Section: News & Summaries

      Ukraine sees 8% decline in steel output in three months
      Apr03

      Ukraine sees 8% decline in steel output in three months

      Ukraine smelted 5.6 million tonnes of steel in January-March 2017, which was 8% down year-over-year, according to the Ukrmetprom (formerly Metallurgprom) association of Ukrainian steel producers. The total production of metal rolled products over the period under review also decreased by 8%, to 4.9 million tonnes, while pig iron output shrank by...

      Ukraine doubles cherry exports in 2016
      Apr03

      Ukraine doubles cherry exports in 2016

      Ukrainian agrarians exported 1,880 tonnes of cherries and sweet cherries in 2016, which was twice the shipments in 2015, according to the press service of the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club. If in 2013 over 4,000 tonnes of Ukrainian stone fruits, which was 99% of all stone fruits exports, was shipped onto the Russian market, the main consumer of...

      Ukrainian President`s 2016 e-declaration: $26 mln in bank accounts, flats, land and jewelry
      Apr03

      Ukrainian President`s 2016 e-declaration: $26 mln in bank accounts, flats, land and jewelry

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has submitted an electronic declaration of income for 2016, the document appeared on the website of the National Agency on Prevention of Corruption two hours before the deadline on Friday, March 31, according to the television news service TSN. The declaration lists a 1,332-square-meter house in the village of...

      Poland accuses Russian air traffic controllers over Smolensk air crash
      Apr03

      Poland accuses Russian air traffic controllers over Smolensk air crash

      Polish prosecutors said on Monday they would press charges against two Russian air traffic controllers of deliberately causing a 2010 plane crash that killed Poland`s president and 95 other people, according to Reuters. The crash near Smolensk in western Russia killed the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and his wife, as well as the central bank...

      NBU buys US$131 mln more than it sells on interbank forex market in 2017
      Apr03

      NBU buys US$131 mln more than it sells on interbank forex market in 2017

      The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) bought US$ 131 million more than it sold on the Ukrainian interbank market from January 1 to March 31, 2017, as part of its operations to replenish the country`s international reserves, according to the NBU. The situation on the interbank forex market in March remained stable, the NBU said in its macroeconomic...

      Israel may buy over 2,500 tonnes of Ukrainian beef per month
      Apr03

      Israel may buy over 2,500 tonnes of Ukrainian beef per month

      Israel is interested in Ukrainian beef imports and is mulling over the possibility of buying over 2,500 tonnes of such meat per month, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service. ”Ukrainian beef exports will be in great demand in Israel. The point at issue is at least 2,500 tonnes of meat per month. Moreover,...

      Poroshenko discusses Donbas with Merkel and Hollande
      Apr03

      Poroshenko discusses Donbas with Merkel and Hollande

      Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has had a trilateral phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, during which the parties discussed the situation in Donbas, according to the president`s press service. Poroshenko condemned ongoing Russian aggression and continuous shelling, inter alia, with...

      Russia`s readiness for combat in 24 hours sends signal to Lithuania, NATO – Lithuania`s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis
      Apr03

      Russia`s readiness for combat in 24 hours sends signal to Lithuania, NATO – Lithuania`s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis

      Russia`s readiness to open combat action against the Baltic states within 24-48 hours sends a signal to both Lithuania and NATO, says Lithuania`s Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis, according to Delfi. ”The signal is that NATO and Lithuania should be ready for a conflict within 24-48 hours, and this is a signal for NATO planners and us. Speaking...

      Ukraine exports over 33 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016
      Apr03

      Ukraine exports over 33 mln tonnes of grain since July 2016

      Ukrainian agrarians have exported 33.35 million tonnes of grain since the beginning of 2016-2017 marketing year (MY) in July 2016, according to the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry`s press service. In particular, 14.53 million tonnes of wheat, 4.86 million tonnes of barley, 13.78 million tonnes of maize, and 4,300 tonnes of rye were...

      European Parliament to vote on tourist visa waivers for Ukraine on April 6
      Apr03

      European Parliament to vote on tourist visa waivers for Ukraine on April 6

      The European Parliament (EP) has scheduled its final vote on visa waivers for Ukrainian citizens` short-term trips for Thursday, April 6, according to the EP`s news alert. ”Vote on a draft law allowing Ukrainian citizens the right to travel to the EU without a visa [will take place] on Thursday,” the EP said on its website. The EP recalled that...