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Friday, March 26

Swept up by the EU’s COVID-19 upsurge, half of Ukraine’s population presently reside in the ‘red zone’ quarantine areas, Ukraine’s Health Ministry has reportsed. In this strictest form of quarantine are: Kyiv City and 10 regions — Cherkasy, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kyiv, Lviv, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Sumy, Zhytomyr a...

Monday, December 14

By 2022, the government plans to reach concession agreements for highways, airports, rail stations and other infrastructure facilities By 2022, the government plans to reach concession agreements for highways, airports, rail stations and other infrastructure facilities, Prime Minister Shmygal said at the conference, which was organiz...

In the first half of next year, the State Property Fund plans to start the privatization of the United Mining and Chemical Company, the First Kyiv Machine-Building Plant (formerly Bolshevik), and stakes in six regional power companies, In the first half of next year, the State Property Fund plans to start the privatization of the United Mining and Chemical Company, the First Kyiv Machine-Building Plant (formerly Bolshevik), and stak...

Ukraine will receive – free of charge — enough Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination 4 million people this spring Ukraine will receive – free of charge — enough Covid-19 vaccines to vaccination 4 million people this spring, Ukraine’s Chief Sanitary Doctor Viktor Liashko wrote Saturday on Facebook. In additi...

Coronavirus hospitalizations jumped 25% in November, over October Coronavirus hospitalizations jumped 25% in November, over October, to 63,958 cases, reports Ukraine’s National Health Service. On Friday, deaths hit a record level — 285. New cases reported are ...

Due to Thursday afternoon’s ice storm, flights in and out of Kyiv’s two airports were disrupted through noon on Friday. Due to Thursday afternoon’s ice storm, flights in and out of Kyiv’s two airports were disrupted through noon on Friday. With Kyiv Sikorsky closed for several hours, Wizz Air cancelled two flights to G...

Ukraine’s offering of dollar Eurobonds was three times oversubscribed Friday, Ukraine’s offering of dollar Eurobonds was three times oversubscribed Friday, causing the Finance Ministry to raise the final volume by 20%, to $600 million, and to push the rate down to 6.2%, one ful...

Tomorrow’s auction of government hryvnia bonds should draw more foreign buyers, analysts predict Tomorrow’s auction of government hryvnia bonds should draw more foreign buyers, analysts predict. Last week saw an uptick of foreign buying — $79 million – breaking a fall in foreign holdings si...

The World Bank approved Friday night a $300 million loan to help “prevent The World Bank approved Friday night a $300 million loan to help “prevent around 1 million Ukrainians from falling into poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the Bank’s Board of Executive Directors r...

The EBRD’s new loans to Ukraine projects will hit €750-850 million this year, The EBRD’s new loans to Ukraine projects will hit €750-850 million this year, a ‘big increase’ over the average of the last four years, Matteo Patrone, EBRD managing director for Eastern Europe and th...

Ukraine is to receive $250 million in US military aid under a defense spending bill approved Friday by the U.S. Senate in a 84-13 vote. Ukraine is to receive $250 million in US military aid under a defense spending bill approved Friday by the U.S. Senate in a 84-13 vote. Earlier in the week, the House of Representatives approved the b...

Ukraine plans to transfer all of the nation’s seaports to concessions or private ownership by 2025 Ukraine plans to transfer all of the nation’s seaports to concessions or private ownership by 2025, Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krikliy told an online international investment conference Friday....

Friday, December 11

Ukraine’s central bank decided yesterday to keep the prime interest rate at 6%, Ukraine’s central bank decided yesterday to keep the prime interest rate at 6%, the level unchanged since June. Although inflation in November rose to 3.8%, the National Bank of Ukraine does not see i...

In a housecleaning exercise, the Cabinet of Ministers decided Wednesday to transfer 18 enterprises of the UkrOboronProm defense conglomerate to the State Property Fund for privatisation In a housecleaning exercise, the Cabinet of Ministers decided Wednesday to transfer 18 enterprises of the UkrOboronProm defense conglomerate to the State Property Fund for privatisation. With a total ...

The Russia-Ukraine military divorce deepened last week after Russian Helicopters accused Ukraine’s Motor Sich of performing “illegal” overhauls of Mil Mi-17 helicopters The Russia-Ukraine military divorce deepened last week after Russian Helicopters accused Ukraine’s Motor Sich of performing “illegal” overhauls of Mil Mi-17 helicopters for the Afghan Air Force, repor...

FlightGlobal, a US-based news site FlightGlobal, a US-based news site, recalls that last year, Ukraine’s Antonov sought to seize five An-124 cargo jets operated by Volga-Dnepr because the Russian air cargo company performed life extens...

