The aquaculture safety project is funded by the government of Norway and is implemented in partnership with the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine and covers legislative support in fisheries, as well as access to international market, the press service of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported. “The project implementation will contribute to…
The deficit of Ukraine’s foreign trade in commodities was estimated at $1.7 billion in January-May, up 1.8-fold YoY, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service’s website. Exports of goods from Ukraine over the period under review grew by 25.9% YoY, while imports of goods rose by 28.6%, the service said in a statement. The ratio…
The total debt of largest Ukrainian insolvent banks and their owners to the state and depositors amounts to at least UAH 144.5 billion. This data has been provided by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and the Deposit Guarantee Fund. “Among the largest debtors are the following financial institutions: Delta Bank (with a total debt…
Ukraine will fully execute the contract signed in 2011 for the supply to Thailand of new Oplot-T tracked armored vehicles manufactured at Malyshev Plant (Kharkiv), Ukroboronprom state concern has stated. “The contract will be executed in accordance with all the agreements provided. The executor of this order and the manufacturer of Oplot tanks is Malyshev…
Production of motor vehicles in Ukraine rose by 72.8% YoY in January-June, to 3,621 units, according to the Ukrautoprom Association. In particular, production of passenger cars grew by 88.3%, to 3,078 units, while the output of commercial vehicles shrank by 49.3% YoY, to 206 units. At the same time, the number of buses produced over…
The Port of Odessa says its throughput in January-June totaled 12.24 million tons, up by 5% YoY. In the reporting period the port handled 4,336,000 tons of grain (+12.3%), 252,570 TEUs of containerized cargo (+9.9%), 1,169,600 tons of liquid bulk cargo (+36.7%), and 2,715,300 tons of ferrous metal (against 3,132,900 tons in H1 2016). In…
Boryspil International Airport is resuming negotiations with the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair in a new format, the airport’s director general, Pavlo Riabikin, has reported on Facebook. “I have met with representatives of the country’s leading television media. Such interaction with journalists helped deeply consider urgent issues without unnecessary emotions. I’m confident that we managed to…