Ukrainian airlines saw a 25.5% rise in passenger transportation in January-August YoY, to 5.284 million people, according to the State Aviation Service of Ukraine. International routes usage grew by 25.4%, to 4.771 million people. Passenger flow via Ukrainian airports rose by 16.2%, reaching 8.288 million. Passenger flow on international flights grew by 14.8%, to 7.244…
The state-run enterprise Konotop Aircraft Repair Plant Aviakon (Sumy region), part of Ukroboronprom Concern, has modernized three attack helicopters Mi-24PU-1 for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The helicopters are ready to be handed over to the Land Forces, the concern’s press service reported. During Mi-24PU-1 development special attention was paid to attack helicopters’ security enhancing.…
Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF) created using funds of the U.S. government seeks to invest at least $5 million in commercial startups in the Ukrainian IT sector, WNISEF CEO Jaroslawa Z. Johnson said. “We have received a permit to launch a new fund for startups in the IT sector”, she noted. She said that WNISEF…
As of September 9, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 38.8 million tons of grains throughout the areas of 10 million ha, or 70% of the plan. The average yield totaled 3.9 ton/ha, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reported. On the same date last year the production volumes reached 37.6 million tons. In particular,…
In 2016, the general grain harvest in Ukraine will reach 62.3 million tons, up by 2 million tons YoY, the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi declared. But some industrial associations estimate the grain production at a much higher level, he added. Previously the Ministry of Agrarian Policy forecast grain harvest…
In January-August Ukraine imported $902.221 million worth of coal and anthracite, in particular $104.331 million in August. According to the State Fiscal Service, Russia supplied coal for $594.937 million, the United States for $132.658 million, Australia for $49.461 million, other countries for $125.165 million. The total volume of coal delivered to the country for the…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has expanded the list of facilities to be put up for sale in 2016-2017 after they have been removed by the Verkhovna Rada from the list of companies ineligible for privatization. The list includes Artyomsol, Ukrspyrt state-run enterprises, Bilshovyk research and development (R&D) enterprise and Lviv state-run jewelry factory. The amendments…