Medical students and recent graduates may be called up to help overworked doctors in coronavirus wards Medical students and recent graduates may be called up to help overworked doctors in coronavirus wards, Health Minister Maksym Stepanov said Saturday in a televised briefing. Saturday morning, a recor...
Despite the corona recession, bilateral trade during the first half of this year grew by 1.7% yoy hitting $2.3 billion. Despite the corona recession, bilateral trade during the first half of this year grew by 1.7% yoy hitting $2.3 billion. The Presidents said they want to see the trade his $10 billion. Such a doubling ...
Better red than dead Better red than dead. Defying the Health Ministry’s ‘red’ label, Kharkiv, Poltava and Chernihiv mayors say they will not stop public transport or close restaurants and cafes.
Arms deals were the concrete points of agreement. Arms deals were the concrete points of agreement. “Engine construction, development of air defense systems, joint production of a “corvette” class ship — the potential for cooperatio...
Mykola Tyschchenko, Deputy Chairman of the Servant of the People faction of the Rada, has fallen ill with coronavirus Mykola Tyschchenko, Deputy Chairman of the Servant of the People faction of the Rada, has fallen ill with coronavirus, he wrote on Facebook Friday. With many members battling coronavirus, it is unclea...
The two sides also discussed joint production of Ukraine’s AN-178 short range military transport aircraft The two sides also discussed joint production of Ukraine’s AN-178 short range military transport aircraft. Oleksandr Los, head of Antonov visited Turkey in August. “As for the Antonov aircraft, we are...
Dmitriy Stuzhuk, a 33-year-old fitness coach and social media influencer who belittled Covid-19, has died of the virus Dmitriy Stuzhuk, a 33-year-old fitness coach and social media influencer who belittled Covid-19, has died of the virus. Before he died, he wrote his 1 million followers: “I was one who thought that Co...
With Ukraine planning to privatize several more regional power plans next year With Ukraine planning to privatize several more regional power plans next year, Batu Aksoy, CEO of Aksoy Ventures met Friday with officials from Ukraine’s Economic Development Ministry. Aksoy’s unit T...
On Saturday, President Erdoğan announced that Turkey’s giant Black Sea gas field is 405 billion cubic meters, enough to make Turkey a gas exporter. On Saturday, President Erdoğan announced that Turkey’s giant Black Sea gas field is 405 billion cubic meters, enough to make Turkey a gas exporter. Located off the coast of Ereğli, 200 km east of Ista...
In Istanbul on Friday, President Zelenskiy stressed the geopolitical significance of this find. In Istanbul on Friday, President Zelenskiy stressed the geopolitical significance of this find. He told Demirören: “I would like to congratulate the Turkish people on the confirmation of large reserve...
Hjort Knudsen, a major Danish furniture maker, announces it will build a plant in Rivne, with a initial €11 million investment designed to employ approximately 1,000 workers. Hjort Knudsen, a major Danish furniture maker, announces it will build a plant in Rivne, with a initial €11 million investment designed to employ approximately 1,000 workers. Located a 3-hour drive fr...
A fire has burned almost half of Europe’s largest ski manufacturer, in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia. A fire has burned almost half of Europe’s largest ski manufacturer, in Mukachevo, Zakarpattia. Tuesday’s three-hour, pre-dawn fire, burned 9,000 square meters of the production facilities and warehous...
Il Dong Chang, the Ukraine representative of Hyundai Corp. discussed options for high speed trains with Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy on Friday. Il Dong Chang, the Ukraine representative of Hyundai Corp. discussed options for high speed trains with Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy on Friday. Hyundai Rotem HRCS2 trains run on Ukrzalizn...
Zaporizhia airport’s new steel and glass airport terminal opens today, the culmination of a $40 million investment to become the leading airport of Ukraine’s southeast. Zaporizhia airport’s new steel and glass airport terminal opens today, the culmination of a $40 million investment to become the leading airport of Ukraine’s southeast. Flights to Kyiv start today and...
Iran and Ukraine start today three days of talks in Tehran to discuss compensation for Iran’s downing of the UIA jet shortly after takeoff from Tehran airport on Jan. 8. Iran and Ukraine start today three days of talks in Tehran to discuss compensation for Iran’s downing of the UIA jet shortly after takeoff from Tehran airport on Jan. 8. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
With cold weather forcing people inside and reduced ventilation, new coronavirus infections could jump to 10,000 a day in November, from today’s daily average of 6,000 With cold weather forcing people inside and reduced ventilation, new coronavirus infections could jump to 10,000 a day in November, from today’s daily average of 6,000, warns a new report by the Kyiv ...
