UKandUkraine

Tuesday, March 21

The UK and Ukraine have signed a digital trade agreement.

The UK and Ukraine have signed a digital trade agreement. The UK has signed a key digital trade agreement with Ukraine, which will support the country’s economy and significantly strengthen the trade and investment relationship between the countries. O...

Monday, February 21

London prepares a new package of sanctions for Russia.

London prepares a new package of sanctions for Russia. The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, reaffirmed London’s readiness to impose sanctions on individuals and strategically important Russian companies in the event of Russian military action...

Wednesday, February 2

Ukrainian-British trade has grown by 60%.

Ukrainian-British trade has grown by 60%. Due to the free trade agreement, the bilateral trade volume between Ukraine and the United Kingdom has increased by 60% over the last two years, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Last year, we...

UK will allocate an additional £2B on projects with Ukraine.

UK will allocate an additional £2B on projects with Ukraine. “We have agreed to start negotiations on trade liberalization. Therefore, in addition to funds for the Ukrainian Navy, the United Kingdom is allocating almost £2B for the implementation of joint...

Friday, October 22

The United Kingdom is in talks to sell armaments to Ukraine , reported The Times. This is the first time that the UK has considered Ukraine to be a market for arms, and comes amid concerns that Russia could exploit the gas crisis to seize territory. The Minist...

Thursday, December 17

Investment company Quarter Partners has launched an IT venture fund, promising to invest $100 million in Ukrainian startups

Investment company Quarter Partners has launched an IT venture fund, promising to invest $100 million in Ukrainian startups Investment company Quarter Partners has launched an IT venture fund, promising to invest $100 million in Ukrainian startups or international ones with Ukrainian ties. Acting as an ‘angel investor,’ th...

Kyiv deepfake startup RefaceAI has raised $5.5 million from Silicon Valley investors,

Kyiv deepfake startup RefaceAI has raised $5.5 million from Silicon Valley investors, Kyiv deepfake startup RefaceAI has raised $5.5 million from Silicon Valley investors, Roman Mogylnyi, a co-founder, wrote on Facebook. Since launch last January, the face-swapping app has been downloa...

NASA has signed a $9.8 million contract with a Ukrainian-American aerospace company to launch small satellites for space research

NASA has signed a $9.8 million contract with a Ukrainian-American aerospace company to launch small satellites for space research NASA has signed a $9.8 million contract with a Ukrainian-American aerospace company to launch small satellites for space research, reports the U.S. space agency. Firefly Black, a unit of Max Polyakov’...

Antonov Airlines has carried its largest satellite to date

Antonov Airlines has carried its largest satellite to date Antonov Airlines has carried its largest satellite to date – a 55-ton Space X communications satellite — from Toulouse, France to Titusville, Florida, home of the commercial airport serving the ...

Forty Belarusian tech companies and 2,000 IT workers have moved to Ukraine

Forty Belarusian tech companies and 2,000 IT workers have moved to Ukraine Forty Belarusian tech companies and 2,000 IT workers have moved to Ukraine in the four months since protests erupted after Alexander Lukashenko claimed to have won the Presidential Election. The Belar...

Turkey’s top military procurement official Ismail Demir has signed agreements in Kyiv for the technology transfer and joint production of attack drones and corvette warships

Turkey’s top military procurement official Ismail Demir has signed agreements in Kyiv for the technology transfer and joint production of attack drones and corvette warships Turkey’s top military procurement official Ismail Demir has signed agreements in Kyiv for the technology transfer and joint production of attack drones and corvette warships, Ukraine’s Defense Ministr...

Separately,

Separately, Separately, Al-Monitor, another US-based new site, reported that in the second half of November Ukrainian forces tested Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones over the Sea of Azov and around Kramato...

The new UK-Ukraine trade agreement has been ratified by both countries’ parliaments and will take effect on January 1, 2021

The new UK-Ukraine trade agreement has been ratified by both countries’ parliaments and will take effect on January 1, 2021 The new UK-Ukraine trade agreement has been ratified by both countries’ parliaments and will take effect on January 1, 2021 Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s Trade Representative, wrote on Facebook. The new pac...

Former US Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker is spearheading an ambitious project to open next September at the American University in Kyiv

Former US Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker is spearheading an ambitious project to open next September at the American University in Kyiv Former US Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker is spearheading an ambitious project to open next September at the American University in Kyiv. Announced this week, the new University aims to enroll 3,900 stud...

Betting on the revival of river cargo, the KPS Group is drawing up plans for a 5-year, $75 million project to build a multimodal port capable of doubling Kyiv’s river cargo volumes by 2027

Betting on the revival of river cargo, the KPS Group is drawing up plans for a 5-year, $75 million project to build a multimodal port capable of doubling Kyiv’s river cargo volumes by 2027 Betting on the revival of river cargo, the KPS Group is drawing up plans for a 5-year, $75 million project to build a multimodal port capable of doubling Kyiv’s river cargo volumes by 2027. With rail ...

“Only 1 in 10 CEOs expect the investment climate to improve in 2021,”

“Only 1 in 10 CEOs expect the investment climate to improve in 2021,” “Only 1 in 10 CEOs expect the investment climate to improve in 2021,” is the bleak headline on a survey of 101 managers in Ukraine conducted for European Business Association by Vasil Kisil & Part...

A dysfunctional judicial system and government corruption were cited as the top two investor turnoffs.

A dysfunctional judicial system and government corruption were cited as the top two investor turnoffs. A dysfunctional judicial system and government corruption were cited as the top two investor turnoffs. “94% of respondents believe that a weak judicial system is one of the reasons for Ukraine′s low i...

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