The Ministry of Defense on December 14 for the first time in its history signed direct foreign economic contracts to purchase military goods from foreign suppliers, the ministry’s press service reported. Defense Minister Andriy Taran has signed a number of defense contracts with Turkish companies. “Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran has signed agreements…
This week the U.S. dollar exchange rate against the hryvnia is expected to decline to UAH 27.75, according to a weekly forecast released by Alpari analytical company. Over the past week, the U.S. dollar exchange rate against the hryvnia has decreased in all segments of the foreign exchange market by an average of 40 kopecks.…
Joint-Stock Company (JSC) Ukrzaliznytsia on December 13 launched a train from Kyiv to the town of Avdiyivka, Donetsk region, the infrastructure minister Vladyslav Kryklii reported on Facebook. “At 19:19 Kyiv time the first Mayak train departed from Kyiv to Avdiyivka. Previously, this train arrived at the Pokrovsk station, now the route has been extended. The…
The macroeconomic situation in Ukraine remains stable despite the global recession in the world economy, Deputy Head of the Ukrainian President’s Office Yulia Kovaliv has stated at the first annual international conference organized by UkraineInvest. “Despite the global economic recession caused by COVID, the macroeconomic situation in Ukraine remains stable. We see the stability of…
Zhdanivka Sugar Refinery has completed the 168th sugar production season. On the night of December 9, the last tons of sugar beets of 2020 season were delivered to Zhdanivka Refinery. Until the evening of the same day, the final sugar had been produced and packed in bags. Thus, 2020 production season for Zhdanivka Sugar Refinery…
Sugar beet harvesting campaign is almost over, but many farms are still working in the fields. According to the experts, sugar production will amount to 1.2-1.25 million tons, which should be enough for domestic consumption. In early December, the weather conditions were frosty with strong winds, but despite this, farmers continued sugar beet harvesting. In…
In early December, the world’s largest cruise ports Association “MedCruise” launched an online marketing campaign aimed at resuming sea travels in the Mediterranean, Black, Adriatic and Red Seas. The goal of this campaign is to show as fully as possible the attractiveness of the “tourist Mecca of the world” in the run up of the…