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Thursday, January 27

Ukreximbank extends a loan to build the An-32P firefighting aircraft. The state enterprise Antonov received funds from Ukreximbank to produce a specialized aircraft, An-32P, according to the Militarniy website. The agreement to build the firefighting aircraft and create...

Wednesday, December 29

Antonov demonstrated the next generation of its military transport aircraft, An-178-100R for certification tests. An-178-100R is a new generation aircraft that can transport personnel, deliver weapons, and light military equipment by landing and parachute methods, and transport cargo. The...

Tuesday, November 16

Antonov has constructed the first AN-178 for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The production of the AN-178 aircraft for the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is proceeding according to the schedule. To date, the construction of the airframe of the first of the three aircraft has b...

Friday, November 12

Antonov has signed a five-year contract with NATO, which gives the Alliance the right to use Antonov Airlines aircraft in emergencies, reported the press service of Antonov Airlines. Antonov has been participating in the NATO SALIS program since Decem...

Wednesday, January 6

The analysts also forecast Ukraine’s economy will grow 4% in 2021 The analysts also forecast Ukraine’s economy will grow 4% in 2021, after an expected decline by 4.8% in 2020. Inflation will be 6.1%, compared to 5% expected in 2020.

To ease the impact of the coronavirus recession, the government last year loaned $615 million under its program, To ease the impact of the coronavirus recession, the government last year loaned $615 million under its program, Affordable loans 5-7-9%”. Of the 7,575 loans, 62% of the money went to refinance existi...

To ease the impact of the coronavirus recession, the government last year loaned $615 million under its program, To ease the impact of the coronavirus recession, the government last year loaned $615 million under its program, Affordable loans 5-7-9%”. Of the 7,575 loans, 62% of the money went to refinance existi...

With reported Covid cases well below the numbers of November, the government is considering softening the lockdown which starts on Friday With reported Covid cases well below the numbers of November, the government is considering softening the lockdown which starts on Friday, reported Strana.ua. Citing ‘a source in the President’s Offic...

With reported Covid cases well below the numbers of November, the government is considering softening the lockdown which starts on Friday With reported Covid cases well below the numbers of November, the government is considering softening the lockdown which starts on Friday, reported Strana.ua. Citing ‘a source in the President’s Offic...

Ukraine’s average annual air temperature in 2020 exceeded the average long-term level by 2.2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 F, reaching a record high of 10.7 degrees C, or 51.3 F, Ukraine’s average annual air temperature in 2020 exceeded the average long-term level by 2.2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 F, reaching a record high of 10.7 degrees C, or 51.3 F, Ukraine’s state...

Ukraine’s average annual air temperature in 2020 exceeded the average long-term level by 2.2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 F, reaching a record high of 10.7 degrees C, or 51.3 F, Ukraine’s average annual air temperature in 2020 exceeded the average long-term level by 2.2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 F, reaching a record high of 10.7 degrees C, or 51.3 F, Ukraine’s state...

Last year was Kyiv’s hottest since weather recording keeping started in 1881, Last year was Kyiv’s hottest since weather recording keeping started in 1881, reports the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory. In 2020, the average temperature in Kyiv rose to 10.9°C, or ...

Last year was Kyiv’s hottest since weather recording keeping started in 1881, Last year was Kyiv’s hottest since weather recording keeping started in 1881, reports the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory. In 2020, the average temperature in Kyiv rose to 10.9°C, or ...

Half of Ukrainians are optimistic about 2021, Half of Ukrainians are optimistic about 2021, according to a nationwide poll completed Monday by Kyiv’s Rating Sociological Group. Of 2,500 people interviewed, 52% expect the new year will be better t...

Half of Ukrainians are optimistic about 2021, Half of Ukrainians are optimistic about 2021, according to a nationwide poll completed Monday by Kyiv’s Rating Sociological Group. Of 2,500 people interviewed, 52% expect the new year will be better t...

Tomorrow, Orthodox Christmas, is the favorite winter holiday for Ukrainians, Tomorrow, Orthodox Christmas, is the favorite winter holiday for Ukrainians, the new Rating poll indicates. Of the 2,500 people interviewed, 77% said they celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7 and 15% say the...

Tomorrow, Orthodox Christmas, is the favorite winter holiday for Ukrainians, Tomorrow, Orthodox Christmas, is the favorite winter holiday for Ukrainians, the new Rating poll indicates. Of the 2,500 people interviewed, 77% said they celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7 and 15% say the...

Despite the global recession, the volume of goods going through Ukraine’s seaports was virtually unchanged in 2020 Despite the global recession, the volume of goods going through Ukraine’s seaports was virtually unchanged in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Ukraine’s Sea Ports Authority. Last year, Ukraine’s po...