To blunt this second wave To blunt this second wave, Ukraine should triple testing, to 100,000 a day, recommends Kovtonyuk. A coordinated two-week shutdown could brake the coronavirus spread.
In response, Kateryna Glazkova, executive director of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs In response, Kateryna Glazkova, executive director of the Union of Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, told Interfax-Ukaine: “A complete lockdown is not an option. It will not stop the incidence rate stati...
Next week, night temperatures are to dip toward freezing. Mayor Klitschko promises to turn on the municipal heating system today Next week, night temperatures are to dip toward freezing. Mayor Klitschko promises to turn on the municipal heating system today. With 2,700 km of hot water pipes heating 12,000 apartment buildings, i...
With the stroke of a pen, President Zelenskiy yesterday transferred 6% of Ukraine’s 33 million hectares of farmland from state ownership to local community ownership With the stroke of a pen, President Zelenskiy yesterday transferred 6% of Ukraine’s 33 million hectares of farmland from state ownership to local community ownership. “On October 26, all newly created...
By superimposing Ukraine’s modern cadastral map on the public map of Ukraine, it became clear this summer that 5 million hectares of farmland were moved from state ownership to private ownership since Independence By superimposing Ukraine’s modern cadastral map on the public map of Ukraine, it became clear this summer that 5 million hectares of farmland were moved from state ownership to private ownership since...
Naftogaz is offering a bond issue of $335 million in an exercise to retire bonds coming due in 2022 and 2024 Naftogaz is offering a bond issue of $335 million in an exercise to retire bonds coming due in 2022 and 2024. The state energy company’s priority is to buy back $335 million worth of bonds maturing in...
Concorde Capital’s Alexander Paraschiy writes: Concorde Capital’s Alexander Paraschiy writes: “Naftogaz is the third Ukrainian bond issuer who initiated a debt extension this fall, after Metinvest (who tendered its 2021 and 2023 notes) and Kernel ...
By increasing yields, Finance Ministry almost doubled its sales of government hryvnia bonds at the weekly auction on Tuesday. By increasing yields, Finance Ministry almost doubled its sales of government hryvnia bonds at the weekly auction on Tuesday. The government sold UAH6 billion worth of bonds, compared to UAH3.4 billio...
Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes: “MinFin finally managed to boost UAH auction receipts amid hiked interest rates. The one-year government bonds at around 10% are likely to be the trade-off...
The central bank’s Council is expected to meet today and to vote to fire the last two Board members from the Poroshenko era The central bank’s Council is expected to meet today and to vote to fire the last two Board members from the Poroshenko era: deputy governors Kateryna Rozhkova and Dmitry Sologub. NV business news sit...
Ukravtodor is terminating its 4-year-old contract with China’s Sinohydro to build a 22 km concrete bypass around Zhytomyr, the state highway agency reported yesterday. Ukravtodor is terminating its 4-year-old contract with China’s Sinohydro to build a 22 km concrete bypass around Zhytomyr, the state highway agency reported yesterday. Ukravtodor charges the company i...
A series of interview videos with CEOs on how they cope with the Covid crisis has won the “Creative Network Award” for the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. A series of interview videos with CEOs on how they cope with the Covid crisis has won the “Creative Network Award” for the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine. Directors of the 43 American chamber...
Windrose is becoming Ukraine’s air bridge to the Balkans Windrose is becoming Ukraine’s air bridge to the Balkans, starting flights from Kyiv Boryspil to Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia, on Oct. 24, to Skopje, capital of North Macedonia, on Dec. 6, and to Be...
This winter, Lviv airport may save money by not plowing snow from its 3.3 m runway at night This winter, Lviv airport may save money by not plowing snow from its 3.3 m runway at night, Tatiana Romanovskaya, airport director general, tells Avianews. “Since no night flights are planned, signif...
After the hottest September in a century, Kyiv continues to set heat records. In the 27th heat temperature record, the Wednesday-Thursday night temperature did not fall below + 14.5°С, reports the Central Geophysical Observatory. After the hottest September in a century, Kyiv continues to set heat records. In the 27th heat temperature record, the Wednesday-Thursday night temperature did not fall below + 14.5°С, reports the Cen...
“If he can join SpaceX and Rocket Lab in regularly launching satellites into orbit “If he can join SpaceX and Rocket Lab in regularly launching satellites into orbit, the additional hundred million dollars will have been worth it,” writes Vance, who authored a book on Musk and Space...
