Industrial output in Ukraine in April accelerated to 5.2% from 2.1% in March. With calendar adjustment, industrial production growth in Ukraine in April accelerated to 4.4% YoY against 2.7% in March, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine has said. Industrial production in April compared to March decreased by 1.8% without calendar adjustment, but saw a…
Deputy CEO for Commerce and Strategic Development at Boryspil International Airport Georgii Zubko says a new hotel is to be built near the airport outside Kyiv, using private investment. “A new hotel complex has been developed for the investor’s money. So, Boryspil Airport won’t spend any funds. Now we are considering the blueprints, they are…
The Ukrainian Horticultural Association (UHA) says prices of greenhouse vegetables, namely cucumbers and tomatoes, have dropped by 20% over the past week. “The decline in prices is associated with improved weather conditions and large supply on the market. Now the prices of cucumbers on wholesale markets are about UAH 15-20 ($0.57-$0.76) per kilogram,” the Association…
Retail trade in Ukraine grew by 7.9% YoY in comparable prices in January-April 2019, to UAH 319.887 billion ($12.3 billion). Retail turnover increased the most in Vinnytsia region (by 13.2%, to UAH 5.167 billion or $197.9 million), Kyiv region (by 12.1% to UAH 17.798 billion or $681.7 million), Ivano-Frankivsk region (by 12% to $4.551 or…
In the current year, the harvest of sunflower seed in Ukraine will total nearly 13.36 million tons, down by 5.7% YoY, while the harvest of soybeans will grow by 5.1%, to 4.703 million tons, reported the Ukrainian Food Export Board (UFEB). It was noted that the harvest of rapeseed was forecast at the level of…
Ukraine International Airlines takes the 4th place in the listing of the most punctual international carriers operating into Beijing Capital International Airport as of April. In April, UIA operated 30 non-stop flights Kyiv-Beijing-Kyiv, with at least 26 of them – on time. The high level of punctuality – around 83.33% – allowed the leading Ukrainian…
The Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine last week sold insolvent banks’ assets worth UAH 506.26 million, the fund’s press service reports. “Last week the assets of 18 banks, which are in the management of the Fund, were sold for UAH 506.26 million,” the report says. In particular, UAH 84.92 million was received from the repayment…