Ukraine in January-July imported 5.3 billion cubic meters of natural gas worth $1.5 billion from European countries. Ukraine received 2.1 billion cubic meters of gas worth $590.7 million from traders registered in Switzerland, 1.8 billion cubic meters worth $513.6 million from Germany, 438 million cubic meters worth $130 million from Poland, 345.4 million cubic meters…
The growth of Ukraine’s GDP in the second quarter of 2018 to 3.8% compared to the same period last year may become a prerequisite for average wage increase up to UAH 10,000 before the end of the year. “In the second quarter we had preliminary data on the GDP growth up to 3.6%. The adjusted…
Klaipeda Seaport is being represented at exhibition “TransKazachstan. TransLogistic 2018” and conference “Transport and Logisctic Markets” organized in September 18-20 in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Klaipeda Seaport says it is an international event that opens new possibilities for companies to present themselves and to consolidate their position in Kazakhstan transport market, to disseminate information about their services…
Directorate for Management of Issyk-Kul Development Fund plans to reconstruct the road on Kydyr-Ake Street in Karakol, state procurement portal says. Reconstruction will be carried out from Kuchukov highway to a filling station. At least 108.5 million soms were allocated for 1.5 km of the road. The project includes felling of 135 trees. Poplars with…
A chemical plant will start operating in Aktau in 2020. It will be built by Topan Chemical Industries. According to Gaisa Zhumaliyev, head of the company, the new factory will produce caustic soda and chlorine-containing products. The project value is $70 million. The plant is expected to be constructed in the Seaport Aktau Special Economic…
The Export Credit Agency (ECA) may start working in the fourth quarter of 2018 if its funding is increased by UAH 80 million. “We need UAH 80 million more to take legal and organizational measures needed to launch the agency. For the last six months we have been insisting on the stipulation of the indicated…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) is mulling over change in its monetary policy, admitting a possible lack of liquidity in the banking sector in 2019. “Besides the current decision on the key policy rate, the NBU Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members also discussed potential needs in further modification of the operational design of the…