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank is extending at 9-year, €10 million loan to the Novopechersk School to build a new campus at Kyiv’s UNIT.City The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank is extending at 9-year, €10 million loan to the Novopechersk School to build a new campus at Kyiv’s UNIT.City, nearly tripling enrolment to 1,200 students. Zoy...

Parents of Kyiv’s French school are voting through Wednesday on an 18-month, €12 million project to build a 6,000 square meter unified campus at Unit.City. Parents of Kyiv’s French school are voting through Wednesday on an 18-month, €12 million project to build a 6,000 square meter unified campus at Unit.City. The project for Lycée Français Anne de Kiev ...

Ukrainians’ spending on foreign travel dropped in half this year, to $4.5 billion from $8.7 billion Ukrainians’ spending on foreign travel dropped in half this year, to $4.5 billion from $8.7 billion, Dmitry Sologub, a deputy governor of the National Bank of Ukraine, told reporters yesterday. “It wa...

Starting March 28, UIA promises to gradually, but “completely restore” its international route network Starting March 28, UIA promises to gradually, but “completely restore” its international route network, the airline says in a note posted on its siteyesterday. Ukraine’s flag carrier plans to restore ...

Windrose Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to fly passengers and cargo between Ukraine and New York Windrose Airlines has applied to the US Department of Transportation to fly passengers and cargo between Ukraine and New York, reports the US-based aviation news site, One Mile at a Time. The airline,...

Passenger traffic at Kyiv Sikorsky through November totalled 670,900 passengers – 18% of the level of the first 11 months of last year Passenger traffic at Kyiv Sikorsky through November totalled 670,900 passengers – 18% of the level of the first 11 months of last year. In November, Kyiv’s right bank airport handled only 13% th...

With its East-West gas pipelines, Ukraine would like to become a major supplier of hydrogen to Germany With its East-West gas pipelines, Ukraine would like to become a major supplier of hydrogen to Germany, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Tuesday at the first German-Ukrainian Energy Day. “The develop...

Anka Feldhusen, Germany’s ambassador and host of the event, cautioned that Ukraine should first pay its $1 billion debt to wind and solar producers. Anka Feldhusen, Germany’s ambassador and host of the event, cautioned that Ukraine should first pay its $1 billion debt to wind and solar producers. One of 11 ambassadors to send a letter last month t...

In Ukraine, DTEK is the pioneer in the hydrogen energy field, becoming Ukraine’s first company to join Hydrogen Europe In Ukraine, DTEK is the pioneer in the hydrogen energy field, becoming Ukraine’s first company to join Hydrogen Europe, an association where European leaders exchange strategies and forge partnerships...

Monday, November 30

In preparation for a lockdown, a law to give financial aid to 2 million salaried workers hit by coronavirus controls goes into effect next week, In preparation for a lockdown, a law to give financial aid to 2 million salaried workers hit by coronavirus controls goes into effect next week, Arakhamia told reporters on Saturday. These one time pa...

About 10% of Ukraine’s small and medium businesses are on the verge of bankruptcy due to corona controls, About 10% of Ukraine’s small and medium businesses are on the verge of bankruptcy due to corona controls, Dafina Gercheva, resident representative of the United Nations Development Program, estimates ...

New coronavirus infections doubled in November New coronavirus infections doubled in November, hitting an average of 16,250 a day on Friday and Saturday. In Kyiv, the number of new cases hit a record 1,739, Mayor Klitschko said Saturday. In Lviv, ...

Betting that online sales will keep surging Betting that online sales will keep surging, Allo Group, the consumer electronics retailer, is launching its own nationwide delivery service, Allo Express in Ukraine. Citing “today’s realities,” Allo ...

Work on laying Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could resume this weekend Work on laying Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline could resume this weekend in the Baltic Sea waters of Germany, near the Adlergrund shoal, reports Deutsche Welle. The local Stralsund Waterway Authority is ad...

Canada’s Vermilion Energy has backed out of two production sharing agreements it won last year with Naftogaz Canada’s Vermilion Energy has backed out of two production sharing agreements it won last year with Naftogaz, reports OilPoint, citing Ukraine’s state oil and gas company. The Calgary-based company “h...

Undeterred by this setback, Naftogaz is open to working with a foreign company, particularly Romanian, to develop the Dolphin block, Undeterred by this setback, Naftogaz is open to working with a foreign company, particularly Romanian, to develop the Dolphin block, in the Black Sea near the Danube delta and Romania’s maritime borde...

But this year’s slump in oil and gas prices makes Ukraine unattractive to oil and gas producers But this year’s slump in oil and gas prices makes Ukraine unattractive to oil and gas producers, say experts interviewed by UNIAN. “I honestly think that the chances of attracting serious Western inve...

