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Wednesday, December 2

Bolstered by fresh snow, Bukovel, Ukraine’s largest mountain resort, opens this weekend for skiing and snowboarding. Bolstered by fresh snow, Bukovel, Ukraine’s largest mountain resort, opens this weekend for skiing and snowboarding. “We invite you to the Ukrainian Carpathians,” Bukovel director Oleksandr Shev...

Highlighting Ukraine’s emerging role as the EU’s reserve labor pool Highlighting Ukraine’s emerging role as the EU’s reserve labor pool, Ukrainians accounted for 55% of the 1.2 million first time residence permits granted last year to all non-EU citizens for work in t...

The bulk of the 756,548 Ukrainians who got first time residency in the EU last year went to Poland – 79%. The bulk of the 756,548 Ukrainians who got first time residency in the EU last year went to Poland – 79%. Spreading into the Baltics and around Central Europe, Ukrainians accounted for the top nationa...

With cross border traffic expected to rebound this spring, assuming vaccines diminish the coronavirus pandemic, EU nations are helping Ukraine upgrade its often outdated border crossings. With cross border traffic expected to rebound this spring, assuming vaccines diminish the coronavirus pandemic, EU nations are helping Ukraine upgrade its often outdated border crossings. In coming we...

Poland is lending Ukraine €100 million to upgrade the Poland is lending Ukraine €100 million to upgrade the 13 land border crossings between the two nations. The 30-year, low interest loan also will help upgrade Ukraine’s road and rail approaches to the ...

Estonia will help Ukraine install two electronic border crossing systems at two of Ukraine’s busiest land crossings – Chop with Hungary, and Uzhgorod with Slovakia. Estonia will help Ukraine install two electronic border crossing systems at two of Ukraine’s busiest land crossings – Chop with Hungary, and Uzhgorod with Slovakia. Using Estonian experience, the goal...

Brazil and Ukraine, two of the world’s second tier arms exporters, started discussing possible joint ventures yesterday Brazil and Ukraine, two of the world’s second tier arms exporters, started discussing possible joint ventures yesterday, the start of a 5-day visit to Ukraine by executives of 13 from Brazil’s top arm...

This week’s face to face meetings follow a video conference two months ago This week’s face to face meetings follow a video conference two months ago with the participation of UkrOboronProm executives and Rosas Pontis, who is Brazil’s director of Secretariat for Defense Prod...

Ending a 2-day trip to Turkey yesterday, Prime Minister Shmygal told reporters that his delegation invited Turkish companies to participate in concessions for international highways and for two Black Sea ports. Ending a 2-day trip to Turkey yesterday, Prime Minister Shmygal told reporters that his delegation invited Turkish companies to participate in concessions for international highways and for two Black ...

As Ukraine’s defense partnership with Turkey extends to the air, As Ukraine’s defense partnership with Turkey extends to the air, the air forces of the two nations have discussed the possibility of data exchange “including airspace monitoring” under NATO’s Air Situ...

With Turkish investors interested in buying one quarter of shares of jet engine maker Motor Sich With Turkish investors interested in buying one quarter of shares of jet engine maker Motor Sich, the original Chinese buyers plan to appeal their third rejection by Ukraine’s Antimonopoly Committee. ...

Defying the recession, Ukrzaliznytsia, the nation’s main cargo hauler, carried 7% more freight in November than in November of last year. Defying the recession, Ukrzaliznytsia, the nation’s main cargo hauler, carried 7% more freight in November than in November of last year. Approaching the railroad’s target of 1 million tons a day, UZ ...

The Finance Ministry sold at auction yesterday the hryvnia equivalent of $93 million in government bonds The Finance Ministry sold at auction yesterday the hryvnia equivalent of $93 million in government bonds. The 3-month bond was the most popular, accounting for 74% of sale, the Ministry reported on Fa...

Tuesday, December 1

Ten Turkish and Ukrainian construction companies have applied to take part in the $200 million rebuild of Dnipro airport Ten Turkish and Ukrainian construction companies have applied to take part in the $200 million rebuild of Dnipro airport, reports Kyrill Khomyakov, head of Ukrinfraproekt, the State Agency for Infrast...

Controlled by the Ihor Kolmoisky group, Dnipro airport has languished Controlled by the Ihor Kolmoisky group, Dnipro airport has languished, recording Ukraine’s 7th largest volume of passengers last year. In 2019, Dnipro handled 338,888 passengers, sandwiched between Za...

In Switzerland, airplane pilots who are unable to fly during the coronavirus pandemic may soon retrain to become train drivers. In Switzerland, airplane pilots who are unable to fly during the coronavirus pandemic may soon retrain to become train drivers. With the support of Aeropers, the nation’s main union for cockpit employ...

