President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky discussed, among other things, the economic and infrastructure cooperation during the talks with President of France Emmanuel Macron. “I appreciate that the French side is taking an active part in restoring the infrastructure of our country, improving the lives of our citizens, especially in eastern Ukraine. By joint efforts, we…
In January, the State Property Fund of Ukraine held 17 successful auctions for a total amount of UAH 440.96 million, of which UAH 286.03 million had already been transferred to the budget. The total amount of privatization proceeds was 42 times higher than in January 2021. The average number of auction participants also increased from…
The United States supports Ukraine’s efforts to connect with the European electricity grid, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said in Washington. “We’re also supporting Ukraine’s efforts to connect with the European electricity grid, an initiative to which we have contributed more than $138 million in recent years. Ukraine’s grid is now ready and…
In 2021, supplies of raw milk to processing enterprises in Ukraine decreased by 8.9% YoY, to 3.20 million tons. In particular, 2.48 million tons of milk were purchased from agricultural enterprises (-3.1%) and 554 thousand tons were obtained from households (-24.4%). In 2021, processing enterprises received the largest supplies of raw milk from agricultural enterprises…
Increasing the energy security of Europe may be ensured by Ukrainian underground storage facilities, which should be filled with Azerbaijani gas, said Deputy Energy Minister of Ukraine Yaroslav Demchenkov. According to him, Azerbaijan is an important strategic partner of Ukraine. Moreover, energy is the main area that both states intend to develop. If Baku accepts…
Ukraine extracted 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas from its underground gas storage facilities in January, the press service of JSC Ukrtransgaz reported. “In January, 2.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas were extracted from Ukrainian underground gas storage facilities, down by 7.8% YoY. Since the beginning of the 2021-2022 extraction season, 7.5 billion…
As part of a Free Trade Area (FTA) Agreement, Ukraine and Turkey have agreed on the full liberalization of motor transportation services. “Within the framework of the FTA Agreement, a historic agreement on the full liberalization of road transportation services has been reached. Restrictions on Ukrainian motor carriers on the Turkish market will be lifted…