The 30% growth of Ukraine-Georgia trade turnover over January-June testifies to friendly relations. “The trade turnover between Ukraine and Georgia grew by almost 30% over the first half of 2021, clearly testifying to friendly relations between our countries,” Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal posted on Twitter. He also expressed gratitude to Georgian Parliament Speaker…
The World Bank left the forecast for Ukraine’s GDP growth in 2021 at 3.8% but improved it for the next two years. This is stated in the World Bank’s report “Competition and Firm Recovery Post-Covid-19. Europe and Central Asia Economic Update. Fall 2021”. According to the organization’s forecasts, Ukraine’s GDP will grow by 3.5% in…
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association (UCAB) forecasts that this year’s sunflower harvest will reach 15.1 million tons, which is 15% more than last year, according to the association’s press service. “In the 2020-2021 marketing year, the harvest of sunflowers is expected at the level of 15.1 million tons. This figure is 15% higher than last…
The Ministry of Finance raised UAH 2.465 billion to the state budget at an auction for the placement of domestic government bonds, according to the ministry’s press service. “On October 5, at actions for the placement of domestic government bonds, the Finance Ministry offered investors six issues of securities in the national currency. Overall, UAH…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that mutual trade in goods between Ukraine and Israel has been gradually growing after the two countries launched a free trade area. He said this at a joint meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and the media in Kyiv on October 5. “On December 26, Ukraine and Israel will…
Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kyrylo Shevchenko has said that a possible lockdown in Ukraine, depending on the format and severity of quarantine restrictions, may lead to a 0.4-0.6% reduction in GDP. “Although business processes are returning offline and vaccination rates are growing, the risks of introducing a new lockdown due to…
Ukraine’s electricity exports totaled 107.1 million kWh between September 27 and October 3, up by 25.9% from the previous week, the press service of NEC Ukrenergo reported. On September 21-26, the average daily exports from the Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant (TPP) rose by 35.8%, to 74.7 million kWh, and from Ukraine’s integrated energy system –…