In Berlin, DHL has painted its trademark yellow and red colors on 10 idle tour buses and converted them into ‘paketbussen.’ In Berlin, DHL has painted its trademark yellow and red colors on 10 idle tour buses and converted them into ‘paketbussen.’ The parcel buses, including six double deckers, will receive and deliver pac...

China has roared ahead of Russia to account for twice as much of Ukraine’s trade this year China has roared ahead of Russia to account for twice as much of Ukraine’s trade this year, reports the State Statistics Service. For this year through August, China-Ukraine two-way trade totaled $9.4...

DHL will create “a powerful logistics center” in Kyiv’s left bank Liski rail hub for container trains going to and from China DHL will create “a powerful logistics center” in Kyiv’s left bank Liski rail hub for container trains going to and from China, Ukrzaliznytsia CEO Volodomyr Zhmak writes of a memorandum of cooperation ...

In “ In “U.S., Russia Race to Outflank Each Other on Russian Pipeline,” Wall Street Journal reporter Brett Forrest recounts the down to the wire race to stop the Nord Stream 2 trans-Baltic gas pipeline, a ...

A bounty of mushrooms flowed out of Ukraine’s forests this fall, reports The New York Times A bounty of mushrooms flowed out of Ukraine’s forests this fall, reports The New York Times, citing unusual weather: “a dry summer followed by an unusually warm fall and late first frost.” In “I Have ...

With the Democrats returning to power in the White House With the Democrats returning to power in the White House, David Arakhamia, head of the Servant of the People Rada faction, hopes that Joe Biden will resume an Obama era practice of extending US guaran...

Ukraine’s faces a bulge in repayments next fall, and Arakhamia tells Interfax-Ukraine that he hopes a Biden Administration will roll over the $1 billion bond coming due in September. “ Ukraine’s faces a bulge in repayments next fall, and Arakhamia tells Interfax-Ukraine that he hopes a Biden Administration will roll over the $1 billion bond coming due in September. “We hope that wit...

“ “No IMF funding for Ukraine until Zelenskiy earns trust,” headlines a stinging critique of the Zelenskiy government by Anders Aslund, the Swedish-American economist who has been watching Ukraine for 3...

The Zelenskiy administration’s effort to get back on track with the IMF hit an unexpected bump when The Zelenskiy administration’s effort to get back on track with the IMF hit an unexpected bump when Oleg Tatarov, deputy head of the administration, said Saturday that the National Anti-Corruption Bur...

The Anti-Corruption Bureau was created with Western advice and financing. The Anti-Corruption Bureau was created with Western advice and financing. Ukrainian officials have repeatedly assured the IMF that it will be retained. Two weeks ago, Zelenskiy met with G7 ambassadors...

Monday, November 30

Undeterred by this setback, Naftogaz is open to working with a foreign company, particularly Romanian, to develop the Dolphin block, Undeterred by this setback, Naftogaz is open to working with a foreign company, particularly Romanian, to develop the Dolphin block, in the Black Sea near the Danube delta and Romania’s maritime borde...

But this year’s slump in oil and gas prices makes Ukraine unattractive to oil and gas producers But this year’s slump in oil and gas prices makes Ukraine unattractive to oil and gas producers, say experts interviewed by UNIAN. “I honestly think that the chances of attracting serious Western inve...

Regarding the Dolphin block, Vitaly Radchenko, partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, said Regarding the Dolphin block, Vitaly Radchenko, partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, said: “We have talked with many normal real, producing, foreign oil and gas investors. We worked with them to get them in...

With winter temperatures increasingly mild, the Dnipro River shipping season is being extended for one extra month – to the end of December. With winter temperatures increasingly mild, the Dnipro River shipping season is being extended for one extra month – to the end of December. Originally, the river’s six locks were to start closing in ...

The $15 billion Istanbul Canal, an artificial alternative to the Bosporus, has reached the tender stage The $15 billion Istanbul Canal, an artificial alternative to the Bosporus, has reached the tender stage, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. Expected to take a decade to dig, the 500-m...

Prime Minister Shmygal started a two-day visit to Turkey yesterday with a meeting with Turkish business executives in Istanbul. Prime Minister Shmygal started a two-day visit to Turkey yesterday with a meeting with Turkish business executives in Istanbul. Appealing for Turkish investment, he said: “We have ambitious plans to b...

Ukraine plans to purchase five more Turkish-made Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 unmanned aerial vehicles next year Ukraine plans to purchase five more Turkish-made Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 unmanned aerial vehicles next year, Turkish media report. Last month, Azerbaijan used these armed drones in its successful w...

