Ukraine: trade with Turkiye reaches $8 billion

Since the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the volume of trade between Ukraine and Turkiye has reached the historic high, as Turkish investors continue to implement their projects in Ukraine despite the ongoing war, the head of the board of the Turkish-Ukrainian business association Burak Pehlivan has said. According to the official, the volume of…

Ukraine: government and partners preparing reform matrix to cover all areas

Despite russia’s full-scale aggression, Ukraine’s commitment to reform and national transformation remains unwavering. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the opening of the OECD’s regular ministerial-level meeting, Eurasia Week 2023. “We are moving forward. We have set ourselves ambitious goals, including Ukraine’s membership in the European Union and the OECD in the…

Ukraine: economy showing positive signs

In the third quarter of this year, the country’s GDP grew by 9.3% YoY. This is higher than expected. This was underlined by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a Government session on December 12. “Despite the huge economic downturn at the beginning of the large-scale war, the economy is now showing positive signs,” said Denys…

Ukraine: Kyiv region joins lamp exchange programme

A week ago, the next stage of the all-Ukrainian incandescent lamp exchange programme was launched. Starting from December 5, pensioners have already exchanged 1 million old incandescent lamps for new energy-efficient lamps. Starting from December 12, Kyiv region joined the exchange programme. Pensioners living in the Kyiv region can receive an additional five LED lamps…

Ukraine: customs officers direct trucks to checkpoints with Hungary and Romania

Due to the protest of Slovak carriers in front of the Vysne Nemecke-Uzhhorod checkpoint, customs officers in Zakarpattia region are sending trucks to other checkpoints, Zakarpattia Customs reports. “To avoid the accumulation of queues in front of the Uzhhorod-Vysne Nemecke checkpoint, Zakarpattia Customs directs carriers to the nearest checkpoints for crossing the border, Chop-Zahony, on…