Court closes Centrenergo bankruptcy case – SPF head

The business court of Kyiv on Monday decided to terminate hearing the case about bankruptcy of PJSC Centrenergo, satisfying the petition of the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF). “Accordingly, the bankruptcy case is closed,” SPF Head Vitaliy Trubarov wrote on his Facebook page. He expressed hope that soon the security will also be waived … Read more

Coal stocks in TPPs’ warehouses in Ukraine 46% less than last year

Coal reserves in the warehouses of thermal power plants (TPP) of energy generating companies in Ukraine as of August 19 stood at 753,400 tonnes, which is 46% (639,200 tonnes) less than a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry. According to Interfax-Ukraine’s calculations, the reserves of anthracite currently amount … Read more

Ukroboronprom to supply An-178 in tender of Peruvian ministry of interior for some $65 mln

An-178 aircraft of the Ukroboronprom state concern (made by Antonov State Enterprise, Kyiv) has won in a tender held by the Ministry of the Interior of Peru to replace aircraft of the National Police of Peru (An-32). Ukrainian transport aircraft An-178 will replace An-32B aircraft of the National Police of Peru, according to a posting … Read more

GDP growth in Ukraine in Q2 accelerates to 4.6%

The growth of gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in April-June 2019 was 4.6% compared to the same period in 2018, whereas the growth rate in the first quarter was lower, being fixed at 2.5%. The Q2 indicator was announced by Ukraine’s State Statistics Service on Wednesday. The country’s real GDP in the second quarter … Read more

Cabinet amends mechanism of PSO in electricity market

The Cabinet of Ministers on August 14 put amendments to the mechanism of functioning of public service obligations (PSO) in the electricity market. The relevant decision was voted in accordance with an abridged procedure. Initially, draft amendments to PSO were not put on the agenda of a government meeting on that day. The intention of … Read more

Fozzy Group uses Vodafone BigData tool to choose perfect location of new stores

Fozzy Group applied BigData provided by Vodafone Ukraine mobile operator for planning and development of its retail network, reads a joint press release of two companies. Analysts at the Fozzy Group received accurate data on a high-quality portrait of an audience that visit stores allowing to divide the flow of people into those, who live, … Read more

Zelensky announces plans to legalize gambling in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that gambling will be legalized in Ukraine, in particular, it will be permitted to open casinos in five-star hotels. “We will legalize gambling, namely the operation of casinos in five-star hotels, which will stimulate the development of the tourism cluster of the region near the Black Sea. Here we … Read more

Mobile operator lifecell sees 41.8% rise in net loss, revenue – 16.1% up in Q2

The mobile communications operator lifecell in April-June 2019 saw a rise of 41.8% in net loss year-over-year, to UAH 293.2 million. According to financial report posted on its official website, lifecell’s revenue grew by 16.1%, to UAH 1.48 billion. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) rose by 41.7%, to UAH 798.8 million. EBITDA … Read more