Despite the global recession, the volume of goods going through Ukraine’s seaports was virtually unchanged in 2020 Despite the global recession, the volume of goods going through Ukraine’s seaports was virtually unchanged in 2020 compared to 2019, according to Ukraine’s Sea Ports Authority. Last year, Ukraine’s po...

The combination of dropping grain exports and expanded terminal capacity may force down costs in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports The combination of dropping grain exports and expanded terminal capacity may force down costs in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, reported AgriCensus in a story headlined: “Ukraine’s terminals compete...

The combination of dropping grain exports and expanded terminal capacity may force down costs in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports The combination of dropping grain exports and expanded terminal capacity may force down costs in Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, reported AgriCensus in a story headlined: “Ukraine’s terminals compete...

Despite Ukraine’s recession, sales of new cars in Ukraine fell by only 3% yoy Despite Ukraine’s recession, sales of new cars in Ukraine fell by only 3% yoy, to 85,500 in 2020, reports Ukrautoprom, the car industry association. In December was the year’s record month, with Ukrai...

Despite Ukraine’s recession, sales of new cars in Ukraine fell by only 3% yoy Despite Ukraine’s recession, sales of new cars in Ukraine fell by only 3% yoy, to 85,500 in 2020, reports Ukrautoprom, the car industry association. In December was the year’s record month, with Ukrai...

Cracking down on overloaded trucks, Highway Safety inspectors stopped 700,000 vehicles in 2020, fining 14,000 drivers nearly $5 million Cracking down on overloaded trucks, Highway Safety inspectors stopped 700,000 vehicles in 2020, fining 14,000 drivers nearly $5 million, reports Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krikliy. This year, K...

Cracking down on overloaded trucks, Highway Safety inspectors stopped 700,000 vehicles in 2020, fining 14,000 drivers nearly $5 million Cracking down on overloaded trucks, Highway Safety inspectors stopped 700,000 vehicles in 2020, fining 14,000 drivers nearly $5 million, reports Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krikliy. This year, K...

The EU plans to invest €100 million in opening five new Ukraine-Poland border check points in Lviv region The EU plans to invest €100 million in opening five new Ukraine-Poland border check points in Lviv region, according to Maksym Kozytsky, head of Lviv Regional State Administration. To be completed ove...

The EU plans to invest €100 million in opening five new Ukraine-Poland border check points in Lviv region The EU plans to invest €100 million in opening five new Ukraine-Poland border check points in Lviv region, according to Maksym Kozytsky, head of Lviv Regional State Administration. To be completed ove...

Passenger traffic through Lviv Airport dropped by 60% yoy in 2020, to 878,000 passengers Passenger traffic through Lviv Airport dropped by 60% yoy in 2020, to 878,000 passengers, Tetyana Romanovska, the airport director, tells Avianews. By promoting Lviv as an air cargo hub, the state-own...

Passenger traffic through Lviv Airport dropped by 60% yoy in 2020, to 878,000 passengers Passenger traffic through Lviv Airport dropped by 60% yoy in 2020, to 878,000 passengers, Tetyana Romanovska, the airport director, tells Avianews. By promoting Lviv as an air cargo hub, the state-own...

To revive aircraft production at Antonov, Ukreximbank is loaning $105 million to the state aircraft manufacturer to build three An-178 cargo jets for Ukraine’s Army, To revive aircraft production at Antonov, Ukreximbank is loaning $105 million to the state aircraft manufacturer to build three An-178 cargo jets for Ukraine’s Army, Yevhen Metzger, chairman of the st...

To revive aircraft production at Antonov, Ukreximbank is loaning $105 million to the state aircraft manufacturer to build three An-178 cargo jets for Ukraine’s Army, To revive aircraft production at Antonov, Ukreximbank is loaning $105 million to the state aircraft manufacturer to build three An-178 cargo jets for Ukraine’s Army, Yevhen Metzger, chairman of the st...

Ukraine’s hryvnia is likely to strengthen in the first half of 2021 Ukraine’s hryvnia is likely to strengthen in the first half of 2021, thanks to foreign-currency inflows from exports and renewed interest by foreign investors in Ukrainian local bonds, a Reuters month...

Ukraine’s hryvnia is likely to strengthen in the first half of 2021 Ukraine’s hryvnia is likely to strengthen in the first half of 2021, thanks to foreign-currency inflows from exports and renewed interest by foreign investors in Ukrainian local bonds, a Reuters month...

