Last year, the growth of capital investment in Ukraine was almost 20%. “Inflation slowed down to a single digit level, and the growth of capital investments was almost 20%. Last year, 957 industrial and production facilities were repaired and reconstructed, giving new products and new jobs,” Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said at the Cabinet’s…
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine this year expects to receive from external sources about $4 billion in financing. “Our budget has laid down an approximate equivalent of $4 billion in external financial needs,” Markarova reported. According to her, external financing could come from several sources, including the World Bank, the European Union, bilateral lending…
In 2018, Ukraine exported almost 42 million tons of grains to the tune of more than $7 billion, which in monetary terms was the highest value in the history of Ukraine. “Since 2010, Ukraine has been increasing its grain exports annually. Although a new record was not set in 2018, 41.7 million tons of domestic…
The passenger flow at Kyiv’s Boryspil International Airport in January amounted to 897,195 people, up by 14% YoY, the Center for Transport Strategies has reported. In January, Boryspil International Airport provided air services to 766,312 passengers of regular flights (+21%) and 130,883 passengers of charter flights (-17%). The number of transfer passengers increased by almost…
The volume of gas transit from the Russian Federation through the Ukrainian gas transmission system (GTS) in January amounted to 7.6 billion cubic meters, up by 25% YoY, the press service of JSC Ukrtransgaz reported on the results of the Ukrainian GTS in January. Ukraine did not pump gas into underground storage facilities in January…
The international foreign exchange reserves of Ukraine amount to more than $21 billion, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said at the All-Ukrainian Public Forum “Open Dialogue” in Kyiv. “In 2014-2015, the level of foreign exchange reserves amounted to $5 billion, and payments amounted to $7 billion. The threat of Ukraine’s bankruptcy seemed inevitable. Today, the…
Last year, Ukraine produced 159.35 billion kWh of electricity, up by 2.5% YoY. As the Energy and Coal Industry Ministry of Ukraine reports, the electricity production in 2018 amounted to 159.35 billion kWh, up by 2.5% YoY. The share of nuclear power plants in overall Ukrainian electricity production was 53%, of thermal power stations and…