International reserves at the end of 2020 increased by 15% and reached $29.133 billion as of January 1, 2021, according to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). This is a record amount of reserves over the last eight years (a larger amount was recorded in September 2012). The current amount of…
Ukrzaliznytsia carried 196,100 passengers on long-distance trains during the New Year holidays – between December 31, 2020 and January 3, 2021, the state rail operator’s press service reported. According to the report, 33,100 passengers were transported in Intercity+ high-speed trains during this period. “The greatest demand was for trains going in the western direction, in…
SkyUp Airlines will launch Kyiv-Memmingen-Kyiv flights from March 30, the airline’s press service reports. Flights will be operated three times a week: on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Departures from Kyiv are scheduled for 10:15. Memmingen is a small Bavarian town with a sense of history. The city location makes it possible to get from it…
Local budgets of Zaporizhzhia region received UAH 6 million in revenues from tourist tax payments in 2020, according to the Main Department of the State Tax Service of Zaporizhzhia region. “Of the total revenues, 2.8 million were paid by business entities and 3.2 million – by individuals,” reads the report. In 2020, the largest revenues…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) provided almost UAH 3.56 billion in refinancing to three banks, the central bank’s press service reported. On December 30, 2020 a quantitative tender was held for the refinancing of banks for a term of 84 days. The applications of three banks for a total sum of UAH 3,556 million…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law Bill “On Inland Water Transport”, which regulates legal relations in the industry. The document defines the legal, economic and organizational basis for inland water transportation. It regulates relations in the field of navigation on the inland waterways of Ukraine. In particular, the law lays down conditions for…
In July-September 2020, Ukraine’s household income amounted to UAH 1.03 trillion, up by 7% YoY, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. In the third quarter of 2020, household income amounted to UAH 1.03 trillion, expenditures – UAH 1.01 trillion and savings rate – UAH 18.5 billion. Disposable income per capita made up UAH 19,390…