As of July 1, Ukrainian agrarians produced 1.4 million tons of grains and pulses (in bunker weight), an increase of 63.6% compared with the last year index on the same date, declared the State Statistics Service of Ukraine on July 15. In particular, agrarians harvested the largest grain volumes in Mykolaiv, Odessa and Kherson regions.…
General Electric will transfer a locomotive to Ukraine to demonstrate its capabilities on the Ukrainian railway. According to the press service of Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure, General Electric and Ukrzaliznytsia signed a relevant agreement on July 14. The locomotive of American production will arrive in Ukraine in the next two week. It will be on…
Ukraine has increased its daily order for the import of natural gas from Slovakia 4.3 times, from 2.048 million cubic meters to 8.796 million cubic meters, the Slovak gas transmission system operator Eustream reported. On July 1-14, import of gas through Slovakia made 0.5 million cubic meters, and on July 15 it was 2.06 million…
Effective July 15, Ukraine International Airlines increase flight frequency between Kiev and Yerevan and offer passengers to take advantage of double-daily non-stop scheduled services. The Kiev – Yerevan – Kiev flights are operated on modern Boeing 737 aircraft with two cabin classes – Business Class and Economy Class. “In 2016, UIA focuses on increasing flight…
Ukraine’s first surgery to install a mechanical heart was successful, the patient breathes and speaks on his own and says his relatives have visited him, CEO of Heart Institute (Kyiv) Borys Todurov has said at a press conference. According to him, a German company under the guarantee of payment provided the patient with a mechanical…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts that Ukraine will harvest 61.22 million tons of grain in the current agricultural year (July 2016 – June 2017) and this is 2.4% more than the previous forecast. The country will export 33.63 million tons of grain (3% up on the previous forecast). Ukraine’s feed grain harvest will…
Ukraine has increased gas imports from Hungary by 60%, to 1.6 million cubic meters per day, according to Ukraine’s gas transmission system operator Ukrtransgaz. Ukraine will be able to use money allocated by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to purchase gas starting from July 20. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)