Natural gas stocks in Ukraine’s underground storage facilities (USFs) have shrunk by 18.7%, to 17.69 billion cubic meters since November 2, 2019 when Ukraine started pumping out gas from its reserves amid the heating season. As of January 18, gas reserves in the country’s USFs stood at 17.69 billion cubic meters, up by 30.3% YoY,…
CEO of Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International Airport Tetiana Romanovska says the airport is expanding its flight geography, planning to launch new flights to Italy in 2020. Also, talks are underway with two Chinese air carriers to open operations to China. “We will be expanding our flight geography. We want to launch flights to Lisbon, Norway…
Egg production in Ukraine grew by 3.4% YoY in 2019, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reported. Last year, Ukraine produced 16.68 billion eggs. In particular, agricultural enterprises produced 9.36 billion eggs (+5.2%) and households – 7.32 billion eggs (+1.2%). The largest number of eggs in 2019 was produced in the Kyiv region – 3.31…
Italy’s Ernest Airlines, which has temporarily halted its flights over the termination of its license, must pay for air navigation services rendered by the Ukrainian State Air Traffic Services Enterprise (UkSATSE) in November-December 2019 and partially in January 2020. “The due date for the payment of the invoice for November 2019 has come. The airline…
The State Agency of Fisheries of Ukraine says Ukrainian enterprises in January-November 2019 boosted frozen sea fish output by 19.7% YoY, to 9,285 tons. Over the period under review, the rise in production of fish products was also observed with regard to other commodity items, the agency’s press service said, referring to the State Statistics…
Only 12.8 million Ukrainians of 28.5 million working-age citizens are legally employed in Ukraine, while the rest have either found jobs beyond Ukraine’s borders or have no contractual ties with their employers at home, says economy minister Tymofiy Mylovanov. Informal employment, Mylovanov says, means that most Ukrainians are not protected by labor legislation. “The amendments…
The Rivne Regional State Administration and Chinese Powerchina have signed a memorandum on the development of Rivne International Airport, according to the administration’s press service. “Chinese investors are interested in Rivne International Airport. The relevant memorandum was signed by Head of the Rivne Regional State Administration Vitalii Koval, Chairman of the Regional Council Oleksandr Danylchuk…