Ukraine, that lost three places in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) published by the World Economic Forum a year ago, has fallen six places more and was 85th among 138 countries. Ukraine had low scores in the following areas: financial market development (130th), institutions (129th), macroeconomic environment (128th), goods market efficiency (108th) and business sophistication…
In August Ukraine exported 2851.2 KMT of wheat, up by 50% YoY (1892.8 KMT). Over the first two months of the current season Ukrainian exporters shipped 34% more wheat than over the same period of last season (3575.5 KMT against 2662.4 KMT in July-August 2015/16). Thailand is still the key importer of Ukrainian wheat with…
As of September 26, winter crops had been sown at 2158 thousand ha, or 29% of the forecast area (7374 thousand ha). This included 2024 thousand ha of winter wheat and triticale (33% from the planned 6198 thousand ha), 79 thousand ha of rye (54% of 147 thousand ha), 55 thousand ha of barley (5%…
The results of a survey of agrarians of Ukraine conducted by the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB), showed a significant improvement relative to August 2015 of the business climate in Ukraine agriculture, the press service of the UCAB reports. “In August for the first time since the introduction of ABI, the business climate in Ukraine’s agriculture…
Ukraine’s State Property Fund (SPF) seeks to sell private joint-stock company President Hotel, 51% of shares in Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Works and 50% in public joint-stock company Azovmash. This is outlined in the fund resolution No. 1763 dated September 23. In addition, the fund intends to sell almost 100% of shares in Ukrainian Bank…
The restoration pace of the Ukrainian economy is predictable and insufficient, IMF Resident Representative Jerome Vacher has said. The economy has achieved macroeconomic stabilization, the IMF sees a gradual improvement of the economy – an increase of 1.5%, as the IMF predicts for 2016. But it’s a moderate recovery and the IMF would like to…
On September 15, Agroprodservice launched a new soybean crushing plant, which it had been building since March. Crushing capacity is 40 KMT soybeans a year. Finished products will be soybean cake and non-refined soybean oil. Previously, company’s soybean cake production capacities equaled 1400 tons a month. (UkrAgroConsult/Business World Magazine)