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Monday, March 8

Under pressure for a slow start to vaccinations Under pressure for a slow start to vaccinations, Minister Stepanov told the Rada on Friday that all Ukrainian adults will be vaccinated by the end of this year. As of Thursday, only 10,000 people had ...

Ukraine will open full-fledged embassies in Chile, Ghana and the Philippines this year Ukraine will open full-fledged embassies in Chile, Ghana and the Philippines this year, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told reporters on Friday. In addition to these new diplomatic posts, Ukraine will...

Ukraine will allow dual citizenship with EU and “friendly countries,” Ukraine will allow dual citizenship with EU and “friendly countries,” Foreign Minister Kuleba said on Friday when he announced plans to allow dual citizenship in Ukraine with the EU countries. One goa...

Ukraine’s grain harvest is expected to rise by 15% to 75 million tons this year, returning to the bumper crop levels of 2019, Ukraine’s grain harvest is expected to rise by 15% to 75 million tons this year, returning to the bumper crop levels of 2019, Deputy Economy Minister Taras Vysotskyi wrote on Facebook. While the amoun...

Oil crops are increase by 3.2% to 19 million tons. Oil crops are increase by 3.2% to 19 million tons. The harvest forecasts are: sunflower seeds +3% to 13.5 million tons; soy +11% to 3 million tons; and canola unchanged, at 2.6 million tons.

The State Department has barred Ihor Kolomoiskiy and his immediate family from entering the US. The State Department has barred Ihor Kolomoiskiy and his immediate family from entering the US. The bans come as the US Justice Department pursues a civil case alleging Kolomoiskiy and his business pa...

After Ukraine’s government nationalized PrivatBank in 2016 After Ukraine’s government nationalized PrivatBank in 2016, Kolomoiskiy left Ukraine for Switzerland and then for Israel, where he also holds citizenship. In 2019, Kolomoiskiy backed Zelenskiy in the ...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken couched the Kolomoiskiy bans in the framework of getting Ukraine back on a Western-style free market, low corruption track. Secretary of State Antony Blinken couched the Kolomoiskiy bans in the framework of getting Ukraine back on a Western-style free market, low corruption track. “The United States continues to stand with...

In response to the Kolomoiskiy bans, Zelenskiy’s office said In response to the Kolomoiskiy bans, Zelenskiy’s office said: “The battle with the oligarchs lies not only in the realm of criminal responsibility. It is also about creating the conditions in Ukraine,...

On Thursday, the day before the Kolomoiskiy family bans were announced On Thursday, the day before the Kolomoiskiy family bans were announced, the Washington-based Atlantic Council posted an essay headlined “Zelenskiy Aims to End Ukraine’s Oligarch Era,” written by Yulii...

Denmark’s Maritime Authority expects Nord Stream 2 to be completed by the end of September 2021, several months later than forecast completion date. Denmark’s Maritime Authority expects Nord Stream 2 to be completed by the end of September 2021, several months later than forecast completion date. Reuters reports that a Russian pipe-laying vessel, ...

Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other international companies have withdrawn from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to avoid US sanctions Baker Hughes Co and AXA Group and 16 other international companies have withdrawn from the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to avoid US sanctions, Reuters reported. Washington has sanctioned the Fortuna’s o...

Bidding in an online auction of a Ukrspirt distillery drove the price up almost five times, to $3.6 million Bidding in an online auction of a Ukrspirt distillery drove the price up almost five times, to $3.6 million, reported the State Property Fund. Thursday’s sale of the Vyshiakivka, Poltava is part of a ...

By the end of this decade, Ukraine’s goal is to sell all state companies not protected from privatization By the end of this decade, Ukraine’s goal is to sell all state companies not protected from privatization and to transfer to concession 90% of companies enterprise protected from privatization. These ...

With new coronavirus cases hitting 10,000 a day last week – double the rate of one month ago – over half of Ukrainians told pollsters they would support a new lockdown With new coronavirus cases hitting 10,000 a day last week – double the rate of one month ago – over half of Ukrainians told pollsters they would support a new lockdown. If cases keep surging, 56% woul...

