Ukraine’s draft state budget for 2021 provides for a reduction in the national debt by 3.4%, to 64.6% of GDP, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said. He said this at a press briefing on the draft state budget for 2021 on September 14. “We envisage a 3.4% reduction in the national debt next year, to…
The price of buckwheat in Ukraine has grown 2.2-fold YoY, up to UAH 36.92 per kilogram in August, according to the State Statistics Service. Since August 2019, rice has also grown in price by 3.6%, to UAH 23.69 per kilogram, and semolina – by 2.4%, to UAH 14.34 per kilogram. Prices for bakery and pasta…
The State Agency for Roads of Ukraine (Ukravtodor), within the framework of the National Program for the Renewal of Bridges, announces the completion of restoration work at 11 out of 103 objects planned for 2020. Agreements on repairs on 60 bridges have also been drawn up: 39 of them are already in operation and repairs…
Investments in the construction of a multifunctional e-sports arena with a capacity of 10,000 people in Kyiv will amount to $40 million, the co-founder of the Ukrainian multi-gaming e-sports organization Natus Vincere (NAVI), the founder of the DreamTeam gaming platform, Oleksandr Kokhanovsky, has said. “We plan to build a multifunctional e-sports arena for $40 million,…
Ukraine and Spain have discussed expanding cooperation in investment, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, transport infrastructure and tourism, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine has reported. These issues were discussed during a meeting between Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture and Ukraine’s Trade Representative Taras…
On September 9, beet-receiving station of Yaresky Sugar Refinery, a part of “Astarta-Kyiv” structure, began receiving raw materials. The first sugar beets came from the fields of Dovzhenko Agricultural Company. “The 2020 sugar beet-processing season has almost started, our sugar factory is launching in a few days”, the company noted. “Astarta” combines 5 regional subdivisions:…
Consumer inflation in Ukraine in August decreased by 0.2% MoM, according to the State Statistics Service. Consumer prices in August decreased by 0.2% compared to July, but increased by 1.2% compared to December 2019 and by 2.5% compared to August 2019. In general, in January-August, prices on the consumer market rose by 2.4% YoY. Core…