The Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry is launching a pilot project, initiated by the International Finance Corporation, to improve the quality of grain in Mykolaiv, Odessa, Kirovohrad and Poltava regions. Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA) President Volodymyr Klymenko has stated this at a press conference. “The International Finance Corporation (IFC) works for grain quality. The…
In 2016 Ukraine will keep the trend of increasing of the profitability of soybeans and rapeseed production, the Director of the National Scientific Center “Institute of Agrarian Economics”, Academician of the NAAS Yuri Lupenko declared. According to scientists of the Institute of Agrarian Economics, in the current year the profitability of soybean production will increase…
Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure has agreed on the possibility of certification of alternative technical requirements for an individual approval of wheeled vehicles, produced in countries not being EU members. The corresponding decision is fixed in the ministry resolution dated November 18, posted on its website. Certification authorities will be provided with the conclusions of the…
The European Union has stated its willingness to promote fast introduction of autonomous trade preferences provided for the Ukrainian government. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said this during a joint press conference with President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker following the Ukraine-EU Summit, the president’s press service…
Head of Ukroboronprom State Concern Roman Romanov has stated that currently only 56 out of the 105 enterprises in the group structure are profitable. He noted plans to liquidate six companies in the holding. “There are 105 enterprises within the scope of the concern’s responsibility, of which, according to the draft resolution of the Cabinet…
An auction to sell Ukrainian hydroelectric power plants (HPPs) aroused competition among investors. Dialog is being held about the privatization of Odessa Port-Side Plant, Head of the State Property Fund (SPF) Ihor Bilous said. “We held a good auction to sell Myhia HPP. We broke a record putting it up for 10 million UAH and…
International British procurement agency Crown Agents plans to purchase drugs and medical products from funds of the national budget of Ukraine for 2016 by March next year, Crown Agents senior procurement consultant Christine Jackson has said. According to the terms outlined in the agreement Ukraine’s Ministry of Health and Crown Agents signed on October 27,…