Ukraine: foreign direct investment up in H1 2021

In the first half of the current year, foreign direct investment in Ukraine increased by $2.7 billion compared to the same period last year, according to Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. “According to the law on “investment nannies”, UkraineInvest has already received applications worth almost $2 billion. Agricultural processing – nine projects worth $534…

Ukraine: GDP up in January-July 2021

In January-July, Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.1% YoY, according to data provided by the Ministry of Economy. The consolidated index of production grew by 1.3% (against a 1% increase in January-June 2021 and a 6.6% decline in January-June 2020). Ukraine’s GDP rose by 2.1% in January-July, compared with a 1.7% growth in…

Ukraine: exports up in January-July 2021

In January-July, compared to the same period in 2020, Ukraine’s imports of goods increased by 28.6%, to $37.24 billion, and exports – by 33.4%, to $35.51 billion, according to the State Statistics Service. Exports of goods from Ukraine amounted to $35.51 billion, up by 33.4%. Imports of goods to Ukraine over the reporting period amounted…