Ukraine: Ukrzaliznytsia bans cargo traffic and transit in wagons owned by Russian companies

PJSC Ukrzaliznytsia has introduced a ban on transportation of all types of cargo and empty wagons, including transit through the territory of Ukraine, for a number of owner companies from the Russian Federation. According to company decree Ts-2/101 dated May 18, transportation is prohibited in the wagons of Sberbank Leasing, SG Trans, NefteTransService, Freight One,…

Ukraine: retail trade up in January-April 2017

Retail trade in Ukraine rose by 5.8% YoY in January-April in comparable prices, to UAH 226.749 billion, or $8.6 billion, according to the State Statistics Service’s website. Retail turnover increased the most in Kirovohrad region (by 9.3%, to UAH 4.37 billion), Lviv region (by 9.2%, to UAH 13.1 billion), Poltava region (by 8.4%, to UAH…

Ukraine capable of over 10% of annual growth

The implementation of the Sustainable Development Doctrine will allow Ukraine to achieve the level of Western countries by 2030 and ensure an annual growth of 10%, Ukrainian parliamentarian Serhiy Taruta said while presenting the publication titled “Ukraine 2030: The Doctrine of Sustainable Development.” The parliamentarian who is the author of the idea of writing the…