Friday, February 12

Many of the Euro Parliament recommendations coincide with Many of the Euro Parliament recommendations coincide with “10 Steps for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery and Growth in 2021,” a charter released yesterday by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine....

To speed up privatization of Ukraine’s 3,500 state companies To speed up privatization of Ukraine’s 3,500 state companies, Mikheil Saakashvili’s Office of Simple Solutions and Results has sent to the Rada a package of bills that would deprive courts of the powe...

The EU and the WHO The EU and the WHO said yesterday that they will spend €40 million over the next three years to help Ukraine and five other former Soviet republics to roll out vaccinations against Covid-19. WHO Europ...

With snow forecast for all day today and into tomorrow, trucks are restricted from entering Kyiv City and from moving on many highways in Western Ukraine With snow forecast for all day today and into tomorrow, trucks are restricted from entering Kyiv City and from moving on many highways in Western Ukraine. Ukravtodor is using almost 1,000 snow plows t...

Foreign purchases of Ukrainian government bonds are returning to their peak levels of late 2019 Foreign purchases of Ukrainian government bonds are returning to their peak levels of late 2019, reported Dragon Capital. Over the last month, foreign purchases totalled $526 million, “close to peak m...

State-owned PrivatBank was the most profitable bank in Ukraine last year State-owned PrivatBank was the most profitable bank in Ukraine last year, recording $910 million in net profit. The next four most profitable banks were: Raiffeisen Bank Aval – $145 million; sta...

The net profit of all Ukrainian banks amounted to $1.475 bln last year, or 29% less than 2019 The net profit of all Ukrainian banks amounted to $1.475 bln last year, or 29% less than 2019, reports the National Bank of Ukraine. Out of 73 banks operating in Ukraine last year, 65 were profitable,...

Kolomoyskiy and Boholyubov, who are both under investigation by the FBI for money laundering, are suing the US Government for attempting to seize their Texas commercial building worth $23 million Kolomoyskiy and Boholyubov, who are both under investigation by the FBI for money laundering, are suing the US Government for attempting to seize their Texas commercial building worth $23 million, RFE...

Millions of Ukrainians signed up in the first year of the government’s Diya mobile app for digital services. Millions of Ukrainians signed up in the first year of the government’s Diya mobile app for digital services. As a result, the number of partner agencies and companies is expected to increase 10-fold t...

By the end of next month, Diya users will be able to change their registered places of residence, use electronic signatures, and interact with government for taxes By the end of next month, Diya users will be able to change their registered places of residence, use electronic signatures, and interact with government for taxes, medical records and construction pe...

This year, five years after the Ukraine-EU free trade agreement went into force, both sides “are ready to start the review of trade liberalization for goods This year, five years after the Ukraine-EU free trade agreement went into force, both sides “are ready to start the review of trade liberalization for goods,” Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commissi...

In a blunt resolution approved Wednesday by 526 European Parliament members – three quarters of the total In a blunt resolution approved Wednesday by 526 European Parliament members – three quarters of the total – the Euro Parliament criticizes Ukraine for weak progress on cleaning up the courts, for putt...

Concorde Capital’s Yuri Svirko writes Concorde Capital’s Yuri Svirko writes: “While the EP resolution will have no immediate effect on the EU-Ukraine relations, including the visa-free travel regime or further trade liberalization, it is ...

Ukraine’s Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or NABU, is investigating corruption reports surrounding the vaccine, Maksym Hryschusk, acting head of the unit told reporters Wednesday. Separately, a c...

Before the Euro Parliament vote, Josep Borrell the Commission’s de facto foreign minister, warned: Before the Euro Parliament vote, Josep Borrell the Commission’s de facto foreign minister, warned: “Despite notable progress, widespread corruption continues to hamper Ukraine’s reform process. Its ke...

Thursday, February 4

Kyiv’s tourism tax collections nearly dropped in half last year, falling to $1.2 million Kyiv’s tourism tax collections nearly dropped in half last year, falling to $1.2 million, according to the State Tax Service. Never a major source of revenue, the tax is a good barometer of tourism ac...

