A number of documents were signed in Ljubljana on November 8, in the presence of presidents of Ukraine and Slovenia, Petro Poroshenko and Borut Pahor, press secretary of the Ukrainian president Sviatoslav Tseholko has said. “Ukraine and Slovenia have signed a memorandum of understanding in energy efficiency and alternative fuels”, Tseholko wrote on Twitter. In…
Using Silk Road infrastructure will allow Ukrainian agricultural producers to enter the Chinese market. Advisor to Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Vladyslava Rutytska said this at the 2016 Ukraine Silk Road Forum in Kyiv. “Our companies obtained the right to export dairy products. These products have a very limited shelf life. So, the possibility…
On November 4, Ukraine International Airlines and Amadeus signed a partnership agreement, enabling UIA to drive revenue generation and growth. The parties were represented by Yuri Miroshnikov, UIA President, and Julia Sattel, Global Head of Airline IT, Amadeus. UIA has chosen the Amadeus Altea Suite, which provides the carrier with a complete Passenger Service System…
Enefit Energiatootmine AS (fully owned subsidiary of Eesti Energia Group) has reached a settlement with GE (including Alstom Estonia AS, GE Power Sp.z o.o and Alstom Power Systems) regarding the new Auvere power plant. The plant was due to be handed over to Eesti Energia by GE in November 2015 but acceptance has been delayed…
In 2016 Belarus demonstrated the lowest index of rapeseed production during 8 recent years. But since the beginning of the current season, the oilseed import volumes were estimated as quite moderate, due to the higher offer prices of imported rapeseed in comparison with the Belarusian oilseed, as well as price environment of the rapeseed oil…
The Ukrainian government has issued fines totaling 721.236 million UAH ($28.25 million) to Russian airlines carrying out commercial services to Simferopol. Ukraine has refused to recognize Russian jurisdiction over the Crimea following the latter’s unilateral annexation of the province in 2014. As such, Ukraine has issued over 5,000 fines to Russian airlines for serving Simferopol,…
In 2016/2017 season export potential of the Black Sea region is estimated to overcome 105 MMT. Black Sea countries steadily take new positions in the global grain production and trade, overtaking traditional top exporters, such as USA and EU. Despite growing global consumption, grain stocks set new records, intensifying competition for the buyers. The era…