The growth of capital investment in Ukraine in October-December 2021 accelerated to 19.3% compared to the same period in 2020, as a result of which it reached 13% for the year as a whole, the State Statistics Service has reported. According to its data, a total of UAH 528.8 billion of capital investment was disbursed, including UAH 197.1 billion in the fourth quarter compared to UAH 140.5 billion a quarter earlier.
In the sectoral context, the largest growth in capital investments in 2021 was recorded in aviation transport – 3.6 times, logging – 2.5 times, postal and courier activities – more than 2 times, healthcare – by 79.1%, retail trade – by 49.5 times %, fisheries – by 47.4%, land and pipeline transport – by 44.9%, water transport – by 35.6%.
In agriculture, investments increased by 24.9%, construction – by 24.7%, industry – by 10.8%, temporary accommodation and catering – by 10.9%, real estate transactions – by 9.2%.
At the same time, in financial and insurance activities last year there was a decline in capital investment by 28.3%, telecommunications – by 24.3%, education – by 18.7%, public administration and defense – by 4.7%.
The main source of financing for capital investment remained own funds of enterprises and organizations, through which 68.6% of the total volume of all investments was disbursed compared to 66.5% a year earlier.
The share of state budget funds was at the level of 9.2% (in 2020 was 8.7%), local budgets – 8.4% (10.4%), bank loans and other loans – 5% (6.7%), population for housing construction – 5.4% (4.9%), nonresident investors – 0.1% (0.4%).
A significant share of capital investments was invested in machinery, equipment and inventory – 30%, in engineering structures – 28%, in nonresidential and residential buildings – 13.5% and 9.1%, respectively, vehicles – 10.3%.
On March 1, Ukraine held the first auction for the placement of government domestic loan war bonds, at which it attracted UAH 8.122 billion for the period of one year at 11% per annum. According to the Ministry of Finance, a total of 10 applications were submitted for the auction, all of them were satisfied.
In addition, another auction was held, at which UAH 20.7 million was raised at 10% per annum for 56 days.
The funds from the bonds will be used to meet the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the uninterrupted provision of the financial needs of the state under martial law, the ministry said.
As reported, the total volume of issuance of military bonds is up to UAH 400 billion. They can be purchased by the National Bank. However, according to available information, it was not among the buyers in the first auction.
In Ukraine, the Ministry of Health intends to take measures against pharmacies that do not work.
“A serious conversation began with the owners of pharmacies, which guaranteed opening yesterday, but did not open today. And tomorrow there will be no more conversations with them, there will be other decisions,” Minister of Health Viktor Liashko wrote on his Facebook page on Tuesday following his visits to some cities.
Liashko stressed that “appropriate decisions will be made regarding all unscrupulous pharmacy chains that sabotage the work.”
“No one will speculate on the war, we are all in the same conditions. I will note again: pharmacies must work, pharmacies in hospitals do not have the right to be closed,” the minister wrote.
Liashko also said that on Tuesday, Ukraine recorded an airstrike on the city hospital in Kharkiv, shelling and destruction of emergency medical dispatch centers.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has opened a current account for humanitarian purposes to help Ukrainians affected by Russian aggression, the press service of the regulator said on Tuesday.
According to the report, the account is meant for charity contributions from Ukraine and from abroad.
“To streamline the inflows of funds as humanitarian aid to Ukrainians affected by the war, the NBU has opened an account for the Ministry of Social Policy to accumulate charitable contributions for social needs in wartime,” the press service said, citing Governor of the National Bank Kyrylo Shevchenko.
He said that unlike the special account that has been opened to finance the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, money from this account will be used to help those hardest-hit by the war with Russia.
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Ukrzaliznytsia will take humanitarian cargo to its warehouse in Lviv for further shipment by rail to Kyiv, Kharkiv, Dnipro, Zaporizhia and Odesa.
“The priority types of cargo are medicines, hygiene products, long-term storage food, clothing, bottled water, baby products [food, diapers, etc.], sleeping bags and mats,” Ukrzaliznytsia said on the Telegram channel.
The company asks to provide goods in whole packages, preferably on pallets.
Cargoes are accepted at the address: Lviv, 2 Shyroka Street.
The U.S. tobacco company Philip Morris handed over 500,000 packs of cigarettes to the Ukrainian army, MP from the Servant of the People party Danylo Hetmantsev has said.
“Philip Morris donated 500,000 packs of cigarettes to help the army! Lviv Tobacco Factory and JT International Ukraine also handed over cigarettes to the military today in all regions where there are logistics warehouses,” Hetmantsev wrote in Telegram.