Ambassadors of the Group of Seven (G7) countries have praised the Ukrainian government’s decision to nationalize PrivatBank and expressed their hope for strengthening the country’s banking sector. “We recognize and applaud the leadership of the governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the President for their continued…
According to Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture, as of December 8, 422.6 thousand ha of corn were threshed, or 100% of the plan (422.8 thousand ha). 2224.7 KMT were harvested with the average yield of 5.26 MT/ha. Average corn yield is 4.4% higher than in 2015. As of December 8, winter wheat had been sown at…
Representatives of political, business and expert circles have discussed the progress of Ukrainian energy reforms, the role of new strategic partnership in this area and priorities for 2017 at an international high-level conference on the new EU-Ukraine strategic partnership in energy and the role of business in this process in Brussels. “Having signed the memorandum…
Exports of Ukrainian agricultural products amounted to nearly $12 billion in 10 months of 2016. This is reported by the press service of the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine. “According to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, exports of Ukrainian agricultural products in January-October amounted to $11.8 billion, accounting for 40.7% of total…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said that the situation with PrivatBank (Dnipro) was not only a threat to itself, but to Ukraine’s entire banking system. “A threat to the bank and the whole Ukrainian banking system has appeared. It is obvious to us. Our key financial partners – IMF, World Bank, EBRD and others – have…
This year, Latvia climbed to the third place among countries of continental Europe in regards to loans issued online. France and Germany are ahead of Latvia in this industry. Thanks to rapid development of two financial technologies companies Twino and Mintos in the past two years, Latvia has become one of the leaders in alternative…
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde has welcomed the decision of the Ukrainian government and the National Bank of Ukraine on the nationalization of PrivatBank, the largest bank in the country, as it is an important step to ensure financial stability. “Today’s decision of Ukrainian authorities to nationalize PrivatBank is an…