Ukraine: coronavirus affects real estate market

InCo home, one of the leading investment companies in construction and real estate industry, said the primary real estate market in Ukraine in January-March lost 15% of sales. “In January-March, sales with regard to 20 new residential complexes, where the company invested, reached a total of 15,000 square meters. Last year, it was 17,500 square…

Ukraine: farm machinery exports down in 2019

Exports of Ukraine-made agricultural machinery in 2019 shrank by almost 10% YoY, say experts with the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”. “Ukraine’s export opportunities with regard to the main types of agricultural equipment are traditionally significantly lower than import ones. However, supplies from foreign countries in 2019 declined critically, that is, by 9.4%,…

Ukraine: buckwheat imports up in Q1 2020

Ukraine’s buckwheat imports reached UAH 115 million in January-March, up 6.5-fold YoY, according to the State Customs Service. “At the same time, buckwheat exports have significantly decreased, which means its stocks will be enough for everyone,” the State Customs Service wrote on its Facebook page. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)

Ukraine: passenger traffic down in Q1 2020

The number of passengers serviced by Ukrainian transport companies in January-March decreased by 16.3% YoY, to 19.6 billion passenger-kilometers, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. “In January-March, the passenger turnover of transport enterprises amounted to 19.6 billion passenger kilometers, or 83.7% of the volume of January-March 2019,” reads the…

Ukraine: exports of agricultural machinery down in 2019

Exports of agricultural machinery from Ukraine shrank by 9.4%YoY in 2019, to $37.6 million, the head of the department of investment and logistics of the Institute of Agrarian Economics, Oleksandr Zakharchuk, said. “Traditionally, Ukraine’s export capabilities on basic agricultural machinery are much lower than imports. However, in 2019, foreign deliveries declined sharply – by 9.4%…