Renewables – hydro, solar, wind and biomass – have nearly doubled their slice of Ukraine’s electricity production Renewables – hydro, solar, wind and biomass – have nearly doubled their slice of Ukraine’s electricity production, the Energy Ministry reported Tuesday. Through August, renewables accounted for 13.3% ... #westinghouse westinghousetopsrussian westinghouseinukraine bondraterises ukrainebonds bondmarketukraine
Ukraine’s coronavirus pandemic is shifting from agricultural west to industrial east, Ukraine’s coronavirus pandemic is shifting from agricultural west to industrial east, new Health Ministry figures show. Of a record 4,027 new coronavirus cases registered nationwide yesterday. Kharkiv... #westinghouse westinghousetopsrussian westinghouseinukraine bondraterises ukrainebonds bondmarketukraine
Last summer’s 10-fold jump in Covid cases in Odesa is chronicled in The Washington Post in a story headlined: Last summer’s 10-fold jump in Covid cases in Odesa is chronicled in The Washington Post in a story headlined: “In Ukraine’s Odessa, summer crowds ditched their masks. It’s now a hot spot in Europe’s ‘... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Foreigners can only enter Ukraine if they have health insurance with a company that will cover full Covid-19 treatment in Ukraine Foreigners can only enter Ukraine if they have health insurance with a company that will cover full Covid-19 treatment in Ukraine, the Cabinet of Minister reiterated in a decree on Monday. #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Starting Friday, a laboratory at Kyiv Boryspil will offer ‘rapid’ PCR tests for Covid-19, delivering results in six hours Starting Friday, a laboratory at Kyiv Boryspil will offer ‘rapid’ PCR tests for Covid-19, delivering results in six hours. Offered by CSD Health Care, the test will cost $53, or UAH1,500. In the case ... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Due to the persistent coronavirus pandemic, Ukraine’s largest arms shows – Weapons and Security and the Due to the persistent coronavirus pandemic, Ukraine’s largest arms shows – Weapons and Security and the International Aerospace Salon – are being postponed from mid-October to May, reports the h... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Before Covid hit in March, 80,000 foreign students from 158 countries were studying Ukraine Before Covid hit in March, 80,000 foreign students from 158 countries were studying Ukraine, reports the Ministry of Education and Science. Addressing an area sometimes tarnished by accusations of fra... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Defying Kyiv’s image as a low-rise city, Ukraine’s capital has the highest number of ‘high-rise’ buildings in Europe Defying Kyiv’s image as a low-rise city, Ukraine’s capital has the highest number of ‘high-rise’ buildings in Europe, according to a ranking by SkyscraperPage. Defining ‘high-rise’ as 12 floors or mor... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Make history Make history: UIA’s planned 7,615km, 12.5 hour Kyiv Boryspil – NY JFK flight will be “the world’s longest service operated by a Boeing 737-900ER,” reports OAG, the airline guide. Starting Dec. 9, the ... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Presently, Ukraine has 53 operating AN-26 planes, the model that crashed Friday night near Kharkiv, killing 26 of the 27 Air Force personnel aboard. Presently, Ukraine has 53 operating AN-26 planes, the model that crashed Friday night near Kharkiv, killing 26 of the 27 Air Force personnel aboard. Aircraft ages range from 35 to 48 years, Antonov re... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
About $175 million for the creation next year of a national airline About $175 million for the creation next year of a national airline is included in a budget bill submitted by Rada members of the majority Servant of the People party. Last spring, President Zelenskiy... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Ukraine plans to transfer nine sea ports to private investors Ukraine plans to transfer nine sea ports to private investors – six through concessions and three through sales, reports the Sea Ports Authority. The ferry and container terminals of Chornomorsk are t... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
After transferring two port facilities as concessions to international groups last summer After transferring two port facilities as concessions to international groups last summer, Ports Authority officials are confident that they can find companies interested in these concessions: the pas... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Former President Petro Poroshenko is undergoing treatment at home for Covid-19 Former President Petro Poroshenko is undergoing treatment at home for Covid-19, he wrote yesterday on his Facebook page. “Over six years, I’ve been handling diseases on my feet,” writes Poroshen... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
