Trade between Ukraine and China in 2020 increased by 20.5%, to $15.4 billion. That’s including the exports that doubled to $7.1 billion, according to the Deputy Minister of Economy, Ukraine’s Trade Representative Taras Kachka who spoke with China Ambassador Fan Xianrong. “China is Ukraine’s key trade partner in the Asian region. Over 2020, trade turnover…
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to keep the price of electricity for household consumers at the level of UAH 1.68 per kWh, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said at a government meeting on April 28. “The price of electricity for the population remains at UAH 1.68 per kWh. The government extends the regime of the…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines will launch flights on the Kyiv-Bodrum (Turkey)-Kyiv route from May 29, the airline’s press service reports. Flights will be operated three times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. The airline reminds that to enter Turkey, one must provide a negative PCR test for COVID-19 certificate, issued no more…
The Ukrainian low-cost carrier SkyUp Airlines launched regular flights on the Kyiv-Tirana route on April 25, the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Albania reported. “On April 25, Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Albania Volodymyr Shkurov took part in a solemn meeting of 150 tourists of the first Kyiv-Tirana flight operated by…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has determined a list of critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine’s banking system, the NBU’s press service has reported. Such powers are provided to the NBU by the law of Ukraine “On Basic Principles of Ensuring Ukraine’s Cybersecurity”. The critical infrastructure facilities in Ukraine’s banking system include banks, the sustainable…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) projects that the unemployment rate in Ukraine in 2021 will fall to 9.1% on average and to 8.5% in 2022, according to a quarterly inflation report of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) for April. “According to the National Bank, the unemployment rate will decrease and total 9.1% on…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal has held an online meeting with Chief Operating Officer for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) Stephanie Von Friedeburg. The parties discussed the implementation of joint projects, as well as the development of cooperation between IFC and local governance. Shmyhal noted that due to the consulting and financial support of…