Direct railway passenger traffic between Ukraine and the European Union will be expanded, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has said. “On December 23, 2016 the Intercity+ Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl train was launched. This route has become very popular among Ukrainian passengers. Ukrzaliznytsia is looking into the possibility of launching the second pair of Kyiv-Lviv-Przemysl trains by another…
In January-May seaports of Ukraine handled 55.609 million tons of cargo, up by 4.5% YoY, says press center of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 42.971 million tons (+4.7%), imports – 7.880 million tons (+14%), transit – 4.309 million tons (-1.9%), inland traffic – 448,000 tons (- 49.9%). The highest results were…
Ukraine’s total state direct and government-guaranteed debt in April grew by 2.7%, or by UAH 21.12 billion ($1.95 billion), to UAH 1.973 trillion ($74.31 billion), Ukraine’s Finance Ministry reported on its website. Since the beginning of the year the total state (direct) and government-guaranteed debt in dollar terms has increased by 4.7%. According to the…
Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry Minister Volodymyr Omelyan has supported the idea of curtailing bus and railways travel to and from the Russian Federation and establishing a visa regime with that country. “As a citizen of Ukraine I support the idea,” Omelyan said, adding it was up to Ukraine’s government to make the final decision. Omelyan, meanwhile,…
The state and government-guaranteed debt of Ukraine in January-April rose by $3.33 billion, or by 4.7%, to $74.31 billion as of April 30, according to the Finance Ministry’s website. The debt in hryvnia equivalent for the said period went up by UAH 3.16 billion, or by 2.2%, to UAH 1.973 trillion. According to the given…
LOT Polish Airlines is to launch on August 4 a new international flight between the western Ukrainian city of Lviv and the Polish city of Bydgoszcz, according to the Lviv Regional State Administration. The flights will be performed twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, according to the schedule published by Lviv Danylo Halytskyi International…
In June, UAH 725 million in subsidies will be paid to farmers, which is almost three times as much as in May, the press service of the Agrarian Policy Ministry reports. “The Agrarian Policy Ministry of Ukraine transferred to the non-budget account of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine UAH 692 million for automatic payment…