Kira Rudik, Rada leader of Voice, another pro-Western party, Kira Rudik, Rada leader of Voice, another pro-Western party, also wrote yesterday on Facebook that she is battling coronavirus. “The last few days have been high temperatures, probably the highest in ... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
After the weekend lull, Ukraine’s identified coronavirus cases hit 3,627 yesterday morning, the second highest on record. After the weekend lull, Ukraine’s identified coronavirus cases hit 3,627 yesterday morning, the second highest on record. In the 24-hour reporting period, 69 people died, and 614, or 17% of the new ca... #PoroshenkoCovid nationalairline newgovernmentairline highrisesofukraine seeportsforinvestors privateinvestorsforports 9seaportsofukraine antonovairplanes
In the month since the one-month ban on the arrival of most foreigners, Ukraine’s infection rate has increased by about 50% In the month since the one-month ban on the arrival of most foreigners, Ukraine’s infection rate has increased by about 50%, to an average of 3,000 new cases a day. On Saturday morning authorities ann... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Ukraine’s re-opening comes too late to save the Chornobyl tourism season Ukraine’s re-opening comes too late to save the Chornobyl tourism season. With the season nearing an end, 24,000 tourists have visited the exclusion zone — 70% below this time last year, Maksym ... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
While many foreigners could not come to Ukraine this summer, many Ukrainians had a hard time vacationing abroad. While many foreigners could not come to Ukraine this summer, many Ukrainians had a hard time vacationing abroad. The volume of credit card purchases by Ukrainians outside the country plummeted by 63% ... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Inside Ukraine, transport companies carried 41% fewer passengers through August Inside Ukraine, transport companies carried 41% fewer passengers through August, compared to the first eight months of 2019, reports the State Statistics Service. The drops were across the board: buse... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
If rising corona infections prompt the need for more social distancing this fall, working at home is popular, If rising corona infections prompt the need for more social distancing this fall, working at home is popular, according to an online survey by Ukraine’s OLX Jobs, the personnel site. Of workers who ha... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
For big industrial companies, the top problem created by the spring lockdown was the lack of transportation to bring employees to work, For big industrial companies, the top problem created by the spring lockdown was the lack of transportation to bring employees to work, according to a survey of 82 companies largely in machine buildin... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Faced with economic uncertainty, Ukrainians invested 42% more in repairing major appliances last summer Faced with economic uncertainty, Ukrainians invested 42% more in repairing major appliances last summer compared to the summer of 2019, reports Kabanchik, an online platform for ordering services. One... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
TV watching increased by 35% during the coronavirus lockdown TV watching increased by 35% during the coronavirus lockdown, according to a market summary provided recently at Kyiv Media Week. Despite the jump in viewership, ad spending fell and only started to r... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Ukraine’s book publishing industry, slow to move to online sales, saw the number of published titles fall during the first half of this year by 55%, to 4,608 Ukraine’s book publishing industry, slow to move to online sales, saw the number of published titles fall during the first half of this year by 55%, to 4,608, reports Publishing Perspectives news site... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Chinese container trains are to roll across Ukraine weekly in October, Chinese container trains are to roll across Ukraine weekly in October, carrying cargo from Xian to the Soviet/EU gauge break at Dobrá, on Slovakia’s border with Chop, Zakarpattia. In September, two Ch... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
