AVK confectionery company has launched exports to Malaysia. “We have already handled the first three deliveries of sweets and are working on new orders,” AVK Deputy Director General for Strategic Development Andriy Radchuk declared. As reported, the first 50 tons of Ukrainian sweets have already been supplied to Malaysia. Radchuk says the company plans to…
Ukraine and the UK have welcomed ongoing consultations on ensuring the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU, which includes a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA), facilitating trade worth $2.35 billion between the two countries after the UK leaves the EU, the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development…
In 2017 exports of Ukrainian goods to Canada grew by 74.4% (or $21.5 million) and amounted to $50.4 million, the press service of the Economic Development and Trade Ministry wrote on Twitter. “Soon it will be two years since the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement was signed. In 2017 exports of Ukrainian goods to Canada rose…
The living wage in Ukraine grew by UAH 77, to UAH 1,777 from July 1. This is envisaged in the Law of Ukraine on National Budget for 2018. “Set the living wage from January 1 at UAH 1,700 per person per month, from July 1 – at UAH 1,777, and from December 1 – at…
Ukraine and Denmark successfully cooperate in the field of renewable energy and energy efficiency, Chairman of the State Agency on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of Ukraine Sergiy Savchuk said during the 2nd Ukraine Reform Conference in Copenhagen (Denmark). In particular, Savchuk noted that the foundation for the partnership had been laid by the bilateral…
Arrears in wage payments across Ukraine as of June 1 increased by 3.5% YoY, amounting to UAH 2.561 billion ($95.46 million), the State Statistics Service reports. Arrears in wages to employees of economically active enterprises increased by 6.5%, to UAH 1.411 billion ($53.87 million). (UNIAN/Business World Magazine)
As of June 25, harvesting was already in progress in most of the Steppe zone of Ukraine. The average yields there are lower than last year; the harvest areas are comparable with 2017. On average, winter barley and winter wheat yields are down by 3% and 5%, respectively. For now, only Odesa region shows higher…