Ukraine received $4.8 billion in foreign direct investment in January-September, according to Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. “Over the three quarters of 2021, the balance of foreign direct investment reached $4.8 billion, which is a record amount of foreign direct investment in the past years. For comparison, there was $3.7 billion in 2017, $4.5 billion in…
As of November 4, farmers of Poltava region harvested more than 975 thousand tons of sugar beets. According to the Department of Agricultural Development of Poltava Regional State Administration, the region finishes harvesting of sugar beets, which are harvested from the area of 23.3 thousand hectares, or 90% of the planned. 975.3 thousand tons of…
In January-October, 254 participants left the market of non-bank financial institutions, and 156 new participants entered the market, according to the Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kyrylo Shevchenko. “Over ten months of 2021, 254 institutions left the market. Currently, 1,920 participants operate in the market of non-bank financial institutions. Instead, in ten…
The competent authorities of Ukraine and Jordan this week approved the form of a certificate for the export of milk and dairy products from Ukraine. “This week we opened another market – the export of Ukrainian dairy products to Jordan. The competent authorities of the two countries agreed on the form of a certificate for…
Electricity consumption by all categories of consumers in Ukraine rose by 6.9% YoY in January-September, to 92.2 billion kWh, the Ukrainian power company Ukrenergo reported. “The main reasons are the lack of strict quarantine measures in 2021 to counter the spread of COVID-19. As a result, consumption increased in all months, but the largest increase…
The main goal of the Ministry of Finance remains to reduce the government’s share in the banking system to below 25% in 2025. The issue was discussed during a working meeting on progress in the sale of the state-owned share of Ukrgasbank, the ministry’s press service reported. “The main goal of the Ministry of Finance,…
The Ukrainian Ministry of Finance raised UAH 6.66 billion to the state budget at an auction for the placement of domestic government bonds, according to the ministry’s press service. “On November 2, at auctions for the placement of domestic government bonds, the Finance Ministry offered investors six issues of securities in the national currency. Overall,…