Tag: Economy

Swedish retailer “H&M” will open its first store in Lviv in the fall of 2021

According to the operational data of the State customs service, as of August 27, Ukraine since the beginning of 2021/22 has exported 7 mln tons of grain and leguminous crops, which is 645 thousand tons more than a year earlier

The Department of energy has drafted a bill that proposes an alternative to the “green tariff” , which provides fixed payments to producers of electricity from alternative energy sources

The ministry of digital transformation of Ukraine and the state concern “Ukroboronprom” have signed a memorandum that will open up the state of the country’s digital economy

The growth of capital investments in Ukraine in April-June 2021 compared to the same period in 2020 amounted to 17.1%

The international rating agency “Fitch Ratings” changed the forecast of PrJSC “VF-Ukraine” from “stable” to “positive” and affirmed all ratings

“SECD” will cover issues of energy security and decarbonization. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of energy following a meeting between Ukrainian energy minister Herman Halushchenko and USA energy minister Jennifer Grangolm

On Monday, the 23rd of August, Ukraine received its share of SDR 1,9 bln, or $2,7 bln, as part of the IMF’s new SDR special drawing rights allocation

Accomplishments of Ukraine for 30 years of Independence

In September, the second round of negotiations between Ukraine and the European Union on the abolition of customs tariffs in bilateral trade in accordance with the Association Agreement with the EU will take place

On August 22, the German Chancellor met with the president of Ukraine to discuss security, bilateral relations, economic background, and the implementation of the Minsk agreements

On August 18, the government supported the bill aimed at improving the procedure for determining the minimum wage for heavy and dangerous work

Minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine Roman Leshchenko officially announced the beginning of the work of the Land headquarters

This is the first icebreaker in Ukraine in the last 20 years. The ship opens up new opportunities for scientific research, in particular, the study of the oceans and climate change in the polar regions, the embassy noted

The government meeting approved a draft that complemented the functions of state energy efficiency

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to increase the authorized capital of the “Export Credit Agency” joint-stock company tenfold from $7,5 mln to $67 mln

Kyiv is in the top 10 capitals of the world, where the sharing economy (renting scooters, cars and housing) is developing the best

In January-July 2021, the Ukrainian industrial company “Interpipe” increased the production of pipes to 317,1 thousand tons

The head of the Ministry of finance Mykhailo Fedorov believes that “Diia City” is one of the best tax systems in the world for IT companies

As of August 15, 2021,  Ukrainian underground storage facilities were filled to 56,9% of the design capacity

The climatic situation in Algeria is changing, that is why Ukraine may increase grain imports

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy discussed with Marc Roche, the director of the French consulting company “Aerogestion”, the optimal models of creating a national air carrier

The level of profitability of the activities of agricultural, forestry, and fisheries enterprises at the end of 2020 amounted to 13,5%

LLC “Calypso biogas” is building a biogas plant for the production of electricity with a capacity of 3 MW in the village of Chornii Rig