The State Fiscal Service of Ukraine paid UAH 97.6 billion ($3.5 billion) in value-added tax (VAT) refunds to taxpayers in January-September, up by 11.5% YoY. Taxpayers obtained UAH 12.4 billion ($441.6 million) in VAT reimbursement in September alone, up by 28% YoY. “The average monthly VAT refunds also increased by 11.3%, or by UAH 1.1…
In January-September the local budget revenues grew by UAH 32.7 billion compared to the same period last year and totaled UAH 167.6 billion. “In 9 months the local budget revenues grew by 25%,” Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Regional Development, Construction and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine Hennady Zubko announced, the government portal…
Trade and economic relations between Ukraine and Moldova are developing in a positive manner, and they are not subject to any restrictions, Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said. “First and foremost, I want to note a high level of the development of Moldovan-Ukrainian trade and economic relations. We also see the prospect of their…
Capital investments in Ukraine grew by 26.6% in the first half of 2018 compared with the corresponding period in 2017, First Vice Prime Minister – Minister for Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv stated during Government Question Hour meeting. “Capital investments increased by 26.6% in the first half of 2018 compared with 2017. Almost half…
According to Statistics Estonia, the consumer price index in September was at the same level as in August, and the change compared to September 2017 was 3.7%. Compared to September 2017 goods were 3.4% and services 4.1 more expensive. Regulated prices of goods and services increased by 7.1%, and non-regulated prices by 2.7%. Also compared…
Economic growth in Ukraine picked up to 3.5% in the first half of 2018 supported by an early agriculture harvest, increase in domestic consumption due to higher wages and pensions and remittances. This is indicated in the World Bank’s Ukraine Economic Update as of October 4. According to the World Bank, Ukraine’s economic growth in…
A free trade deal signed between Georgia and Hong Kong this June will be sent to the Parliament of Georgia for ratification, the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze announced. “The most important priority of our economic strategy is to better integrate Georgia into the global economy. I want to remind you that we are…