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)
Trade turnover between Ukraine and Turkey has exceeded $2 billion since the beginning of 2016. In particular, exports have come to $1.4 billion imports to and $667 million. The common goal of the two countries is to create comfortable conditions for Ukrainian and Turkish business by means of high-quality services and further improvement of customs…
OPEC’s most senior official will discuss the possible participation of Russia in an OPEC production cut, officials in the group said, as the cartel sought to bolster a landmark deal in Algiers. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to cut between 200,000 barrels a day and 700,000 barrels a day of their output…
The Islamic fund on microfinance might be created in Azerbaijan, a source on the country’s finance market reported. The source said that the issue was being discussed by Azerbaijan’s microfinance organizations. “The discussions are still at a very early stage, but if market participants agree and adopt a certain decision, then international financial organizations can…
Mechanisms to support the export of Azerbaijani products will apply only to goods produced in the non-oil sector, head of the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) Rufat Mammadov reported. However, the entrepreneurs, who can benefit from these mechanisms, will face no restrictions. “Export process is quite difficult. First of all, entrepreneurs should have…