Ukrainian producers in 2018 boosted exports of eggs in shell by 21.3%, to almost 107,500 tons, while shell egg exports in monetary terms increased by 37.1%, to $94.1 million. Imports of eggs in shell in 2018 decreased by 40% in physical terms and by 32% in monetary terms, to 3,400 tons and $13.1 million, respectively,…
The World Bank has predicted a decline in real GDP of Ukraine, from 3.5% in 2018 to 2.9% in 2019, which is fundamentally different from the IMF forecasts for Ukraine after the launch of the new Stand-By Arrangement. The World Bank published the relevant data in the report Global Economic Prospects on its official website.…
In the first 4 months of 2018-2019 MY (July-October) Ukraine imported 509 tons of rye, up 3-fold YoY (238 tons), but down by 62% from 2016-2017 MY (1.3 thousand tons). At the same time, in two recent seasons Ukraine imported the grain exclusively from the EU countries, while in 2016-2017 MY there were rather significant…
Ukraine’s international reserves in 2018 grew by 10.6% YoY, to $20.820 billion, updating a five-year record, according to the National Bank. The last time such figures were reported was in October 2013. The regulator said the reserves were successfully accumulated due to Ukraine securing external financing and the NBU buying up the excessive currency on…
Enterprises of the State Concern Ukroboronprom announced more than 43,000 commercial electronic tenders in 2018, the press service of the concern reports. “In 2018, more than 43,000 commercial electronic tenders were created by the enterprises subordinated to the State Concern Ukroboronprom. In general, since the launch of electronic trading platforms, the number of announced tenders…
In 2018, Ukraine’s state railways operator JSC Ukrzaliznytsia increased passenger traffic by 4 million people compared to 2017. JSC Ukrzaliznytsia transported 55.9 million passengers last year, the press service of the company reported. The increase in traffic happened due to the rational use of cars. “During the New Year and Christmas holidays, we launched about…
Director of the Ukrainian Association of Trade Networks Suppliers Oleksiy Doroshenko says over the past year, all types of alcoholic beverages, in particular, vodka and beer of Ukrainian origin, increased in price; one of the reasons is an increase in prices of apples and sugar. Thus, prices of a bottle of domestic beer (0.5 liters)…