The number of registered unemployed people in Ukraine grew by 100,000 YoY and reached 1.8 million. Acting Chairman of the State Employment Service Valeriy Yaroshenko said this at a press conference on Tuesday. “In the first quarter of 2016, the number of unemployed totaled almost 1 million 800 thousand people. Compared to the previous year,…
Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) shipped 21,014 tons of potash fertilizers to Ukraine in January-June, up 2.2 times YoY. Potash export proceeds from Ukraine-bound shipments grew 2.1 times YoY to $9.2 million. Established in September 2013, Belarus Potash Company (BPC) has regional dealerships in Delhi, Beijing, Singapore and Sao Paulo. BPC facilitates potash exports to Europe,…
GM Uzbekistan, an Uzbek-US joint venture, presented its automobile brand Ravon in Ukraine, the press service of the company said. GM Uzbekistan started to sell its automobiles under Ravon brand in external markets in 2016. The company also works on expanding dealers’ network in the CIS states. During the presentation, the company presented automobiles Matiz,…
Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter of 2016 increased by 1.3% YoY, whereas in the first quarter of this year the figure was a mere 0.1%, the State Statistics Service has said. According to live data, Ukraine’s GDP in the second quarter of 2016, taking into account the seasonal factor, rose…
UkrOboronProm SE “Shepetovka Repair Plant” increased production volume almost 4 times – compared to 2013 – due to the program “Ukrainian shield”, initiated by “UkrOboronProm” in 2015. “For the first half of 2016 the enterprise manufactured products and services for Ukrainian military valued at nearly 92 million UAH, exceeding last year’s index of 79 million…
Lowering of air temperatures to optimal values and improved soil moisture stocks were beneficial for vegetation of all late spring crops. Better yields can be expected in later sown plants of corn due to cease of leaves withering and yellowing during the daytime. August rains were beneficial for moisture accumulation before the upcoming winter crop…
On August 8-14, Ukraine exported 660.1 thousand tons of grains from the seaports against 759.8 thousand tons in the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 413.1 thousand tons, corn – 14.9 thousand tons, and barley – 232.1 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)