The analysts also forecast Ukraine’s economy will grow 4% in 2021 The analysts also forecast Ukraine’s economy will grow 4% in 2021, after an expected decline by 4.8% in 2020. Inflation will be 6.1%, compared to 5% expected in 2020.

Wednesday, December 30

Tripling Vietnam-Ukraine trade to $1 billion by 2023 and forging a bilateral free trade pact Tripling Vietnam-Ukraine trade to $1 billion by 2023 and forging a bilateral free trade pact were two goals set at a meeting Monday in Kviv between Nguyen Hong Thach, Vietnam’s ambassador to Ukraine, ...

A recently agreed $1 billion “linked loan” from China “is not a victory,” A recently agreed $1 billion “linked loan” from China “is not a victory,” Oksana Markarova, Ukraine’s former Finance Minister and future Ambassador to the US, wrote in her blog for Ekonomichna Pravda....

In advance of the January 20, 2021 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Washington-based Radio Svoboda continues to investigate Ihor Kolomoisky’s investments in the US In advance of the January 20, 2021 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Washington-based Radio Svoboda continues to investigate Ihor Kolomoisky’s investments in the US with a story headlined: “U...

President Zelenskiy yesterday suspended the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court through February President Zelenskiy yesterday suspended the Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court through February after he failed to appear Monday at police inquiry into a bribery charge. The Justice, Oleksandr ...

Concorde Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: Concorde Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: “On the surface, it’s impressive that the Prosecutor General’s Office is pursuing this criminal case against Tupitskiy…We are confident that Tupitskiy won’t be ...

Signaling a revival of Ukraine’s aircraft building industry, the Defense Ministry has ordered three An-178-100R military transport jets from Antonov, Signaling a revival of Ukraine’s aircraft building industry, the Defense Ministry has ordered three An-178-100R military transport jets from Antonov, the first such order since Independence in 1991. P...

Next year, Ukraine will establish a state airline based on a fleet of Antonov regional jets, Next year, Ukraine will establish a state airline based on a fleet of Antonov regional jets, President Zelenskiy promised yesterday at the military cargo jet signing ceremony. Yuri Guzev, the new gene...

The Dnipro shipping season is being extended to Jan. 15, an unprecedented extension into mid-winter. The Dnipro shipping season is being extended to Jan. 15, an unprecedented extension into mid-winter. Studying long term weather forecasts, the Maritime and River Transport Service on Monday made its t...

The The Finance Ministry made another high volume government bond sale yesterday — $874 million in equivalent. With this auction, the Ministry has raised nearly $3.5 billion in the last three weeks ...

For the eight different hryvnia bonds offered, yields have changed little since last week, For the eight different hryvnia bonds offered, yields have changed little since last week, ranging from 10% for 3-month bonds, to 12.25% for 5-year bonds. With 3-month bonds in dollars offering a 2.9%...

Interpipe, Ukraine’s top producer of steel pipes and railroad wheels, is buying back $75 million worth of its 2024 Eurobonds, Interpipe, Ukraine’s top producer of steel pipes and railroad wheels, is buying back $75 million worth of its 2024 Eurobonds, the company reported. CEO Fadi Hraibe told investors “Various instru...

Ukraine’s international reserves are “over $28.5 billion,” the highest level in eight years Ukraine’s international reserves are “over $28.5 billion,” the highest level in eight years, Bohdan Danylyshyn, head of the Council of the National Bank of Ukraine, wrote on his Facebook page. This wo...

In a televised briefing, the Economy Minister Petrashko said that Ukraine’s GDP probably shrank in the fourth quarter by 3% yoy. In a televised briefing, the Economy Minister Petrashko said that Ukraine’s GDP probably shrank in the fourth quarter by 3% yoy. This represents a stabilization from the cataclysmic 11.4% yoy dr...

Bucking the Covid recession, the number of IT companies and IT workers in Lviv increased by 7% in 2020, compared to the previous year, according Bucking the Covid recession, the number of IT companies and IT workers in Lviv increased by 7% in 2020, compared to the previous year, according IT Research 5.0, a study conducted by Fama research age...

Ukraine is preparing to negotiate Free Trade Agreements in 2021 with China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt and Jordan, said Ukraine is preparing to negotiate Free Trade Agreements in 2021 with China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Egypt and Jordan, said Ihor Petrashko, Minister of Economic Development and Trade. “These are important ...

Friday, November 13

Concorde Capital’s Alexander Paraschiy reads between the lines of this “sobering statement” and concludes: Concorde Capital’s Alexander Paraschiy reads between the lines of this “sobering statement” and concludes: “No IMF tranche in 2020, meaning IMF-related financing of Ukraine’s 2020 budget deficit (from...