The funds in the amount of $1.32 billion from placing sovereign eurobonds due in 2032 for $3 billion were sent to the account of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, the Finance Ministry has reported on its website. The ministry said that the deal to purchase eurobonds due in 2019 and 2020 for $1.68 billion…
According to the USDA estimates, the global crop of barley will be below its global consumption for a second season in a row. This trend will lead to a substantial decrease in barley stocks in the world. Global barley inventories are expected to shrink to a 34-year low of 18.6 MMT by the end of…
TIU (Canada) plans to invest EUR 94 million in the construction of five solar power plants in Ukraine, the company’s press service has reported. The company intends in autumn this year to complete the construction of the first station worth EUR 14 million with a capacity of 10.5 MW in the territory of Nikopol Ferroalloys…
The government of Ukraine has provided in the draft state budget for next year UAH 44 billion (about $1.68 billion) for the construction and repair of roads and additional UAH 4 billion (about $150 million) for two large-scale projects, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said. “This year, we have invested UAH 30 billion in the…
Ukrainian government considers machine-building one of the most important integrated industries on which Ukraine’s further economic success depends, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said in his greeting address on the occasion of Machine Engineers Day, the government press service reports. “Ukraine’s considerably experienced machine engineers develop and design complex systems and devices: home appliances and radio…
Shadow economy in Ukraine fell by 6% YoY in the first quarter of 2017, to 37% of GDP, according to the analytical report published on the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry’s website. The ministry noted that the de-shadowing stemmed directly from ensuring macroeconomic stabilization and economic growth, wage growth against the backdrop of reducing…
In January-August water transport of Ukraine carried 3.6 million tons of cargo, down by 11.4% YoY, says State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. Cargo turnover grew by 11.6%, to 2,875.9 million t-km. All types of transport carried 414.1 million tons (+3.6%). At the same time water transport carried 0.4 million passengers (+40.2%). According to State Statistics…