On October 3, Ukraine and Korea held a sitting of the joint governmental commission for trade and economic cooperation. First Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Yulia Kovaliv posted this on her Facebook page. “I’ve opened the Ukrainian-Korean business forum. Main messages for the Korean business: the Ukrainian government is open for investors and business,…
On September 26 – October 2, Ukraine exported 1.02 million tons of grains from the seaports, against 648.4 thousand tons on the previous week. In particular, wheat shipments reached 804 thousand tons, barley – 153.8 thousand tons, and corn – 65.7 thousand tons. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
On September 30, the minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Taras Kutovyi signed the Annex #1 to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and market participants – grain exporters for 2016/2017 MY. The document settles voluntary coordination of the possible volumes of grain exports from Ukraine in 2016/2017 MY,…
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has congratulated the Kyiv-based government-run Luch Design Bureau on its successful test of the Sarmat new remote weapon system with anti-tank missiles. The head of state said that Ukrainian Armed Forces were the main guarantee of the country’s independence. (Interfax/Business World Magazine)
In the current season the export potential of Ukraine in the grain segment totals 38.1 million tons. This is a decrease of only 1.1% compared with the record high level in 2015/2016 MY. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)
Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman urges the representatives of Korean business to invest in Ukraine. “I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you, dear colleagues, to deepen our cooperation both in the field of trade relations and in investment, particularly in the economy of Ukraine”, he said at a meeting with leaders of Korean…
In Ukraine weather conditions were moderately warm with lack of precipitations. Light rains (3-10 mm) were observed in the Western, Northern and Eastern regions, though they did not replenish soil moisture stocks in the winter crop fields considerably. The driest conditions (as of September 25) were seen in the regions of Cherkassy, Kirovograd, Poltava and…