Atlantic Council analyst Anders Aslund has welcomed data on economic growth in Ukraine published by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on May 15, according to the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America. “Ukraine: finally some good economic news. Gross domestic product rose a preliminary 3.1% YoY in Q1 after growing only 2.2% in…
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has adopted at the first reading a bill introducing amendments to some laws of Ukraine regarding the ban on the use of palm oil in food production. A total of 233 MPs voted for the approval of the respective draft law, No. 3871, at the first reading. “The purpose of…
Germany is interested in Ukraine retaining the position of a transit country of Russian gas to Europe, German Government Spokesman Steffen Seibert stated this at a briefing in Berlin. “It is important that Ukraine continues to play the role of a transit country,” he said. At the same time, Seibert notes that it is important…
Ukraine’s payments on the state and government-guaranteed debt by the end of 2018 will amount to UAH 325.53 billion ($12.4 billion). In particular, expenditures on repayment of debts will total UAH 204.43 billion ($7.8 billion), while those on their servicing will amount to UAH 121.10 billion ($4.6 billion), according to an updated schedule published on…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities of Ukraine Hennadiy Zubko has urged the officials of small towns to properly draw up a development strategy with a specific plan of actions. He said this during the 13th annual conference of small cities on the topic “Resources: Search and Efficiency” in…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved and promulgated a financial plan of the State Joint Stock Company “Medicines of Ukraine” for 2018. The text of the corresponding decree was published on the governmental portal. According to the document, net profit will be about UAH 0.9 million, and payments to the state budget will…
The state authorities consistently fulfill the road maintenance plan, including at the local level and within the framework of rebuilding the border infrastructure. “This year we have managed to prepare for the season of road works and quickly start the repairs and construction. We have many damaged roads, so we will restore them. We have…