In 2018, Ukrainian winemakers exported their products to the tune of over $38 million, up by 20% YoY. “We exported wine and other products of winemaking to the tune of over $38 million, although we still remain the net importers of these products (imports totaled $113.5 million in 2018),” Deputy Agrarian Policy and Food Minister…
For the first time in its history, the National Bank of Ukraine has won a transparency award of the prestigious international Central Banking Awards. “The National Bank of Ukraine considerably increased its transparency in the past year, and in the preceding three years, despite exceptionally difficult circumstances,” reads the statement on the website of the…
The volume of natural gas consumption in Sumy region fell by 6.2% in 2018, according to the press service of PJSC Sumygaz. “In 2018, Sumy region consumed 733.2 million cubic meters of gas, down by 48.2 million cubic meters or by 6.2% YoY. Since 2011, the annual volume of blue fuel distributed among consumer groups…
In 2018, the total passenger traffic in the airports of Ukraine increased by 24.5% YoY. “The passenger traffic in the airports of Ukraine increased by 24.5% and totaled 20.545,500 people, including within the international service – by 25.8% (18.356,700 people),” the State Aviation Administration of Ukraine reports. The passenger numbers of Ukrainian airlines increased by…
Trade between Ukraine and Israel will grow by 15% to reach about $1 billion in the next five years, Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Joel Lion has said. According to the ambassador, expert studies show that the parties will increase trade by 15% over the next five years. “This means that we will have trade turnover…
Revenues from the single social contribution totaling UAH 228 billion were transferred to the state budget in 2018, up by 26.1% YoY, according to the State Fiscal Service. “In 2018, revenues from the single social contribution for compulsory state social insurance totaled UAH 228 billion, which was up by UAH 47.2 billion,” reads the report.…
Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv and Israel’s Minister of Economy and Industry Eli Cohen have signed a free trade agreement between the two countries. The signing ceremony took place in the presence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who was on a visit to Israel on January…