ChineseVaccine

Wednesday, January 13

Kharkiv drug manufacturer Lekhim will supply Ukraine with 5 million doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Kharkiv drug manufacturer Lekhim will supply Ukraine with 5 million doses of the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine, more than double the 1.9 million announced earlier, the company said in a press release. This...

Patients of Ukraine, a clean government organization, accuses Minister Stepanov of handpicking Lekhim to distribute the Chinese vaccine Patients of Ukraine, a clean government organization, accuses Minister Stepanov of handpicking Lekhim to distribute the Chinese vaccine, bypassing competitive procedures established by the state procu...

Concord Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: Concord Capital’s Zenon Zawada writes: “It was inevitable under the Zelenskiy administration that well-connected people would earn business from the COVID-19 disease, particular those with ties to the...

President Zelenskiy asked the EU yesterday for more help in procuring coronavirus vaccines after his government rejected Russian offers of help President Zelenskiy asked the EU yesterday for more help in procuring coronavirus vaccines after his government rejected Russian offers of help, reported Reuters. “For all countries of the Eastern Par...

To ease Moldova-Ukraine interchanges, the drive time between Kyiv and Chisinau is to be cut to five hours, from six hours today To ease Moldova-Ukraine interchanges, the drive time between Kyiv and Chisinau is to be cut to five hours, from six hours today, according to a memorandum signed yesterday in Kyiv by Moldova’s new Pre...

Last weekend, the first weekend of the ‘enhanced lockdown,’ restaurant revenues were down 58% Last weekend, the first weekend of the ‘enhanced lockdown,’ restaurant revenues were down 58%, compared to the same Jan. 8-10 period in 2020. By contrast, coffee shops suffered only a 12% drop in reve...

Ukraine’s car production fell by one third in 2020, to 4,202 cars, Ukraine’s car production fell by one third in 2020, to 4,202 cars, reported Ukrautoprom. This is 1% of Ukraine’s peak production, of 424,000 cars in 2008, and 1% of the 438,900 cars imported last year...

Ridership on the Kyiv metro fell last year by 44% Ridership on the Kyiv metro fell last year by 44%, to 279.5 million passengers, Viktor Braginsky, head of the subway system reported yesterday. The loss of 215.8 million passengers means a loss of $61...

Rail passengers can now use multilingual chat bots in Viber and Telegram to buy tickets and meals on the high speed Intercity+ trains. Rail passengers can now use multilingual chat bots in Viber and Telegram to buy tickets and meals on the high speed Intercity+ trains. The bots, which speak English, Ukrainian and Russian, also allow ...

Kyiv Boryspil ended 2020 with passenger traffic down by two thirds Kyiv Boryspil ended 2020 with passenger traffic down by two thirds, compared to 2019. Last year Ukraine’s largest airport, handled 5.1 million passengers, down from 15.3 million in 2019. And traffic d...

UkSATSE, the air traffic control agency, handled last year only 42% of the 2019 volume UkSATSE, the air traffic control agency, handled last year only 42% of the 2019 volume of planes flying through Ukrainian air space. The drop was brutal. In February flights were up 10%. In April and ...

China far outstripped Russia last year as Ukraine’s largest single nation trading partner China far outstripped Russia last year as Ukraine’s largest single nation trading partner, racking up $15.4 billion in two-way trade, more than double’s Russia’s $7.3 billion. Globally, Ukraine’s expo...

In a bold bid for China’s container trade, private investors have started building a €61 million road and rail terminal in Fényeslitke In a bold bid for China’s container trade, private investors have started building a €61 million road and rail terminal in Fényeslitke, Hungary, 25 km south of Ukraine’s border crossing in Chop, Zakar...

Promoted as “the Western gateway of the New Silk Road,” the terminal will depend on Chinese cargo rolling across Ukraine Promoted as “the Western gateway of the New Silk Road,” the terminal will depend on Chinese cargo rolling across Ukraine and will compete directly with the booming northern route – through Belarus to ...

Tuesday, January 12

Consumer prices grew 5% last year Consumer prices grew 5% last year, inside the government’s inflation target range and slightly higher than in 2019, the State Statistics Service reported yesterday. Previous annual inflation rates wer...

Ukraine’s economic recovery will be slower than expected, coming in the spring Ukraine’s economic recovery will be slower than expected, coming in the spring, the Economy Ministry predicted yesterday. Reversing an earlier prediction of economic growth in the first quarter of 202...

The first 700,000 coronavirus vaccines could arrive in Ukraine by the end of February The first 700,000 coronavirus vaccines could arrive in Ukraine by the end of February, Valeriy Pechayev, CEO of the importing company, Lekhim, told reporters yesterday. Contracted to import 1.9 millio...

During the first weekend of the ‘enhanced quarantine’ the National Police issued fines to 1,658 During the first weekend of the ‘enhanced quarantine’ the National Police issued fines to 1,658 violators – 1,314 shops, 264 restaurants, 40 shopping centers and 22 fitness centers. In addition, 3,658...

After a 3-week break for the holidays, the IMF’s Europe Office resumed video talks yesterday with Ukraine’s government After a 3-week break for the holidays, the IMF’s Europe Office resumed video talks yesterday with Ukraine’s government to revive the Stand-By Arrangement signed last June. The program revision was to ...

Ukraine will spend $20 billion this year to repay principal and pay interest on its public debt Ukraine will spend $20 billion this year to repay principal and pay interest on its public debt, according to Finance Ministry figures. About 72% will go to repay domestic debt and 28% to repay foreig...

Ukroboronprom, the state arms production conglomerate, and ProZorro.Sale, the online auction platform, signed an agreement yesterday to put up for auction leases on 250 properties Ukroboronprom, the state arms production conglomerate, and ProZorro.Sale, the online auction platform, signed an agreement yesterday to put up for auction leases on 250 properties around the nation wi...

Details of the properties are posted on the Details of the properties are posted on the Ukroboronprom site under Assets- Investment Property for Rent. These details, plus the mechanics of the auctions, also will be posted on the site of Prozorr...

Looking at Ukroboronprom’s 137 enterprises, Gusev writes: “ Looking at Ukroboronprom’s 137 enterprises, Gusev writes: “Some will go for privatization, because they produce non-military products, and some will cease to exist.” Of the 137, only 28 –or 20% ...

In the first six months of a government-mandated program of online leasing of state and city properties, more than 5,000 auctions have been held In the first six months of a government-mandated program of online leasing of state and city properties, more than 5,000 auctions have been held, Svitlana Panaiotidi, deputy economy minister, told rep...

The US has added seven Ukrainians and four media sites to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List The US has added seven Ukrainians and four media sites to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List for attempting to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, the US Treasury Dep...

Imported used cars accounted for 80% of the 438,900 first time car registrations in Ukraine last year Imported used cars accounted for 80% of the 438,900 first time car registrations in Ukraine last year, reports Ukrautoprom, the vehicle industry association. Last month, about 40,000 used cars were re...

Traffic congestion increased in Kyiv last year by about 5%, Traffic congestion increased in Kyiv last year by about 5%, reports the Center for Transportation Strategies, citing the City’s Traffic Center. Traffic on Kreshchatyk increased by 5-10%. Traffic Brova...

Despite the global recession, Ukraine’s steel companies increased rolled steel production by almost 1% yoy, to 18.3 million tons. Despite the global recession, Ukraine’s steel companies increased rolled steel production by almost 1% yoy, to 18.3 million tons. Steel smelting decreased by 1.4% to 20.5 million tons. But pig iron pr...