Ministries have failed to fulfill the state defense order for the current year and tasks to reform the country’s military-industrial complex, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Oleksiy Danilov has announced during an interdepartmental meeting on the development of the defense industry and the implementation of the state defense order to meet…
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the State of Qatar Andrii Kuzmenko has held a meeting with H.E. Mohammed Bin Ahmed Towar Al Kuwari, Vice-President of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI). During the meeting, the parties discussed the state of bilateral trade and economic cooperation and prospects for its expansion. They also outlined possible joint actions…
In Cherkasy region, 74% of sugar beets were harvested in all categories of farms. This is reported by the Agricultural Department of Cherkasy Regional State Administration. The sugar beets were harvested from the area of 7.1 thousand ha (74% of the sown area) with the average yield of 374,2 hundredweights/ha. (Ukrsugar/Business World Magazine)
Consumer inflation in Ukraine accelerated to 2.6% in annual terms in October (from 2.3% in September). Prices rose by 1.0% in monthly terms, according to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “Actual consumer inflation corresponded to the trajectory of the forecast published in the October Inflation Report. The weakening of the…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says the deficit of Ukraine’s national budget is one of the lowest indicators in Europe. “When today we take European countries and see what deficits in developed economies, in neighboring countries are, then Ukraine has one of the lowest budget deficits. This year, 7.5% is one of the lowest indicators in…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has held a refinancing tender to provide four banks with UAH 563.6 million ($20 million) in refinancing loans at an interest rate of 6% per annum, with an 84-day maturity period. The National Bank holds biddings to maintain banks’ liquidity for up to 90 days. Biddings are held each…
Ukraine increased the export of poultry meat and by-products by 7.7% YoY, to 359,540 tons in January-October, the State Customs Service reported. According to its data, the export of these products decreased in monetary terms by 2.3%, to $468.53 million. At the same time, the import of poultry meat and by-products decreased by 16.3%, to…