Ukraine: FUIB participating in the development of a map of banking professions

Center “Development of Corporate Social Responsibility”, First Ukrainian International Bank and Ukrsibbank BNP Paribas Group signed a memorandum on cooperation in the implementation of the educational project “Your Future in the Banking sector”. Within the framework of the project, a detailed map of banking professions will be developed, a web portal for free access to…

Ukraine: peas exports up in 2016-2017

According to the official statistics figures, during eight months of the season-2016/2017 (July-February) Ukraine exported 308.7 thousand tons of peas, up 1.8-fold and 2.2-fold compared with the same period in 2015/2016 and 2014/2015 MYs – 169 thousand tons and 140 thousand tons respectively. In the current season, India became the main importer of peas from…

Ukraine: Oschadbank raises EUR 8 million and UAH 50 million from GUF to finance micro, small and medium business

State-controlled Oschadbank (Kyiv) has attracted credit resources from the German-Ukrainian Fund (GUF) in the amount of EUR 8 million and UAH 50 million to finance micro, small and medium-sized businesses. According to a bank press release, the parties signed the relevant credit agreements within the framework of the memorandum on strategic partnership and cooperation on…

Ukraine: Kherson region to get $250 million worth of investments due to new alternative energy facilities

In 2017, Kherson region is expected to raise investments worth $250 million thanks to building new alternative energy facilities within its area, Kherson Regional State Administration Head Andriy Hordeyev has stated in a report on the administration’s management performance for 2016. “In 2017, thanks to new energy facilities, we expect to reach 250 megawatts of…