The surplus of Ukraine’s balance of payments in May was estimated at $266 million. As was the case last year, the country’s current account balance was close to zero, the National Bank of Ukraine said on its website. However, it did not share information about the balance of payments for the period from January to…
Irish low-cost airline Ryanair will launch one more flight from Kyiv to Poland, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelian wrote on his Facebook page. “Ryanair launches one more flight from Boryspil to Poland this autumn. There are already 17 directions of this company between Ukraine and the EU. This autumn there will be more surprises from…
Ukraine produced 42.8 thousand tons of ice cream in January-May, up by 1.7% YoY, Ihor Bartkovsky, the president of the Ice Cream and Frozen Foods association of Ukrainian producers, said. “In January-May the production of ice cream in Ukraine amounted to 42.8 thousand tons – an increase of 1.7%. Over the reporting period 2.9 thousand…
Over 7,000 electric vehicles have been registered in Ukraine and their number grows annually, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources posted on Twitter. “The number of registered electric vehicles in Ukraine grows every year. In general, there are 7,439 electric vehicles in the country,” reads the report. The Ministry of Ecology reminded that the…
In May the overall government-guaranteed state debt of Ukraine decreased by $0.79 billion, to $76.26 billion, the Finance Ministry’s press service reports. According the ministry, the state debt in hryvnia equivalent over the reporting month declined by UAH 27.97 billion, to UAH 1.993 trillion. Earlier the National Bank reported it expected the state debt reduction…
Ukrainian solvent banks in January-May received UAH 12.812 billion ($488 million) in profit, which was twice the figure at UAH 6.851 billion ($261 million) YoY. Revenues of solvent banks over the period under review grew by 5.9% YoY, to UAH 78.275 billion ($3 billion), while expenses dropped by 2.4%, to UAH 65.463 billion ($2.5 billion),…
About UAH 2 trillion is needed to carry out major repairs of all roads connecting populated areas across Ukraine, according to Oleksandr Kava, an adviser of the head of the State Automobile Roads Agency Ukravtodor. “As for the roads where patch works are carried out, this is a compulsory measure to ensure possible driveway on…