісу, яка не змінювалася та не оновлювалася з моменту закриття, а саме з 2016 року, коли з’ясувалося, що майданчик не витримує конкуренції. Втім, одне з […]
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TUI will receive another 1.2 billion euros in state aid in connection with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the press service of the travel concern said. “The € 1.2 billion stabilization package strengthens the group’s position, providing sufficient liquidity in an unstable market environment. This applies to both the tourist season of the winter […]
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The victory of the candidate from the Republicans in the USA President elections stirred up not only the global political community but the US stock market too. According to Bloomberg analytical bureau, Hillary Clinton’s loss has hit the financial condition of 500 richest people in the world. In particular, analysts say that after the announcement of the race […]
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The Digital Future Investment company became a co-investor in the startup YouAppi round “B”. According to the CEO of the Digital Future, Alexei Vitchenko, this is the first transaction of the Ukrainian investment company in the “B” round level. The deposit amount is not disclosed. American-Israel YouAppi service was founded in 2011. YouAppi technology is […]
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BUSINESS TALKS, START-UP ALLEY AT #SUBF19 MAY 23 2019, KYIV TIME: 14:30-16:30 VENUE: PARKOVY CONGRESS AND EXHIBITION CENTER, KYIV, PARKOVA DOROGA 16A MODERATOR: BOHDAN SENCHUK, President of Swedish Business Association in Ukraine TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION: 1. ITC business partnership between Sweden and Ukraine; 2. Business climate in Ukraine: pros and cons to start, develop and […]
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Despite the unstable political and economic situation in the country, in 2015 it was recorded a large influx of investments in Ukrainian projects from the west. New companies are increasingly attracting foreign investors. The UVCA association recently reported on the results. The UVCA is an association of local and international investors. According to the UVCA […]
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The net loss of the Japanese automaker Nissan Motor in the first half of 2020-2021 fiscal year amounted to 330 billion yen ($ 3.1 billion) against a profit of 65.4 billion yen (about $ 620 million) a year earlier, follows from the financial statements of the company. The loss per share was 84.33 yen ($ […]
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In the structure of total turnover in 2015 was dominated transshipment of grain crops – 55.3% (2.32 million tons). Total the terminal transshipped 4.2 million tons. Marine Terminal “Nika-Tera” handled 236 ships in 2015, overloaded 4.2 million tons of cargo, – reported AgroTimes. “The volume that we had planned to port transshipment in 2015, carried […]
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The world’s largest car manufacturing company Volkswagen, which has recently been involved in a major diesel scandal for understating of emissions of harmful substances into the atmosphere, will now be sued in court on charges of violation of environmental legislation. Recently the USA Department of Justice filed a civil suit in federal court. The statement […]
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The largest producer of oil Kernel increased its sales of sunflower oil for 7%, grain – felled by 6% in the II quarter of the 2016 fiscal year. Kernel, one of the largest Ukrainian agricultural groups, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2016, which began in July 2015, reduced its grain sales by 6% […]
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