Regarding the Dolphin block, Vitaly Radchenko, partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, said Regarding the Dolphin block, Vitaly Radchenko, partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, said: “We have talked with many normal real, producing, foreign oil and gas investors. We worked with them to get them in...

With winter temperatures increasingly mild, the Dnipro River shipping season is being extended for one extra month – to the end of December. With winter temperatures increasingly mild, the Dnipro River shipping season is being extended for one extra month – to the end of December. Originally, the river’s six locks were to start closing in ...

The $15 billion Istanbul Canal, an artificial alternative to the Bosporus, has reached the tender stage The $15 billion Istanbul Canal, an artificial alternative to the Bosporus, has reached the tender stage, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. Expected to take a decade to dig, the 500-m...

Prime Minister Shmygal started a two-day visit to Turkey yesterday with a meeting with Turkish business executives in Istanbul. Prime Minister Shmygal started a two-day visit to Turkey yesterday with a meeting with Turkish business executives in Istanbul. Appealing for Turkish investment, he said: “We have ambitious plans to b...

Ukraine plans to purchase five more Turkish-made Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 unmanned aerial vehicles next year Ukraine plans to purchase five more Turkish-made Bayraktar Tactical Block 2 unmanned aerial vehicles next year, Turkish media report. Last month, Azerbaijan used these armed drones in its successful w...

In December, In December, “the probability of a complete coronavirus lockdown is 90%,” David Arakhamia, head of the ruling Servant of the People Party in the Rada, said on Ukraina TV’s Segodnya show Saturday. In c...

Thursday, November 26

The government yesterday granted Naftogaz the right to develop a massive Black Sea gas block without a tender. The government yesterday granted Naftogaz the right to develop a massive Black Sea gas block without a tender. The Dolphin block, near Ukraine’s portion of the Danube river delta, is believed to hold ...

Seismic work could involve $40 million of investments in the first year, Seismic work could involve $40 million of investments in the first year, Naftogaz said on Facebook. “This means the possibility of attracting international investors, and at the same time – on t...

Last year, an American company, Trident Acquisitions, won a competitive tender to develop the offshore block Last year, an American company, Trident Acquisitions, won a competitive tender to develop the offshore block. The incoming Zelenskiy government refused to accept the results of this ‘Poroshenko tender...

Ukraine has become a key player in the EU natural gas market, storing 10 billion cubic meters of gas this fall for gas traders. Ukraine has become a key player in the EU natural gas market, storing 10 billion cubic meters of gas this fall for gas traders. With the European heating starting last month, Ukraine, for the first ti...

Europe’s Green Deal commitment to renewables, hydrogen and decarbonizing energy sources “means that between 2030 and 2040 Europe’s Green Deal commitment to renewables, hydrogen and decarbonizing energy sources “means that between 2030 and 2040, Europe may see a radical drop in demand for natural gas,” Andrian Prokip, wro...

The EU ‘Hydrogen Strategy’ calls for dividing EU hydrogen production between the EU and its eastern neighbors. The EU ‘Hydrogen Strategy’ calls for dividing EU hydrogen production between the EU and its eastern neighbors. “This strategy stipulates that ‘the Eastern Neighborhood, in particular Ukraine, and the ...

In reaction, Gazprom and Rosatom, the nuclear corporation, recently signed a deal to hydrogen production in 2024 In reaction, Gazprom and Rosatom, the nuclear corporation, recently signed a deal to hydrogen production in 2024. Uniper, the German energy giant, says Nord Stream 2 could be repurposed to carry a ble...

“Joe Biden Is Unlikely to Save Angela Merkel’s Pet Project,” headlines a Bloomberg article yesterday about the $11 billion, 1,239 km Russia-German Baltic Sea gas line. “Joe Biden Is Unlikely to Save Angela Merkel’s Pet Project,” headlines a Bloomberg article yesterday about the $11 billion, 1,239 km Russia-German Baltic Sea gas line. “U.S. opposition is likely to re...

Democrats should not go wobbly on Nord Stream 2, The Wall Street Journal warns in an editorial: Democrats should not go wobbly on Nord Stream 2, The Wall Street Journal warns in an editorial: “Congress shouldn’t back off Russia sanctions in the annual defense bill.” “The incoming Democratic Admi...

The US Congress is targeting insurance companies in the latest strategy to stop the pipeline The US Congress is targeting insurance companies in the latest strategy to stop the pipeline, Bloomberg reports from Washington. “House and Senate negotiators agreed to target insurers and technical c...

In advance of passage, US officials already are contacting companies to warn they may face sanctions In advance of passage, US officials already are contacting companies to warn they may face sanctions, DPA reports from Washington. “We’re in the process of calling a number of these companies to make ...