Section: Economy

      Arms for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia may help U.S. block Putin in Ukraine – 6 policies to U.S. President Donald Trump
      Mar18

      Arms for Ukraine, sanctions against Russia may help U.S. block Putin in Ukraine – 6 policies to U.S. President Donald Trump

      Arming Ukraine and imposing tougher sanctions on Russia are among the six policies offered by former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Michael Carpenter to U.S. President Donald Trump for blocking Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, according to the U.S. Foreign Policy...

      Ukraine going ahead of schedule with grain exports
      Mar18

      Ukraine going ahead of schedule with grain exports

      A few months before the end of the current season, Ukraine has already realized three-fourths of its grain export potential of MY 2016/17, UkrAgroConsult wrote. According to preliminary information from market participants, Ukrainian traders exported roughly 30 MMT of grain in the first eight months of the season (July-February), UkrAgroConsult...

      No additional obligations for Ukraine to receive IMF loan tranche – Groysman
      Mar17

      No additional obligations for Ukraine to receive IMF loan tranche – Groysman

      Ukraine has not undertaken additional obligations to receive the next $1 billion loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which can be allocated after the meeting of the IMF Executive Board on March 20, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said during a Q&A hour in the Verkhovna Rada. The tranche is granted in accordance with...

      Over UAH 3 billion to be invested in seaports in 2017
      Mar17

      Over UAH 3 billion to be invested in seaports in 2017

      State Enterprise Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) in 2017 plans to invest UAH 3.507 billion in modernization and development of Ukrainian port infrastructure, the USPA press service told UNIAN. ”The planned volume of capital investments in 2017 is estimated at UAH 3507 million, including UAH 929.8 million on construction of six berths with...

      Ukraine exports over 2.6 MMT of sunflower oil
      Mar17

      Ukraine exports over 2.6 MMT of sunflower oil

      For the second month in a row, Ukraine has been decreasing its exports of sunflower oil, though the volume exported in February and since the beginning of 2016/17 remains at record high level, UkrAgroConsult reports. In February 2017 Ukraine exported 442 KMT of sunflower oil, which was 4.7% less than over the previous month, but 12.5% higher than...

      EU, Asian states halt poultry imports from Ukraine due to bird flu outbreaks
      Mar17

      EU, Asian states halt poultry imports from Ukraine due to bird flu outbreaks

      The European Union and some Asian countries have introduced temporary restrictions on imports of poultry from Ukraine due to bird flu outbreaks, according to the press service of the State Service for Food Safety and Consumer Protection. ”[This is] to inform the Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service`s regional branches and exporters of...

      In the third year of war President Poroshenko greenlights sanctions against Russian banks
      Mar16

      In the third year of war President Poroshenko greenlights sanctions against Russian banks

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has given a go-ahead to imposing sanctions against Russian banks, according to TSN news service. The president approved sanctions by adopting the decision of the National Security and Defense Council of March 15, 2017 ”On the application of personal special economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions)”...

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to extend state of emergency on Ukraine`s electricity market
      Mar16

      Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to extend state of emergency on Ukraine`s electricity market

      The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine at today`s government meeting intends to prolong emergency measures, introduced on the Ukrainian electricity market a month ago. The speaker on the issue is expected to be the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine, Ihor Nasalik. Earlier, the Energy and Coal Ministry decided to introduce emergency...

      Kremlin rules out another referendum in occupied Crimea for lifting sanctions
      Mar16

      Kremlin rules out another referendum in occupied Crimea for lifting sanctions

      The Kremlin ruled out the possibility of holding another referendum in the occupied Crimea, so that the U.S. could cancel anti-Russian sanctions, Vladimir Putin`s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, according to an UNIAN correspondent in the Russian Federation. Asked, whether the Kremlin was ready for any deal with the U.S. on Crimea and, in...

      EU Commission approves EUR 600 mln in aid to Ukraine
      Mar16

      EU Commission approves EUR 600 mln in aid to Ukraine

      The European Commission on Thursday, on behalf of the EU, adopted the decision to release the second tranche of Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) to Ukraine, a loan which amounts to EUR 600 million. ”With this disbursement, the total Macro-Financial Assistance that the EU has extended to Ukraine since 2014 will reach EUR 2.81 billion, the largest...