A Czech company, Interport, wants to develop a container terminal on the second stretch of Soviet gauge track that stretches from Ukraine into Slovakia, A Czech company, Interport, wants to develop a container terminal on the second stretch of Soviet gauge track that stretches from Ukraine into Slovakia, reports Poland’s InterModal News. Measuring 100... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Former Finance Minister Oleksandr Danilyuk has been elected chairman of the supervisory board of the Former Finance Minister Oleksandr Danilyuk has been elected chairman of the supervisory board of the National Depository of Ukraine. The State Securities and Stock Market Commission licenses that the ... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
Ukrainian-born Canadian businessman James Temerty and his wife Louise have given Can$250 million to the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine Ukrainian-born Canadian businessman James Temerty and his wife Louise have given Can$250 million to the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine, a contribution described by the university the “sin... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
With Ukraine now open to foreign visitors again, arriving foreigners are subject to the same restrictions as Ukrainians who come from abroad. With Ukraine now open to foreign visitors again, arriving foreigners are subject to the same restrictions as Ukrainians who come from abroad. Ukraine’s Health Ministry divides the world into ‘red’ and... #tvwatchingukraine coronawinners coronaloosers chinesetrains slovakiarailroads Ukraineopensdoorsforvisitors publishinginukraine
The one-month ban on foreigners entering Ukraine will not be renewed after it expires tonight The one-month ban on foreigners entering Ukraine will not be renewed after it expires tonight, reports Interfax-Ukraine. “We don’t plan to extend it,” a government official told the agency Friday. The... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
Anders Aslund, the eminent Swedish-American economist, has resigned after two years Anders Aslund, the eminent Swedish-American economist, has resigned after two years as an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Ukrzaliznytsia, the state railway. Aslund said board members ha... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
“The fundamental problem is that the President and his loud MPs don’t believe in good corporate governance,” “The fundamental problem is that the President and his loud MPs don’t believe in good corporate governance,” Aslund wrote in a stinging rebuke posted Saturday in the Kyiv Post. “From the president (th... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
Aslund said the UAH 47,000 — $1,700 – monthly salary cap imposed last April is damaging Ukraine’s civil service. Aslund said the UAH 47,000 — $1,700 – monthly salary cap imposed last April is damaging Ukraine’s civil service. “The management boards of the big state-owned enterprises are quickly losing thei... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
Ukrzaliznytsia is the nation’s largest employer – 250,000 people – and the transportation workhorse that moves most of the Ukraine’s grain and metals to the Black Sea ports. Ukrzaliznytsia is the nation’s largest employer – 250,000 people – and the transportation workhorse that moves most of the Ukraine’s grain and metals to the Black Sea ports. Despite this key economic ... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
With the budget deficit looming as a problem, the government has started negotiating with the IMF to reduce it from next year’s forecast level of 6% With the budget deficit looming as a problem, the government has started negotiating with the IMF to reduce it from next year’s forecast level of 6%, Prime Minister Shmyhal said Friday at a meeting in... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
The budget deficit should be cut in half year – to 3% — in order to allow growth The budget deficit should be cut in half year – to 3% — in order to allow growth, Maria Repko, deputy director of the Center for Economic Strategy told reporters at Interfax-Ukraine Friday. “Rel... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
Next year’s big budget deficit will “crowd out” money that should go to the private sector at low interest rates for development Next year’s big budget deficit will “crowd out” money that should go to the private sector at low interest rates for development, Dmitry Sologub, deputy head of the National Bank of Ukraine, warns in ... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
EU companies account for 70% or more of foreign investments in 20 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Olga Stefanishyna, EU companies account for 70% or more of foreign investments in 20 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, said Friday an online co... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
