VTB Capital, an investment advisor on privatization of the government’s 25% stake in Russian shipping company Sovcomflot, has submitted a report to the Economic Development Ministry in which it said that the stake might be sold in 2017 in parts on the Moscow and New York stock exchanges, Minister Alexei Ulyukayev reported. “Sovcomflot (privatization) may…
Russia and Turkey have agreed to complete the work on a joint agreement on trade in services and on investments by the end of the next year, Russian Minister of Economic Development Alexei Ulyukayev said, adding that this agreement would provide better protection to investors and would create new possibilities for them. “We have stated…
Opening of new enterprises manufacturing added-value products is a proof that Ukraine experiences growing investment levels. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman after opening of the company Bila Tserkva Plant of Preparation Forms. “The task of the government today is to create conditions so that such companies could appear every week…
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has held a meeting with the Minister of Environmental Protection, Minister of Jerusalem Affairs Ze’ev Elkin. As Head of Israeli part of the Joint Ukraine-Israel Commission for Trade and Economic Cooperation, the Minister has informed the President on the results of its regular session held in Kyiv on October…
Investment interest in Ukraine is restrained by the unfavorable business environment in the country, according to participants of the Kyiv International Economic Forum. According to Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine Roman Waschuk, Canadian investors are interested in entering or expanding activities in Ukraine. At the same time, they are interested in certain guarantees of investment…
According to the results of the second review of implementation of the IMF program by Ukraine, the fund is “impressed” by the government’s efforts to carry out reforms and renew its economy. Director of the IMF’s European Department Poul M. Thomsen said this during a press conference in Washington. “We see that (economic) policy is…
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin says that trade turnover between Ukraine and Russia will not exceed 4-5%. “We cannot retain previous economic ties with Russia. We will never return to a large volume of trade turnover with Russia. Earlier, the trade turnover reached 37%. Now it can total 4-5%”, Klimkin said. (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)