The volume of trade turnover between Ukraine and Korea is expected to reach over $800 million this year and $1 billion next year, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Ukraine Mr. Lee Yang-goo stated at a press conference on October 19. “In the first half of the year, the trade turnover between Ukraine and…
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan aircraft has transported generators and transformers to Puerto Rico where thousands of people were left without electricity because of a hurricane. The Americans, who provided equipment, admitted they would not have been able to do this without the Ukrainian plane. In particular, a representative of the U.S. shipping company says there…
The Ukrainian coffee market showed an increase in sales by 3% in natural terms in the period from September 2016 to August 2017, the Nielsen research company has said. According to a press release, during the same period of 2015-2016 coffee sales dropped by 8%. In September 2016 – August 2017 the segment of natural…
Ukrainian airlines, according to the data from the State Aviation Service, transported 8.191 million passengers in January-September, up by 32.2% YoY. According to a report on the agency’s website, international traffic grew by 33.6%, to 7.487 million people. Passenger flows through the airports of Ukraine increased by 30.3% and amounted to 12.578 million people, in…
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman believes that Ukraine and the Republic of Malta should strengthen economic cooperation. He said this during a meeting with President of the Republic of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in Kyiv, the governmental portal reported. “We welcome the readiness of our chambers of commerce and industry to establish a bilateral permanent…
Ukraine’s state-owned Ukroboronprom has recently showcased its locally built variant of the AR-15 assault rifle – M4-WAC-47. The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense (MoD) intends to induct the M4-WAC-47 as part of its technical and operational alignment with NATO. The M4-WAC-47 was developed in collaboration with U.S.-based Aeroscraft. Besides 5.56×45 mm NATO rounds, the M4-WAC-47 can…
Ukrainian nuclear power plants (NPPs) produced 209.57 million kWh of electricity on October 16, the press-service of Ukraine’s State Enterprise “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom” reports. On October 17, 11 out of 15 power units were functioning at Ukrainian power plants: it was the 59th day of the average planned repair at power unit…