Ukraine: international reserves keep increasing

Preliminary data suggests that as of July 1, Ukraine’s international reserves amounted to the equivalent of $13.98 billion. The stock of international reserves keeps increasing for a third consecutive month. In June, international reserves expanded by 3.3% MOM, or by $452 million. In annual terms, international reserves rose by 36.3% YoY. June’s increase in international…

Ukraine: hearings of Naftogaz and Gazprom’s gas contract in Stockholm arbitration court to start late September 2016

Hearings by the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce in litigation between national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy and Russia’s Gazprom over the natural gas supply and transit contracts signed early 2009 will start late September and late November or early December, respectively, Naftogaz Ukrainy board chairman Andriy Kobolev said. He said that the…

Ukraine: Gazprom’s claims against Naftogaz for take-or-pay condition to reach $60 billion

The total claims of Russia’s Gazprom against the national joint-stock company Naftogaz Ukrainy for the take-or-pay condition outlined in the 2009 contracts and challenged in court could reach $60 billion by 2020, Naftogaz Ukrainy commercial director Yuriy Vitrenko has said. He said Gazprom’s claims had so far amounted to $29.2 billion, and, taking into account…

Ukraine: corn stocks down

According to the State Statistics Committee, as of April 1, stocks of grain and pulses in Ukraine totaled 7.98 MMT, down by 20% YoY. Corn stocks decreased by 36%, to 3.073 MMT compared to 4.814 MMT on June 1, 2015. Wheat stocks went down by 3.6%, to 3.867 MMT, barley – by 13%, to 693…