Section: News & Summaries
Yield of winter grain in Ukraine projected at 22.7 mln tonnes
The yield of winter grain crops is expected at 22.7 million tonnes provided the favorable weather conditions, the press service of the Ukrainian AgriBusiness Club Association (UCAB) reported. “With favorable weather conditions the gross yield of winter grain crops is expected to reach 22.7 million tonnes, according to UCAB experts`...
Ukrainian Treasury`s balance expands by UAH 4.2 bln in March
The balance of assets on the single account of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine as of April 1, 2016, was estimated at UAH 21.049 billion, which was 25%, or UAH 4.223 billion, up on March 1, 2016, according to the Treasury`s website. However, the balance in March 2016 was 21%, or UAH 5.625 billion, down year-over-year. At the same time, it...
Three Ukrainian soldiers wounded in Donbas in last day
No Ukrainian soldiers were killed but three were wounded in the Donbas conflict zone over the last 24 hours, head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk said at a briefing on Monday, according to an UaPosition correspondent. “Over the last day, we haven`t lost any Ukrainian...
NBU sells over $131 mln in March to support hryvnia
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $131.2 million to banks at forex auctions in March, and bought $129.1 million from them, according to an update posted on the regulator`s website.On March 15, the NBU sold the largest amount of currency, which was $60 million.As UaPosition reported earlier, hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the...
NABU not to probe reports on Poroshenko`s offshore assets
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) says it does not plan to start an investigation in connection with reports about Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko`s offshore assets, because he ”does not fall within the NABU`s jurisdiction,” while the Bureau is now analyzing information about other Ukrainian citizens exposed in the so-called Panama...
#PanamaPapers: Call for probe into Poroshenko
Ukrainian lawmakers said parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax. ||| Kiev – Ukrainian lawmakers said on Monday parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax, following a global leak of documents from a...
Ukraine`s chief banker announces acceptable inflation
NBU Governor Valeriya Gontareva says that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) plans to use inflation targeting tools to ensure that headline inflation in Ukraine stays at 12% by the end of 2016, and at 8% by the end of 2017, according to Ukraine`s weekly newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli (Mirror Weekly).This was announced at a meeting with Chairman of the...
Two Ukrainian soldiers captured near Horlivka – Motuzianyk
Head of the press center of the Anti-Terrorist Operation (ATO) headquarters, Colonel Oleksandr Motuzianyk announces that two Ukrainian soldiers were captured near the militant-held town of Horlivka in Donetsk region, according to an UaPosition correspondent.”Two Ukrainian soldiers were captured near Horlivka. However, more details of this...
Hryvnia strengthens to UAH 26.00 to dollar on interbank market
Hryvnia quotations against the dollar on the interbank currency market on Monday strengthened to UAH 25.90/26.00 to the dollar by the middle of trade, a broker at a commercial bank has told an UNIAN correspondent.Hryvnia quotes against the euro have settled at UAH 29.3880/29.4990, while those against the Russian ruble have settled at UAH...
Russian submarine again spotted near Latvia
The National Armed Forces of Latvia have once again spotted a Russian submarine off the Latvian coast.”In the exclusive economic zone of 11 miles from the border of Latvia, the National Armed Forces have identified a Russian ”Kilo”-class submarine,” the Latvian armed forces wrote on Twitter on Monday.Latvia has repeatedly reported the Russian...