Ukraine: Zelensky announces meeting with Georgia on economic cooperation

The next meeting of the Ukraine-Georgia Joint Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation is to be held in September, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Commission’s main task is to intensify trade and economic cooperation between the two countries, Zelensky said at a joint press conference with President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili in Kyiv. “I am…

Ukraine: alternative markets sought for businesses affected by Belarusian restrictions

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will help Ukrainian businesses enter alternative markets if Belarus takes unjustified restrictive measures, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (CDTO) Dmytro Senik has said this at a meeting of the Export and Investment Support Committee of the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the discussion, Senik reminded that Minister for…

Ukraine: milk production down in January-May 2021

Milk production in Ukraine decreased by 5.3% YoY in January-May, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. In particular, milk output amounted to 3.43 million tons, including 1.4 million tons produced by agricultural enterprises (-0.6%) and 2.29 million tons by private households (-6.5%). The highest volumes of milk production over the reporting period were…