Ukrzaliznytsia railway operator says there is now more than a tenfold increase, to 1.6 million, in the number of passengers traveling to and from the EU by rail. Since year-start, 374,000 passengers have already traveled to EU countries and back on trains, the company press service quotes CEO Yevhen Kravtsov as saying. “The direct passenger…
In May Ukrainian producers exported more than 40,000 tons of sugar, up by 30% YoY. Azerbaijan remained the main importer of Ukrainian sugar in May (29% of all deliveries). Significant volumes were shipped to Turkey and Tajikistan – 17% and 16% respectively. At the same time, 378,200 tons of sugar were exported in September through…
FlixBus, the largest low-cost bus carrier in Europe, starts operating in Ukraine. “FlixBus, the largest bus carrier in Europe with the cheapest tickets, is already in Ukraine! Except for the United States, we are the first state where it begins to work outside the EU,” Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan posted on Facebook. He added…
Inflation in Ukraine in May amounted to 9.6% YoY, accelerating from 8.8% in annual terms a month earlier, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine reports. May prices compared against the previous month were up by 0.7% after rising in April by 1% against March. Compared with December 2018, consumer prices in May increased by 4.2%.…
Economist Viktor Skarshevsky forecasts the forex rate of Ukraine’s national currency, the hryvnia, will have slightly weakened against the U.S. dollar by the end of the summer, to UAH 28-28.5. By autumn, demand for foreign currency will have increased and the dollar will have become stronger. This summer, the hryvnia may still strengthen to UAH…
The Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) in January-May increased passenger flow by 18.1% YoY, to 5.168 million people, the airport’s press service says. At the same time, passenger traffic on international flights amounted to 4,755 million people (+19.1%), and on domestic – 412,900 (+7.5%). In January-May the airport serviced 40,502 flights (+11.2%), including 35,215 international and…
PJSC Ukrzaliznytsya after negotiations that took place in Munich (Germany) with the global partners plans to organize several new international container trains, the CEO of Ukrzaliznytsya Evgeniy Kravtsov informed. “During the meetings we discussed joint projects on creation of the complex products on the organization of a container trains from Ukraine to the main terminals…