Ukraine: labor migrants’ remittances up in 2018

The volume of remittances through digital services and PrivatBank offices in 2018 grew by 25% YoY, to $2.6 billion. Over 60% of remittances were received exclusively via digital services, according to the bank’s press service. Referring to the statistics of the National Bank of Ukraine on $5.67 billion of money transfers through official channels, PrivatBank…

Ukraine: cheese exports down in Q1 2019

Cheese exports from Ukraine in January-March totaled 1,600 tons, down by 14% YoY. The shipments of Ukrainian cheese abroad in monetary terms over the period under review shrank by 19%, to $5,800 million, according to customs statistics reports posted by Ukraine’s State Fiscal Service (SFS) on its website. Cheese imports in Q1 increased by 43%,…