Ukraine: further economic success depending on machine-building industry

Ukrainian government considers machine-building one of the most important integrated industries on which Ukraine’s further economic success depends, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said in his greeting address on the occasion of Machine Engineers Day, the government press service reports. “Ukraine’s considerably experienced machine engineers develop and design complex systems and devices: home appliances and radio…

Belarus: Belkommunmash to sell electric buses to Russia

The mechanical engineering company Belkommunmash is exploring the possibilities of supplying electric buses to Moscow, St Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg, Vitaly Shkuratov, head for marketing and sales in Belarus and Russia at the Management Company of the Belkommunmash Holding Company, reported. “We are considering exporting electric buses to Moscow, St Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg. The trial operation…

Ukraine: Antonov net profit down in H1 2017

Antonov state enterprise (Kyiv) in January-June saw net profit under Ukrainian accounting standards fall by 66.59% compared to the same period in 2016, to UAH 22.79 million. According to the financial report on the website of the enterprise, its net income in the first half of the year increased by 37.7%, to UAH 2.223 billion.…