Solvent banks’ assets in Ukraine in October shrank by 0.5%, or by UAH 6.759 billion ($240 million), to UAH 1.348 trillion ($48 billion). Their assets have grown by 1.1%, or by UAH 14.151 billion ($503.4 million) since the beginning of the year, according to the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU). The banks’ liabilities decreased by…
Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan says that the Ukrainian ports of Mariupol and Berdiansk on the Sea of Azov are effectively under blockade by the Russian Federation. “Vessels are being barred from leaving and entering,” he wrote on Facebook on November 28. There are 18 vessels waiting for entry into the Sea of Azov: four…
The volume of foreign direct investment in the Ukrainian economy (non-residents’ equity capital) in January-September increased by $367.2 billion, or by 1.2% YoY, to $31.974 billion as of October 1. Over the period under review $1.71 billion in new investment was received, while $491.5 million was dropped. The negative revaluation stood at $851.7 million, according…
The Individuals’ Deposit Guaranteeing Fund has started the procedure of withdrawing PJSC VTB Bank from the market by introducing temporary administration for one month from November 28 to December 27. According to the fund’s website, Yulia Zabolotna has been appointed temporary administrator of the credit institution. The beginning and procedure of paying guaranteed amount to…
In January-October water transport of Ukraine carried 0.6 million passengers, up by 14.6% YoY. According to State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, total passenger turnover in Ukraine fell by 4.2%, to 27.5 million passengers per kilometer. At the same time water transport carried 4.7 million tons of cargo (-0.4%). Cargo turnover fell by 20.8%, to 2,886.6…
Tryfanivka solar power plant has produced 12.5 million kWh of “green” electricity since the beginning of 2018. On November 23 the plant achieved its annual target thanks to a large number of sunny days. All this electricity is enough to power half of households based in Velykooleksandrivsky district, Kherson region, for a year. Moreover, 12.5…
In October the overall state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine decreased by almost 0.5% MoM, the Finance Ministry’s press service reports. As of October 31 the overall state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine totaled $74.32 billion, down by $0.35 billion. According to the ministry, the state and government-guaranteed debt in hryvnia equivalent over the reporting…