Ukraine: sugar exports down in 2018-2019 MY

In 2018-2019 MY (September-August) Ukrainian producers exported 409.8 thousand tons of sugar worth $144.3 million, down by almost 27% YoY (564 thousand tons). In addition, there were some changes in the export destinations. “In 2018-2019 MY, ended in August, we may note some changes in export destinations. Although Uzbekistan remains the main importer, deliveries to…

Ukraine: DCH ready to invest in Dnipro airport reconstruction

Ukraine’s industrial and financial group DCH is ready to invest in the passenger terminal of Dnipro International Airport, DCH owner Oleksandr Yaroslavsky has said. He discussed an airport reconstruction project at a meeting with Chairman of Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration Oleksandr Bondarenko, the administration’s press service reported. “A modern international airport is one of the…

Ukraine: poultry producers to enter Chinese market in 2019

Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Taras Kachka has said Ukrainian poultry producers may enter the Chinese market before the end of 2019. “Ukraine’s government officials are working with their Chinese counterparts on beginning poultry exports to China, according to Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s deputy economy minister. He was optimistic that an agreement…

Ukraine: public debt down in August 2019

Ukraine’s public and publicly guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 2.067 trillion or $81.92 billion as of August 31, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry reported. According to the report, public and publicly guaranteed foreign debt amounted to UAH 1.251 trillion, or $49.57 billion, whereas public and publicly guaranteed domestic debt stood at UAH 816.26 billion, or $32.35…