Ukrainian crushers continue picking up the pace of sunseed processing in the current season of 2016/2017. Sunoil output has been hitting new monthly highs for a fourth month in a row. Ukraine’s large and medium-sized crushers produced an unprecedented 558 KMT of sunoil in December 2016 compared with 529 KMT in November 2016 and 363…
In January seaports of Ukraine handled 10.03 million tons of cargo, up by 14.6% YoY, preliminary statistics of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority shows. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 8.094 million tons (+30.3%), imports – 1.423 million tons (-9%), transit – 475,000 tons (-50%), inland traffic – 39,300 tons. State stevedores under the Ministry of Infrastructure…
Ukraine gets about 80% of its gasoline imports from the Republic of Belarus, followed by Lithuania, Poland and Mediterranean countries, consulting group A-95 Director Serhii Kuiun has stated. “The market of gasoline imports is very diversified. We have 7-8 stable destinations. The largest one is, undoubtedly, Belarus, which covers 80% of import deliveries. Other important…
Heads of state-controlled Ukrainian banks will discuss how they will coordinate policy on the financial market, Chairman of the board of Ukraine’s largest PrivatBank Oleksandr Shlapak has said. “I’m sure we’ll agree on such issues as interest rates and a certain division of the market,” he said. After the nationalization of PrivatBank, Ukraine has got…
Ukraine’s State Treasury Service on February 1, resumed VAT refunding. Government resolution No. 26 approving the rules for keeping the register of applications for return of VAT dated January 25, came into effect. “On February 2, treasury agencies provided for executing applications for UAH 2.187 billion that had conclusions from the State Fiscal Service about…
In 2016 Ukraine reduced natural gas consumption by 4.1% (by 1.366 billion cubic meters) YoY, to 32.361 billion cubic meters. According to the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, in particular, industry consumed 9.599 billion cubic meters (down by 15.9%), households and budget-sustained organizations used 12.457 billion cubic meters (up by 2.3%), heating companies –…
PrivatBank since January 1, has paid off UAH 2.385 billion of funds received as refinancing credits from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) and paid UAH 215.752 million of interest. According to Deputy Board Chairman of PrivatBank Halyna Pakhachuk, current general amount of refinancing credits issued by NBU to PrivatBank totals UAH 15.516 billion. (Ukrinform/Business…