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Tuesday, March 30

A public-private partnership proposal is being prepared for the 280 km stretch of the E-40/M-10 from Rivne to the border with Poland, at Krakovets, Lviv region. The goal is to hold a tender next year to rebuild the highway. This work should cut the drive time to 2.5 hours, from four hours today. Ukravtodor and construction giant Avtomagistral-Pivden signed a ...

Work has started rebuilding the main north-south road in Luhansk. The P-66 runs from Demyno-Oleksandrivka, the northern border checkpoint with Russia, 240 km south to the front line area, near Lysychansk. Partly due to old bridges, some dating back to the 1950s, the...

Tuesday, November 24

Despite the spring coronavirus lockdown, retail sales for the first 10 months of this year are up almost 8% yoy in real terms

Despite the spring coronavirus lockdown, retail sales for the first 10 months of this year are up almost 8% yoy in real terms Despite the spring coronavirus lockdown, retail sales for the first 10 months of this year are up almost 8% yoy in real terms, reports the State Statistics Service. In Kyiv, the nation’s biggest marke...

Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes

Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes: “Retail sales in Ukraine are surging, backed by fast growth of wages. The strong household consumption is helping the economy to offset the fall in investm...

During the first half of this year

During the first half of this year During the first half of this year, more than 300 new grocery supermarkets opened in Ukraine, a record figure for the last decade, reports NAI Ukraine, the commercial real estate consulting company. I...

For household goods

For household goods For household goods, Danish chain Jysk opened 13 new stores in the first half. Epicenter opened seven and Leroy Merlin opened two. Chains specializing in cosmetics, electronics and clothing also expan...

“The opening of new stores is due to the dynamic growth of retail after the lockdown,”

“The opening of new stores is due to the dynamic growth of retail after the lockdown,” “The opening of new stores is due to the dynamic growth of retail after the lockdown,” NAI tells Interfax Ukraine. “[Because] Ukrainians visited foreign countries less, about $ 3.8 billion remained in...

The Fora supermarket chain expects to double deliveries in 2021 through delivery services, compared to this year,

The Fora supermarket chain expects to double deliveries in 2021 through delivery services, compared to this year, The Fora supermarket chain expects to double deliveries in 2021 through delivery services, compared to this year, Yevhen Trishyn, Fora’s digital technologies director, told reporters recently. He said...

Due to the spring coronavirus lockdown, Glovo grew in Ukraine 40-50% faster than its plan for 2020,

Due to the spring coronavirus lockdown, Glovo grew in Ukraine 40-50% faster than its plan for 2020, Due to the spring coronavirus lockdown, Glovo grew in Ukraine 40-50% faster than its plan for 2020, says Dmytro Rasnovsky, Ukraine general manager for the delivery service. Known for its trademark yel...

During the first weekend quarantine of November, sales volumes fell by 45% compared to the previous weekend

During the first weekend quarantine of November, sales volumes fell by 45% compared to the previous weekend During the first weekend quarantine of November, sales volumes fell by 45% compared to the previous weekend, Ukrainian Processing Center tells Interfax-Ukraine about use of 7.8 million cards of its 19...

To avoid ‘Black Friday’ shopping mob scenes

To avoid ‘Black Friday’ shopping mob scenes To avoid ‘Black Friday’ shopping mob scenes, many Ukrainian shopping center are opting for social distancing alternatives. Kyiv’s Gulliver shopping center has replaced its planned Friday-Saturday-Sund...

With new infections increasing late last week by 14,500 a day

With new infections increasing late last week by 14,500 a day With new infections increasing late last week by 14,500 a day, Ukraine’s government adopted a system of ‘Priority Hours,” for people over 65 years of age to go shopping. The shopping window of 10 am t...

While waiting to see if the weekend quarantines brake the infection rate, the government is polling mayors and religious groups for suggestions for tougher quarantine

While waiting to see if the weekend quarantines brake the infection rate, the government is polling mayors and religious groups for suggestions for tougher quarantine While waiting to see if the weekend quarantines brake the infection rate, the government is polling mayors and religious groups for suggestions for tougher quarantine that would cause less economic da...

Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said after an online meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday

Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said after an online meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday Ivano-Frankivsk Mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said after an online meeting with the Prime Minister on Thursday: “If, God forbid, this lockdown is introduced, it will be a disaster for the economy, especiall...

President Zelenskiy and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, tested negative for coronavirus yesterday and were released from Kyiv’s elite Feofania Hospital

President Zelenskiy and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, tested negative for coronavirus yesterday and were released from Kyiv’s elite Feofania Hospital President Zelenskiy and his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, tested negative for coronavirus yesterday and were released from Kyiv’s elite Feofania Hospital, ending two weeks of treatment. “I finally ha...

Coronavirus is cutting deeper into Ukraine’s political elite.

Coronavirus is cutting deeper into Ukraine’s political elite. Coronavirus is cutting deeper into Ukraine’s political elite. The newly elected mayors of three cities – Boryspil, Konotop and Novgorod-Siversky — died from COVID-19 after the Oct. 25 local elections....

One roadbuilding season made a difference

One roadbuilding season made a difference One roadbuilding season made a difference. Ukraine in 2020 climbed 20 notches in “Quality of Roads” Ukravtodor says, citing The Legatum Prosperity Index. Out of 167 countries, Ukraine rose to 126th pl...

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