Ukrainian agrarians harvested 33.4 million tons of grain on 8.8 million hectares (91% of the target) as of August 8, according to the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry’s press service. Early grain crops have already been harvested in Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhia, Kirovohrad, Mykolayiv, and Kherson regions. The average yield of cereals is estimated at 3.79 tons…
Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelyan said that Ryanair, the Irish-based low-cost air carrier, might not launch its operations in Ukraine in 2017. “If the negotiations are deliberately delayed, while they (Ryanair) distribute the routes for their aircraft for the whole year, we will say that Ryanair will come next year,” Omelyan said. “But they will…
Raiffeisen Bank Aval (Kyiv) has issued a loan in the national currency for UAH 400 million to the International Finance Corporation (IFC). According to the website of Raiffeisen Bank Aval, the loan is granted for eight years. The IFC will use the funds raised to finance the investment projects of Ukrainian companies. “We are working…
Industrial prices in Ukraine in July decreased by 0.6%, while in June they fell by 0.6%, in May by 1.3% and increased in April by 1.6% and in March by 3.5%, the State Statistics Service has said. Industrial prices growth in July to July 2016 slowed to 23.3% from 26.3% in June, 27.1% in May,…
In January-July the sea terminal Nika-Tera (Sea Special Port Nika-Tera LLC, Mykolaiv, part of Group DF) increased transshipment of cargoes by 48.3% YoY, to 2.533 million tons, the press-service of the company reported. In particular, in the cargo turnover structure the share of grain transshipment totaled 63.2% (1.6 million tons), bulk cargoes – 31.4% (796.2…
As of August 7, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 32.655 million tons of grains and pulses throughout the areas of 8.67 million ha, or 90% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.77 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. In particular, agrarians harvested winter wheat throughout 5.682 million ha (92% of the…
According to the results of the first half of the year, First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB) increased the amount of cash loans by 70% YoY. At the same time, the increase of the issuance of loans on the open market amounted to 190% – these are new customers of the bank. The average amount of…