Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture Ihor Petrashko said that 40.7% of the total volume of Ukrainian foreign trade in goods accounted for the countries of the European Union. “The EU is Ukraine’s main trading partner with a share of trade in goods of 40.7% of Ukraine’s total foreign trade,” Petrashko announced. According to…
The Ukrainian Stock Breeders Association says the prices of dairy products in Ukraine have been at the peak since September 2020, and the trend will continue for at least the entire first quarter. A number of factors caused such a situation. The major one is a poor harvest of the crops included in the cows’…
In 2020, the Kyiv metro carried 279.5 million passengers, down by 215.8 million, or by 56% YoY, Deputy Chairman of Kyiv City State Administration Oleksandr Hustieliev announced. “The coronavirus pandemic and quarantine restrictions affected the number of passengers carried in the past year. However, the leading stations in terms of passenger traffic remain unchanged. Thus,…
Ukraine has to pay about $1.6 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2021, including almost $1.36 billion as repayment of the principal amount of the debt and $0.26 billion as payment of interest, Chairman of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Bohdan Danylyshyn has written on his Facebook page. “The…
In December 2020, consumer prices in Ukraine increased by 0.9% MoM, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. Consumer prices in December 2020 grew by 0.9% MoM and by 5% YoY. In general, consumer prices in 2020 increased by 2.7%. Core inflation in December 2020 was 0.3% compared to November 2020 and 4.2% for the…
Ukraine’s supermarkets are allowed to sell goods required for daily living activities of citizens, with certain exceptions in the trade amid the strict quarantine across the country introduced from January 8 to January 24. During the lockdown, the authorities allowed the operation of only those facilities that provided livelihoods for citizens. Therefore, supermarkets are allowed…
LTG Cargo, a part of Lithuania’s state-owned railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (LTG), has established a subsidiary in Ukraine, according to the company’s press release. LTG Cargo Ukraine will first offer rolling stock rental, forwarding and other freight transportation services as part of its expansion strategy. “Our new line of business is a planned strategic step…