Ukraine’s economy could contract by 6-7% in 2020, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Dmytro Sologub has said. “Based on the data on the decline in the first quarter, industrial production and transport in April, I think the decline may be more severe than expected. Accordingly, if we transfer the dynamics to…
Ukrainian bus carriers are hesitant to resume operations over the government-imposed restrictions on the number of passengers per vehicle, that’s according to ex-MP, transport expert Oleksandr Kava. “The market of bus transportation is that of privately-owned carriers unlike in European countries, where there are municipal monopolies in city and suburban transport,” the expert said. “Accordingly,…
The Deposit Guarantee Fund last week sold insolvent banks’ assets worth UAH 410 million, the fund’s press service reported. “Last week (May 18-22) the assets of eight banks, which were in the management of the Fund, were sold for a total sum of UAH 410.01 million,” reads the report. In particular, UAH 205.20 million was…
Services worth UAH 227 billion were sold in Ukraine in January-March, down by 1.7% YoY, according to the State Statistics Service. “In the first quarter of 2020, the volume of services provided by enterprises in the field of consumer services amounted to UAH 227 billion, or 98.3% of the volume provided in the relevant quarter…
State Employment Service said the number of unemployed in Ukraine grew by 64% YoY as of May 20, to 501,000 people. At the same time, the number of vacancies is 51,000. This is almost 55% fewer than last year, the report said. The average wage for existing vacancies is UAH 7,000 ($262). Today there is…
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and quarantine restrictions, remittances from Ukrainian migrant workers are expected to amount to $10 billion in 2020, which is $2 billion less than last year, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). “Labor migration is a difficult topic. About 3 million Ukrainians work abroad. Some of them are seasonal…
In 2019, local budgets received UAH 4.9 billion in revenues from real estate taxes, up by UAH 1.2 billion YoY, according to the Finance Ministry. “Local budgets received UAH 4.9 billion from the payment of real estate taxes in 2019 and UAH 3.7 billion in 2018,” the statement reads. Failure to pay taxes on real…