The State Statistics Service of Ukraine reports that production of cement in August increased by 15.5% YoY and now is 1’03 million tons (excluding Crimea, city of Sevastopol, part of Donetsk and Lugansk regions). Moreover, the monthly amount of production in August is the record-breaking since September 2013. If compared to July the output went…
The Ukrainian antimonopoly committee has filed a suit to the Kiev Economic Court to enforce recovery of a $3 billion penalty from Russian gas maker Gazprom, an official of the committee reported. The committee imposed the fine in 2015 to punish the company for its monopolist position on the transit gas market. Gazprom said it…
Ukraine needs to build the land market that stimulates the economic development of agriculture, Ukrainian Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk has said. “First we need to decide what the land market will be. Do you think it does not exist? Of course, it does. It exists, but in the way that limits the development of agriculture…
In January-September Ukraine imported coal and anthracite valued at $1.039 billion, in particular $133.663 million in September. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied coal for $674.18 million, the United States for $147.293 million, Australia for $69.103 million, other countries for $148.234 million. The total volume of coal delivered to the country for the…
On October 3, Ukraine International Airlines offered Economy Class passengers traveling on UIA short and medium-haul flights the new pre-ordered meal menu. To pre-order an onboard meal, a passenger should visit the UIA website, click the pre-ordered meals link, submit information on the flight date and route, and choose the preferred meal options out of…
In July-August of the 2016/2017 marketing year, PJSC State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine sold more than 11 thousand tons of flour milling goods on foreign markets and became the top-performer in the rating of Ukrainian flour exporters, the Director of the Department of marketing and sales of finished goods at PJSC SFGCU Viacheslav…
Russia’s Finance Ministry has suggested charging from 2018 or 2019 value-added tax (VAT) on goods purchased in foreign online stores, according to a draft tax policy document. “Keeping in mind experience of charging VAT on content sold in Russia by foreign online floors, amendments to the law on taxes and duties will be proposed from…