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Farming profits jumped 48% yoy, to $2.1 billion last year

Farming profits jumped 48% yoy, to $2.1 billion last year Farming profits jumped 48% yoy, to $2.1 billion last year, according to the Agrarian Economics Institute. Boosting the sector, profits from crop production grew by 55%. Livestock production was down. ...

Grain exports are down 21% yoy

Grain exports are down 21% yoy Grain exports are down 21% yoy, for the first seven months of the marketing year, reports the Ministry of Agriculture. Due to a poor corn harvest, wheat displaced corn as Ukraine’s top export. For the...

Due to higher commodity prices, grain exports were down 53% yoy in January, but export earnings were down only 41%

Due to higher commodity prices, grain exports were down 53% yoy in January, but export earnings were down only 41% Due to higher commodity prices, grain exports were down 53% yoy in January, but export earnings were down only 41%, reports the Ukrainian Agricultural Business Club. Halfway through the marketing year...

This year, Ukraine expects to issue $2.4 billion worth of Eurobonds, to receive $2.2 billion in IMF loans and to receive $1 billion in net new foreign investment in the government bond market

This year, Ukraine expects to issue $2.4 billion worth of Eurobonds, to receive $2.2 billion in IMF loans and to receive $1 billion in net new foreign investment in the government bond market This year, Ukraine expects to issue $2.4 billion worth of Eurobonds, to receive $2.2 billion in IMF loans and to receive $1 billion in net new foreign investment in the government bond market, Kyrylo ...

Timothy Ash writes from London:

Timothy Ash writes from London: Timothy Ash writes from London: “I love the optimism – but expecting three tranches this year? Good luck with that…They are good at talking their book, and I guess keeping the Eurobond market wa...

The Finance Ministry lowered its average bond yield by 33 basis points, to 11.4%

The Finance Ministry lowered its average bond yield by 33 basis points, to 11.4% The Finance Ministry lowered its average bond yield by 33 basis points, to 11.4%, in its weekly auction yesterday, the Ministry posts on Facebook. Selling the hryvnia equivalent of $189 million, the F...

Aiming to cut nonperforming loans in half by 2023,

Aiming to cut nonperforming loans in half by 2023, Aiming to cut nonperforming loans in half by 2023, Ukraine is speaking with the IMF about creating a special financial court to settle bank loan disputes, Central Bank Governor Shevchenko told Reuters...

Zaporizhia’s Semiconductor Plant, once Ukraine’s largest producer of silicon components for electronic and solar energy, goes up for auction this month on ProZorro.

Zaporizhia’s Semiconductor Plant, once Ukraine’s largest producer of silicon components for electronic and solar energy, goes up for auction this month on ProZorro. Zaporizhia’s Semiconductor Plant, once Ukraine’s largest producer of silicon components for electronic and solar energy, goes up for auction this month on ProZorro. Six years after bankruptcy proceedi...

Foreign investment in solar and wind power dropped last year to €1.2 billion, one third the €3.7 billion of 2019

Foreign investment in solar and wind power dropped last year to €1.2 billion, one third the €3.7 billion of 2019 Foreign investment in solar and wind power dropped last year to €1.2 billion, one third the €3.7 billion of 2019, reported the State Energy Efficiency Agency. In 2019, investors from a dozen countries...

With the payment delays and lowered rates, executives of the biggest US wind investment, EuroCape Energy, are talking to lawyers specialized in political risk insurance

With the payment delays and lowered rates, executives of the biggest US wind investment, EuroCape Energy, are talking to lawyers specialized in political risk insurance With the payment delays and lowered rates, executives of the biggest US wind investment, EuroCape Energy, are talking to lawyers specialized in political risk insurance, two other foreign investors in...

DTEK Kyiv Grids, formerly known as

DTEK Kyiv Grids, formerly known as DTEK Kyiv Grids, formerly known as Kyivoblenergo, plans to invest $23 million in 2021 to upgrade the capital’s electricity infrastructure, the company reports. The investment – a 35% increase over the...

Designed to draw Chinese container train traffic through Ukraine

Designed to draw Chinese container train traffic through Ukraine Designed to draw Chinese container train traffic through Ukraine, a road-rail intermodal container terminal now under construction near the Hungary-Ukraine border will have the capacity to handle 1 mi...

One year from now, East-West is to open with an initial capacity of 300,000 containers.

One year from now, East-West is to open with an initial capacity of 300,000 containers. One year from now, East-West is to open with an initial capacity of 300,000 containers. The terminal is located 25 km south of Chop, Zakarpattia, in Fényeslitke, Hungary, a city where Soviet broad gau...

After Ukraine imposed sanctions on Chinese companies seeking to assert control of Motor Sich

After Ukraine imposed sanctions on Chinese companies seeking to assert control of Motor Sich After Ukraine imposed sanctions on Chinese companies seeking to assert control of Motor Sich, the aircraft engine maker, Wang Wenbin, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, said Monday at a regular p...

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