The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a loan of up to EUR 8 million to Kremenchuk municipal trolleybus company (KTU) for the acquisition of 50 new low-deck trolleybuses, including spare parts and maintenance tools, as well as the workshop maintenance and diagnostic equipment for the new fleet, the press service of…
In 2016 agricultural commodities production in Ukraine will increase by 3%, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine declared. In the current year Ukraine will face a record grain harvest of 64.2 million tons, so the Ministry forecasts a positive dynamics in the plant growing industry at the level of 6%. At the…
The commercial court in Odessa region has declared public joint-stock company Odessa combined heat and power plant (CHPP) bankrupt and launched a liquidation procedure for the period of 12 months. The company reported in the information disclosure system of the National Commission for Securities and the Stock Market on Tuesday that the court made the…
In January-November the average selling prices of agricultural enterprises for agrarian products increased by 9.3% YoY, the press-service of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine declared. In particular, in the reporting period the average prices for plant growing commodities grew by 19.2%, and the prices for livestock commodities – by 0.7%. In November the average…
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has approved at second reading bill No. 5368 liberalizing the Tax Code. A total of 240 lawmakers backed the document. Head of the parliamentary committee for tax and customs policy Nina Yuzhanina said presenting the bill that the committee received 356 proposals for the second reading and 261 of them were voted…
Over the ten months of 2016 turnover in the agriculture sector between Ukraine and Egypt has reached $1 billion. Deputy Agrarian Policy and Food Minister of Ukraine on European Integration Olha Trofimtseva stated this during the Ukrainian-Egyptian Business Forum and a sitting of the Ukrainian-Egyptian Business Council with participation of Ambassador of Egypt to Ukraine…
Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has revoked 2% pension tax imposed on cash currency purchase transactions. The requirement is outlined in bill No. 5132 amending the Tax Code to provide for the balance of budget revenue in 2017. The bill on the national budget for 2017 was adopted by 235 lawmakers on December 21. The amendments were…