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Facing drought and the collapse of ageing irrigation systems, the government is drawing up a law to transfer irrigation pumping stations to private hands under public private partnership concessions

Facing drought and the collapse of ageing irrigation systems, the government is drawing up a law to transfer irrigation pumping stations to private hands under public private partnership concessions Facing drought and the collapse of ageing irrigation systems, the government is drawing up a law to transfer irrigation pumping stations to private hands under public private partnership concessions, ...

For Ukraine to harness private capital for irrigation

For Ukraine to harness private capital for irrigation For Ukraine to harness private capital for irrigation, it would have to borrow from the body of water law developed over the last century in the American West, argues Bate C. Toms, chairman of the Bri...

Paris-based SAS Investcompagnie, is expanding its Ukraine farm holdings,

Paris-based SAS Investcompagnie, is expanding its Ukraine farm holdings, Paris-based SAS Investcompagnie, is expanding its Ukraine farm holdings, buying control of two agro companies, one in Chernihiv and another in Zhytomyr. The company already owns three other farming co...

Indiana-based Remington Seeds is acquiring the seed plant and farming operations of MAIS, a major Ukrainian seed producer

Indiana-based Remington Seeds is acquiring the seed plant and farming operations of MAIS, a major Ukrainian seed producer Indiana-based Remington Seeds is acquiring the seed plant and farming operations of MAIS, a major Ukrainian seed producer. Called SEED Corp, the new joint venture will combine Remington’s internationa...

EBRD is lending €10 million to Ukraine’s Agrofusion, Europe’s third-largest producer of tomato paste.

EBRD is lending €10 million to Ukraine’s Agrofusion, Europe’s third-largest producer of tomato paste. EBRD is lending €10 million to Ukraine’s Agrofusion, Europe’s third-largest producer of tomato paste. Agrofusion exports 72% of its production, selling to 45 countries. Part of the loan will help Agro...

Ukraine, the world’s largest sunflower oil exporter, increased its sunoil exports by 10%

Ukraine, the world’s largest sunflower oil exporter, increased its sunoil exports by 10% Ukraine, the world’s largest sunflower oil exporter, increased its sunoil exports by 10% in the marketing year that ended last month, reports the industry association, Ukroliyaprom. The associat...

Ukraine was the world’s third largest potato producer last year

Ukraine was the world’s third largest potato producer last year Ukraine was the world’s third largest potato producer last year, reports Potato Business. The ranking was: China – 93 million tons; India – 51 million tons; and Ukraine – 23 million tons. The Economy ...

A Russia-EU gas line returned to use last weekend after a mysterious explosion Tuesday

A Russia-EU gas line returned to use last weekend after a mysterious explosion Tuesday A Russia-EU gas line returned to use last weekend after a mysterious explosion Tuesday in a field in Chabany, five kilometers west of Kyiv city. Ukraine’s Gas Transmission Operator said 38 meters of p...

Ukraine’s economy plunged 11.14% yoy during the second quarter, the April-June period that coincided with the strictest coronavirus controls. This calculation by the

Ukraine’s economy plunged 11.14% yoy during the second quarter, the April-June period that coincided with the strictest coronavirus controls. This calculation by the Ukraine’s economy plunged 11.14% yoy during the second quarter, the April-June period that coincided with the strictest coronavirus controls. This calculation by the State Statistics Service matches p...

Next year’s budget envisages GDP growth of 4.6%.

Next year’s budget envisages GDP growth of 4.6%. Next year’s budget envisages GDP growth of 4.6%. Prime Minster Shmygal said on Ukraine TV Friday night: “4.6% GDP growth is absolutely a real forecast.” He said Ukraine’s economy is already growing in...

Grain exports are down 10% for the first 10 weeks of the marketing year

Grain exports are down 10% for the first 10 weeks of the marketing year Grain exports are down 10% for the first 10 weeks of the marketing year, the Economy Ministry has reported. Since July 1 which is the start of the marketing year, Ukraine has exported 10.3 million ton...

In the last six months, 3,000 entrepreneurs have been issued loans totaling $285 million

In the last six months, 3,000 entrepreneurs have been issued loans totaling $285 million In the last six months, 3,000 entrepreneurs have been issued loans totaling $285 million under the “Affordable loans 5-7-9%” program, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said Friday, reports Ukrinform....

China doubled imports of Ukrainian barley this summer, pushing Ukrainian export prices up 20%

China doubled imports of Ukrainian barley this summer, pushing Ukrainian export prices up 20% China doubled imports of Ukrainian barley this summer, pushing Ukrainian export prices up 20%, reports APK-Inform. “Chinese demand is just off the scale,” reports the Kyiv-based agricultural consultan...

Ukrposhta to sign an agreement next month for a €100 million loan to build the first new sorting centers in 40 years

Ukrposhta to sign an agreement next month for a €100 million loan to build the first new sorting centers in 40 years Ukrposhta to sign an agreement next month for a €100 million loan to build the first new sorting centers in 40 years and to update 30 existing depots, Igor Smelyansky, CEO of the state postal service,...

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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang Ukraine for supporting UBN. As part of the mutual collaboration we have launched an ‘Investing and Doing Business in Ukraine’ brochure. Please follow this link to o...

Want to escape the Oct. 25 local elections?

Want to escape the Oct. 25 local elections? Want to escape the Oct. 25 local elections? Starting Oct. 24, SkyUp offers charter flights from Kyiv Boryspil to Zanzibar. With a refueling stop in Egypt, SkyUp will fly twice a week to Tanzania’s exo...

Ukraine’s farm production was down 10% through August,

Ukraine’s farm production was down 10% through August, Ukraine’s farm production was down 10% through August, compared to the first eight months of last year, reports the State Statistics Service. As of September 1st, these harvest declines were registere...

Drought is delaying the mass sowing of winter wheat by two weeks,

Drought is delaying the mass sowing of winter wheat by two weeks, Drought is delaying the mass sowing of winter wheat by two weeks, APK-Inform consultancy says. “The soil layer 0-10 cm was almost dry on 70-80% of the area,” APK-Inform said, citing forecasters. “Mass...

Thanks to climate change, Polissia, the northern swath of Ukraine along the Belarus border, has started to grow crops traditionally associated with southern Ukraine

Thanks to climate change, Polissia, the northern swath of Ukraine along the Belarus border, has started to grow crops traditionally associated with southern Ukraine Thanks to climate change, Polissia, the northern swath of Ukraine along the Belarus border, has started to grow crops traditionally associated with southern Ukraine, Serhiy Ryzhuk, director of the Pol...

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