Contractors have completed half of the 4,200 km of roads planned for this year, Contractors have completed half of the 4,200 km of roads planned for this year, President Zelenskiy reported while on a visit to Zakarpattia Friday. Of the 24 oblasts, Zakarpattia is the leader, with ... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
On Dec. 17, UIA will resume flying between Kyiv Boryspil and London Heathrow On Dec. 17, UIA will resume flying between Kyiv Boryspil and London Heathrow, a route dropped in 2007. UIA will fly three times a week to Heathrow, using an Embraer E190, a jet that usually does not h... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
Windrose Airlines plans to start daily fights between Kyiv Boryspil and Uzhgorod in November Windrose Airlines plans to start daily fights between Kyiv Boryspil and Uzhgorod in November, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krikliy announced Friday. Krikliy signed a Slovakiia-Ukraine treaty allo... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
The new $200 million runway for Dnipro airport is to be finished by the end of 2022 The new $200 million runway for Dnipro airport is to be finished by the end of 2022, Kirill Khomyakov, head of Ukrinfraproekt, the State Agency for Infrastructure Projects, tells the Center for Transp... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
President Zelenskiy has grounded all Antonov An-26 turboprops after Friday’s crash near Kharkiv that killed 19 air force cadets and seven officers President Zelenskiy has grounded all Antonov An-26 turboprops after Friday’s crash near Kharkiv that killed 19 air force cadets and seven officers. The pilot reported the left engine had failed in the... #ReOpenDoorstoForeigners AslundQuitsUZ BudgetDeficit AN26crash planecrashinukraine RoadPavingGoal UZ
On Oct. 7, Belavia restores its transit flights between Kyiv Boryspil and Moscow Domodedovo, via Minsk On Oct. 7, Belavia restores its transit flights between Kyiv Boryspil and Moscow Domodedovo, via Minsk. The flights will be weekly, on Wednesdays, will cost $185 one way, and will take 3h45. Direct fl... #capitalinvestmentforUnit.city SlovakiaandUkraine alchoholdestilleries ukrspirt ukrainestatepropertyfund privatizationinUkraine ChinaEUtrainis chinacontainertrains
Ukraine’s largest manufacturer building materials, Ukraine’s largest manufacturer building materials, Kovalska Industrial and Construction Group, plans to invest $70 million of its own money to build five business centers in Kyiv’s Unit.City innovatio... #capitalinvestmentforUnit.city SlovakiaandUkraine alchoholdestilleries ukrspirt ukrainestatepropertyfund privatizationinUkraine ChinaEUtrainis chinacontainertrains
The large scale factory complex of one of the Soviet Union’s largest tractor plants will be reborn as a “Ukrainian Silicon Valley” The large scale factory complex of one of the Soviet Union’s largest tractor plants will be reborn as a “Ukrainian Silicon Valley” under a proposal by Oleksander Yaroslavsky, Kharkiv’s leading industr... #capitalinvestmentforUnit.city SlovakiaandUkraine alchoholdestilleries ukrspirt ukrainestatepropertyfund privatizationinUkraine ChinaEUtrainis chinacontainertrains
Three distilleries – one in Kharkiv, and two in Vinnytsia – go up for auction next month in the first concrete step to dismantle Three distilleries – one in Kharkiv, and two in Vinnytsia – go up for auction next month in the first concrete step to dismantle Ukrspyrt, the state alcohol giant. With starting prices range from $700... #capitalinvestmentforUnit.city SlovakiaandUkraine alchoholdestilleries ukrspirt ukrainestatepropertyfund privatizationinUkraine ChinaEUtrainis chinacontainertrains
Chipping away at state ownership of property 30 years after the collapse of communism, the State Property Fund auctioned 142 ‘small’ lots last summer, netting $46 million. Chipping away at state ownership of property 30 years after the collapse of communism, the State Property Fund auctioned 142 ‘small’ lots last summer, netting $46 million. The headline grabbing sale w... #capitalinvestmentforUnit.city SlovakiaandUkraine alchoholdestilleries ukrspirt ukrainestatepropertyfund privatizationinUkraine ChinaEUtrainis chinacontainertrains
With investors learning how to act in a prolonged coronavirus pandemic, the government is debating the doubling of next year’s target revenue from privatizations to $430 million With investors learning how to act in a prolonged coronavirus pandemic, the government is debating the doubling of next year’s target revenue from privatizations to $430 million. In March, as corona f... #capitalinvestmentforUnit.city SlovakiaandUkraine alchoholdestilleries ukrspirt ukrainestatepropertyfund privatizationinUkraine ChinaEUtrainis chinacontainertrains
