Russia’s gas producer Gazprom offers a lower price for natural gas supplies to Ukraine than European countries, chief executive officer of Ukraine’s state gas company Naftogaz Ukrainy Andrey Kobolev said. “The price Gazprom is offering ($167.57 per 1 thousand cubic meters) is slightly lower than that of European suppliers”, he said, adding that the gas…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved of the free trade area agreement with Canada and declared its readiness to sign it in the near future. This was posted on the Twitter account of the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry. “The Government approved of FTA agreement with Canada and confirmed readiness to sign…
Since the beginning of this year, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have received international aid worth about $60 million, chief of the military cooperation and peacekeeping operations department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Leonid Holopatiuk said. “This amount includes technical assistance from the United States valued at more than $53…