One of the largest retail and wholesale trade operators in Western Ukraine, CJSC “Agrokontrakt,” has summed up its business results for the first half of 2006. Over the 6 months of the current year, the company's turnover increased by UAH 6.9 million compared to the previous period and amounted to UAH 78.9 million. At the same time, net profit amounted to UAH 631.4 thousand. In total, during the first half of the year, the enterprise paid UAH 350 thousand in taxes and local fees, and labor costs amounted to UAH 4 million. As of July 1, 2006, the non-current assets of CJSC “Agrokontrakt” amounted to UAH 39.9 million, current assets – UAH 33.3 million, equity – UAH 24.1 million.

Reference: CJSC “Agrokontrakt” is a major wholesale and retail trade operator in Western Ukraine, operating since 1994. The company owns the “Kolibris” supermarket chain (9 supermarkets, total area 10,500 sq. m.), the “Nash!” “soft” discounter chain (2 stores, total area 2,000 sq. m.), two cash&carry “Market” stores in the city of Lutsk and in Lviv (total area over 7.5 thousand sq. m.), and the “Globus” trade and business center in the city of Lutsk (8 thousand sq. m. of retail and 6 thousand sq. m. of office space). The companies developing the distribution direction of the “Agrokontrakt” structure are located in the city of Lutsk (CJSC “Agrokontrakt”), the city of Kyiv (LLC “Agrokontrakt-Kyi”), and the city of Lviv (LLC “Agrokontrakt-L”). The turnover of the “Agrokontrakt” group of companies in 2005 amounted to UAH 400 million. The group of companies employs 1,500 people.