Ukraine: passenger traffic at Boryspil Airport up in January-August 2021

In January-August, Boryspil International Airport serviced 5,816,254 passengers, up by 66% YoY. In particular, over the eight months of this year, Boryspil Airport provided air service to 3,339,622 passengers traveling by regular flights and 2,476,632 traveling by charter flights. In August, Boryspil Airport serviced 1,251,316 passengers, including 827,556 passengers carried by regular flights and 423,760…

Ukraine: Zakarpattia region budget receives almost UAH 7 million in tourist tax revenues

Since the beginning of 2021, local budgets of Zakarpattia region have received UAH 6.9 million in tourist tax payments, which is 36.1% more than in the pre-pandemic period of 2019. This was reported by the Tourism and Resorts Department of Zakarpattia Regional State Administration. “In January-August, the local budgets of Zakarpattia region received UAH 6,916,000…

Ukraine: cooperation with Westinghouse to help strengthen energy security

Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko hopes that the deepening of cooperation between Ukraine’s National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom and U.S. nuclear power company Westinghouse will help strengthen Ukraine’s energy security. “The deepening of Energoatom’s partnership with Westinghouse will help strengthen our country’s energy security. We will expand our cooperation with the American company with…