In January seaports of Ukraine handled 11.9 million tons of cargo, up by 3.4% YoY, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. According to the statement, the growth was mainly driven by a 12% increase of exports (by 1 million tons), while import and transit dropped by 23.3% (by almost 500,000 tons) and by…
Finance Ministry in 2018 borrowed UAH 286.5 billion, or $10.6 billion, to finance the deficit of the national budget. In particular, foreign loans were estimated at UAH 112.3 billion ($4.2 billion), while domestic borrowings totaled UAH 174.2 billion ($6.4 billion), according to the ministry’s website. The Finance Ministry also informed about the structure of last…
The construction of a solar power plant in Kherson region is set to begin in March. Head of Kherson Regional State Administration Andriy Hordeyev discussed this during a meeting with representatives of Atlas Capital Energy LLC, the press service of Kherson Regional State Administration reported. “During the conversation, the parties discussed the start of construction…
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…