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Friday, December 27

Tourist visitors to Lviv fell by 10% last year, to 2.5 million

Tourist visitors to Lviv fell by 10% last year, to 2.5 million Tourist visitors to Lviv fell by 10% last year, to 2.5 million, reports the city’s Tourism Department. As Ukrainians visited new destinations in the EU, the foreign portion of visitors to Lviv rose to...

Ukrainians’ optimism about their country’s future has hit a 15-year high

Ukrainians’ optimism about their country’s future has hit a 15-year high Ukrainians’ optimism about their country’s future has hit a 15-year high, according to a nationwide poll released yesterday by the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation. For the first time s...

Eight months after winning the second round of the presidential election, Zelenskiy enjoys the trust of 62% of respondents.

Eight months after winning the second round of the presidential election, Zelenskiy enjoys the trust of 62% of respondents. Eight months after winning the second round of the presidential election, Zelenskiy enjoys the trust of 62% of respondents. This approval rating should further grow after a Russia-Ukraine prisoner rel...

Looking at 2020, 52% of Thursday’s poll respondents believe the hryvnia will remain stable and 47% believe that investments will grow.

Looking at 2020, 52% of Thursday’s poll respondents believe the hryvnia will remain stable and 47% believe that investments will grow. Looking at 2020, 52% of Thursday’s poll respondents believe the hryvnia will remain stable and 47% believe that investments will grow. Looking beyond, 38% of Thursday’s poll respondents believe that U...

Trying to break the hryvnia’s rise, the central bank bought $700 million worth of foreign exchange on Thursday – its largest purchase of the year.

Trying to break the hryvnia’s rise, the central bank bought $700 million worth of foreign exchange on Thursday – its largest purchase of the year. Trying to break the hryvnia’s rise, the central bank bought $700 million worth of foreign exchange on Thursday – its largest purchase of the year. In one day, the National Bank of Ukraine bought the e...

Oleg Churiy, first deputy governor of the central bank, writes on the

Oleg Churiy, first deputy governor of the central bank, writes on the Oleg Churiy, first deputy governor of the central bank, writes on the NBU Facebook page: “Strengthening of the hryvnia is a completely logical phenomenon in the context of accelerated economic growth,...

With yields depressed and tenors short, investors bought the dollar equivalent of $228 million in Ukraine treasuries at Tuesday’s auction – slightly less than half the amount of one week earlier.

With yields depressed and tenors short, investors bought the dollar equivalent of $228 million in Ukraine treasuries at Tuesday’s auction – slightly less than half the amount of one week earlier. With yields depressed and tenors short, investors bought the dollar equivalent of $228 million in Ukraine treasuries at Tuesday’s auction – slightly less than half the amount of one week earlier.

For 2-year dollar-denominated bonds, investors bought $100 million worth, accepting a 3.86% interest rate

For 2-year dollar-denominated bonds, investors bought $100 million worth, accepting a 3.86% interest rate For 2-year dollar-denominated bonds, investors bought $100 million worth, accepting a 3.86% interest rate, 22 bps below three weeks earlier. For hryvnia denominated bonds, investors accepted a weighte...

Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes

Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes Concorde Capital’s Evgeniya Akhtyrko writes: “Apparently, the last auction of 2019 occurred with minimal or no participation of non-resident investors, who have been the most active buyers of UAH-deno...

Western companies are showing serious interest in buying into Motor Sich, the aircraft motor factory, in 2020, outgoing acting US Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr.

Western companies are showing serious interest in buying into Motor Sich, the aircraft motor factory, in 2020, outgoing acting US Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr. Western companies are showing serious interest in buying into Motor Sich, the aircraft motor factory, in 2020, outgoing acting US Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr. told a group of journalists Thursday ...

Noting that 55% of prosecutors recently failed a vetting process, Taylor stressed that creating a rule of law is fundamental for Ukraine to attract Western investment

Noting that 55% of prosecutors recently failed a vetting process, Taylor stressed that creating a rule of law is fundamental for Ukraine to attract Western investment Noting that 55% of prosecutors recently failed a vetting process, Taylor stressed that creating a rule of law is fundamental for Ukraine to attract Western investment. “As the evidence builds that the...

In 2020, at least 300 ‘small and medium’ state companies are to be auctioned on ProZorro.Sales

In 2020, at least 300 ‘small and medium’ state companies are to be auctioned on ProZorro.Sales In 2020, at least 300 ‘small and medium’ state companies are to be auctioned on ProZorro.Sales, Dmitry Sennichenko, head of the State Property Fund, tells LB.ua. In advance, information on 500 compani...

Hong Kong’s China Merchants Port is to buy the stakes of France’s CMA CGM in Odesa’s container terminal and nine other ports around the world.

Hong Kong’s China Merchants Port is to buy the stakes of France’s CMA CGM in Odesa’s container terminal and nine other ports around the world. Hong Kong’s China Merchants Port is to buy the stakes of France’s CMA CGM in Odesa’s container terminal and nine other ports around the world. Valued at nearly $1 billion, the deal is to close this sp...

Ukrposhta is preparing to launch 500 mobile post offices in a program to be financed largely by a $100 million loan from “leading European banks,”

Ukrposhta is preparing to launch 500 mobile post offices in a program to be financed largely by a $100 million loan from “leading European banks,” Ukrposhta is preparing to launch 500 mobile post offices in a program to be financed largely by a $100 million loan from “leading European banks,” Ihor Smilianskyi, general director of the state posta...

Revenue is to be boosted by about $10 million from rentals or sales sale of surplus postal property

Revenue is to be boosted by about $10 million from rentals or sales sale of surplus postal property Revenue is to be boosted by about $10 million from rentals or sales sale of surplus postal property. In addition, Ukrposhta’s goal is to increase parcel handling in 2020 by 30-40%. If the Rada votes t...

In 2020, the government plans to implement 10 public-private concession projects

In 2020, the government plans to implement 10 public-private concession projects In 2020, the government plans to implement 10 public-private concession projects, largely in infrastructure, said Yulia Svyrydenko, Deputy Economy Minister. Addressing a public-private partnership con...

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