In a potential boon for Ukrainian IT startups, unused university real estate may be privatized three years of abandonment, In a potential boon for Ukrainian IT startups, unused university real estate may be privatized three years of abandonment, according to a bill that has won preliminary approval of the Rada. In the US,...

Leases to rent more than 2 million square meters of vacant government real estate across Ukraine will come up for online auction Leases to rent more than 2 million square meters of vacant government real estate across Ukraine will come up for online auction, the State Property Fund reports. In the first year of online auctions,...

The sale of prisons will start this month The sale of prisons will start this month, Justice Minister Denis Malyuska tells Ukrainian Radio. This year, four abandoned prisons are to be sold through ProZorro.Sale, the online auction house. Over...

In a decisive move to ally firmly with the new Biden Administration, President Zelenskiy closed three pro-Russian TV stations yesterday In a decisive move to ally firmly with the new Biden Administration, President Zelenskiy closed three pro-Russian TV stations yesterday, imposing 5-year sanctions on the stations and their legal owner...

During the first 10 months of Covid controls, UIA has paid passengers back $26.5 million for flights affected by the pandemic During the first 10 months of Covid controls, UIA has paid passengers back $26.5 million for flights affected by the pandemic. During this April-January period, “the airline has considered more than 1...

Media reports allege the three stations lose $1.5 million a month and the real source of funds is the Kremlin. Media reports allege the three stations lose $1.5 million a month and the real source of funds is the Kremlin. Most TV stations lose money in Ukraine and are subsidized to promote the political groups...

Regional TV stations will be vetted for pro-Russian content and possible closures Regional TV stations will be vetted for pro-Russian content and possible closures, Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the Defense Council, warned yesterday at a briefing aired by Ukraine 24 TV. “The state ...

Also sanctioned are the two private jet companies Also sanctioned are the two private jet companies used by Kozak and Victor Medvedchuk, leader of the pro-Russia Opposition Platform For Life, in their flights from Ukraine to Moscow and Russia-control...

The US Embassy applauded the move yesterday The US Embassy applauded the move yesterday, saying: “The United States supports Ukraine’s efforts yesterday to counter Russia’s malign influence, in line with Ukrainian law, in defense of its soverei...

The EU was more cautious The EU was more cautious, with the office of foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, saying: “This should not come at the expense of freedom of media and must be done in full respect of fundamental rights...

Timothy Ash writes from London Timothy Ash writes from London: “It was notable over the past 24 hours that President Zelenskiy went after Russian interests in Ukraine…Don’t think that Zelenskiy did this off the hoof. This was clear...

The European Investment Bank increased its new investments in Ukraine last year by 50% yoy, to more than €1 billion The European Investment Bank increased its new investments in Ukraine last year by 50% yoy, to more than €1 billion, bringing total EIB investment in Ukraine to €7.5 billion, Jean-Erik de Zagon, the b...

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For this year, the EIB has agreed For this year, the EIB has agreed to repurpose €50 million from an existing facility to finance buying corona vaccines for Ukraine. Yesterday, the Cabinet of Ministers approved taking a €270 million l...

Last month, a record 14 Chinese container trains rolled across Ukraine Last month, a record 14 Chinese container trains rolled across Ukraine, reports Ukrzaliznytsia. The top destinations were: Poland – 7; Hungary – 6; Slovakia – 1. Two container trains from China finish...

Friday, January 15

Western Ukraine Coal Construction, Ukraine’s last state company devoted to building coal mines, goes up for auction in 10 days Western Ukraine Coal Construction, Ukraine’s last state company devoted to building coal mines, goes up for auction in 10 days, reports the State Property Fund. The company has 15,700 square meters at...

The State Property Fund plans to sell 500 state properties this year to private owners The State Property Fund plans to sell 500 state properties this year to private owners, Dmytro Sennychenko, the head of the Fund, wrote on Facebook. “Privatization grows jobs, improves the socio-econo...

Regional airports are primed for a post pandemic takeoff Regional airports are primed for a post pandemic takeoff. UkSATSE traffic numbers for 2020 confirmed the dominance of Kyiv’s two big airports – Boryspil (47,524 flights) and Sikorsky (12,805). The air...