Much like IT outsourcing companies in Ukraine, Polyakov is tapping into the nation’s Soviet legacy Much like IT outsourcing companies in Ukraine, Polyakov is tapping into the nation’s Soviet legacy of high level science, technology, engineering and math education for the modern world. “Even after a...
In a key step toward launching the first Alpha rocket In a key step toward launching the first Alpha rocket, Firefly reports that on Sept. 20 it successfully performed a simultaneous test of its four Reaver engines at a testing bay in Briggs, Texas. Last...
With new corona infections in the EU running at 10 times the levels of early August, Wizz Air is canceling 24 flights from Ukraine to EU cities With new corona infections in the EU running at 10 times the levels of early August, Wizz Air is canceling 24 flights from Ukraine to EU cities, reports Lowcostavia.com.ua. Cancellations include Wizz ...
President Zelenskiy visits Turkey today to sign a bilateral military cooperation agreement President Zelenskiy visits Turkey today to sign a bilateral military cooperation agreement. Reflecting growing arms technology ties, Zelenskiy’s 3-day visit follows the visit of Turkey’s Defense Minis...
Interested in military drones and missile engines Interested in military drones and missile engines, the Ukrainians toured the production facilities of Turkish Aerospace Industries, Roketsan, ASELSAN, and Baykar Makina, Turkey’s leading drone develop...
Ukraine plans to buy 50 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones and set up a large-scale assembly line in Ukraine for the unmanned fixed wing aircraft, Ukraine plans to buy 50 Bayraktar TB2 combat drones and set up a large-scale assembly line in Ukraine for the unmanned fixed wing aircraft, reports Defense World, a Virginia-based defense news site. “...
Ukraine will eventually export the combat drones under license from Ukraine will eventually export the combat drones under license from Baykar Makina, Nozdr said. Ukrspetsexport, part of the UkrOboronProm conglomerate, will have to right to sell the drones to countrie...
Zaporizhia-based Zaporizhia-based engine-maker Ivchenko-Progress is producing 12 AI-35 engines to power Turkey’s new Gezgin cruise missile. Similar to the US Tomahawk, the Gezgin can be fired from ships and has a rang...
“Turkey-Ukraine work on missile engine could open the door to tech transfer,” “Turkey-Ukraine work on missile engine could open the door to tech transfer,” Defense World, the US news site headlined Tuesday. Their Ankara-based reporter, Burak Ege Bekdil, writes: “Engine technolo...
Kyiv’s Artem Holding, manufacturer of Luch Design Bureau rockets, has completed tests of RS-80, a new unguided aircraft missile Kyiv’s Artem Holding, manufacturer of Luch Design Bureau rockets, has completed tests of RS-80, a new unguided aircraft missile, Xinhua, the Chinese news agency, reported Friday. Designed to destroy t...
Dnipro-based Pivdenmash, formerly Yuzmash, is building rocket engines with Northrop Grumman for NASA’s Antares project Dnipro-based Pivdenmash, formerly Yuzmash, is building rocket engines with Northrop Grumman for NASA’s Antares project and engines for the European Space Agency’s Vega rocket, Volodymyr Usov, Head of ...
Powered by Pivdenmash engines, an Antares rocket blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on October 2. Powered by Pivdenmash engines, an Antares rocket blasted off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on October 2. Three days later, the Cygnus resupply spacecraft docked at the International ...
By December, Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov hopes to launch from California’s By December, Ukrainian entrepreneur Max Polyakov hopes to launch from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base his first rocket, Alpha. Designed to carry a 1,000 kg payload, the 29-meter tall Alpha woul...
“A rocket mogul is preparing to launch a union of U.S. and Soviet technology” “A rocket mogul is preparing to launch a union of U.S. and Soviet technology” headlines a 4,000-word feature in Bloomberg Business Week on Polyakov and his Austin-based company Firefly Aerospace. Poly...
“We’ll be supporting Ukraine’s ambitions in its development as a logistics transit country in Eastern Europe,” “We’ll be supporting Ukraine’s ambitions in its development as a logistics transit country in Eastern Europe,” said Duda, whose term in office runs through 2025. A modern highway with a sm...
Ukraine GDP drop through August eased to 5.8% yoy Ukraine GDP drop through August eased to 5.8% yoy, down from 6.2% yoy through July, estimates the Economic Development Ministry.
Ukrainian officials focused on mechanics: winning more truck transit permits from Poland, Ukrainian officials focused on mechanics: winning more truck transit permits from Poland, creating customs zones designed to speed clearances of trucks crossing the border, and expansion of a EU4Digit...
Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko: The economic decline is halting rather quickly amid high consumer demand reflected by retail trade growth and accelerated renewal in construction, which has been ...
