The government of Ukraine has a clear action plan for the next year, in which certain priorities have been set already. “We clearly define the priorities for 2019. The first priority is economic growth,” Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman said at the Partnership for Development Forum. According to him, the government will focus on…
The Deposit Guarantee Fund of Ukraine has extended the terms of liquidation of three banks – JSC Bank Veles, JSC Bank Zoloti Vorota and JSC Bank National Investments, the Fund’s press service reports. “The Executive Directorate of the Deposit Guarantee Fund approved a decision as of November 29 to extend the term of liquidation of…
Revenues of the Kherson region’s consolidated budget in 2018 grew 3-fold compared with 2014, Head of the Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Hordeyev stated at a meeting of the Regional Development Council. “Consolidated budget: revenues of the budget grew 3-fold in 2018 compared to 2014. The consolidated budget in the first ten months of 2018…
The city of Zhytomyr has signed an agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on purchase of 50 new trolleybuses. “We have signed an agreement with the EBRD to finance a project on acquisition of 50 new trolleybuses for Zhytomyr,” Deputy Mayor of Zhytomyr Dmytro Tkachuk wrote on Facebook. The official noted…
Solvent banks’ assets in Ukraine in October shrank by 0.5%, or by UAH 6.759 billion ($240 million), to UAH 1.348 trillion ($48 billion). Their assets have grown by 1.1%, or by UAH 14.151 billion ($503.4 million) since the beginning of the year, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The banks’ liabilities decreased by…
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says that the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov are effectively under blockade by the Russian Federation. “Vessels are being barred from leaving and entering,” he wrote on Facebook on November 28. There are 18 vessels waiting for entry into the Sea of Azov: four…
The volume of foreign direct investment in the Ukrainian economy (non-residents’ equity capital) in January-September increased by $367.2 billion, or by 1.2% YoY, to $31.974 billion as of October 1. Over the period under review $1.71 billion in new investment was received, while $491.5 million was dropped. The negative revaluation stood at $851.7 million, according…