In December, In December, “the probability of a complete coronavirus lockdown is 90%,” David Arakhamia, head of the ruling Servant of the People Party in the Rada, said on Ukraina TV’s Segodnya show Saturday. In c...

In preparation for a lockdown, a law to give financial aid to 2 million salaried workers hit by coronavirus controls goes into effect next week, In preparation for a lockdown, a law to give financial aid to 2 million salaried workers hit by coronavirus controls goes into effect next week, Arakhamia told reporters on Saturday. These one time pa...

About 10% of Ukraine’s small and medium businesses are on the verge of bankruptcy due to corona controls, About 10% of Ukraine’s small and medium businesses are on the verge of bankruptcy due to corona controls, Dafina Gercheva, resident representative of the United Nations Development Program, estimates ...

New coronavirus infections doubled in November New coronavirus infections doubled in November, hitting an average of 16,250 a day on Friday and Saturday. In Kyiv, the number of new cases hit a record 1,739, Mayor Klitschko said Saturday. In Lviv, ...

Betting that online sales will keep surging Betting that online sales will keep surging, Allo Group, the consumer electronics retailer, is launching its own nationwide delivery service, Allo Express in Ukraine. Citing “today’s realities,” Allo ...

Work on laying Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could resume this weekend Work on laying Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could resume this weekend in the Baltic Sea waters of Germany, near the Adlergrund shoal, reports Deutsche Welle. The local Stralsund Waterway Authority is ad...

Canada’s Vermilion Energy has backed out of two production sharing agreements it won last year with Naftogaz Canada’s Vermilion Energy has backed out of two production sharing agreements it won last year with Naftogaz, reports OilPoint, citing Ukraine’s state oil and gas company. The Calgary-based company “h...

Friday, November 27

The government plans to close about half of the nation’s 33 state-owned coal mines during this decade The government plans to close about half of the nation’s 33 state-owned coal mines during this decade, Deputy Energy Minister Maxim Nemchinov said yesterday at the presentation of a presentation of th...

Ukrzaliznytsia has approved a framework agreement to allow private locomotives to operate on UZ tracks. Ukrzaliznytsia has approved a framework agreement to allow private locomotives to operate on UZ tracks. The signing of the first contract with a company, Ukrainian Locomotive Construction Company LLC,...

The Digital Transformation Ministry has set these targets for extending high speed mobile internet across the country: The Digital Transformation Ministry has set these targets for extending high speed mobile internet across the country: accessible to 90% of the population by July 1, 2021; all international highways b...

For rail travel, Vodaphone Ukraine is conducting a pilot project with the 35 km Boryspil Airport Express to determine cost for high speed internet coverage on Ukraine’s main rail lines. For rail travel, Vodaphone Ukraine is conducting a pilot project with the 35 km Boryspil Airport Express to determine cost for high speed internet coverage on Ukraine’s main rail lines. With about 10,...

With domestic tourism the trend, Ukrzaliznytsia seeks to win at least half of all tourists, luring them out of cars and buses. With domestic tourism the trend, Ukrzaliznytsia seeks to win at least half of all tourists, luring them out of cars and buses. To attract riders, the state railroad has reduced prices of first class t...

In a boost for Carpathian tourism, Ukravtodor inaugurates tomorrow 45 km of mountain road to Synevyr National Park. In a boost for Carpathian tourism, Ukravtodor inaugurates tomorrow 45 km of mountain road to Synevyr National Park. Essentially opening up the west entrance to the park to tourists from Lviv, the rebu...

arkovy, central Kyiv’s largest convention and exhibition center, is now officially owned by Lyubov Efimova, mother arkovy, central Kyiv’s largest convention and exhibition center, is now officially owned by Lyubov Efimova, mother of Ukrainian MP Maxim Efimov. Since opening in 2013, Parkovy has become a popular pla...

Iran plans to pay €200 million in compensation to families of the 176 victims of the Jan. 8 shootdown of the UIA passenger over Tehran Iran plans to pay €200 million in compensation to families of the 176 victims of the Jan. 8 shootdown of the UIA passenger over Tehran, reports Al-Monitor news site. The money will come from the Natio...

Betting that vaccines will tame Covid, SkyUp Airlines is planning a summer flight schedule of more than 60 routes from 21 countries Betting that vaccines will tame Covid, SkyUp Airlines is planning a summer flight schedule of more than 60 routes from 21 countries. Betting also on the renaissance of Ukraine’s regional airports, hal...

With 76% of coronavirus unit beds occupied in Ukraine, authorities fear the country cannot make it to the Christmas holidays without imposing a major lockdown. With 76% of coronavirus unit beds occupied in Ukraine, authorities fear the country cannot make it to the Christmas holidays without imposing a major lockdown. One option would be to impose a lockdown...