In Ukraine, 10.3 million tonnes of sugar beets were gathered from 217.9 thousand ha (96% of projected area), with a yield capacity being 470.7 centner/ha, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. It is noted that sugar beet harvesting campaign has been completed in Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zhytomyr, Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv, … Read more
The rapid rise in excise duties on tobacco products has led to a similar trend in the illegal market. Because of this, the budget of Ukraine won’t receive, according to experts, about 14 billion hryvnias in 2021. In the five years since 2017, the illegal tobacco market has increased from 2.3% to 18.1%. Such figures … Read more
More than 3 million foreign tourists visited Ukraine in January-September 2021, which is 12.6% more compared to the same period last year. The State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine wrote about this on its Facebook page. “The first nine months of 2021 were marked by a gradual resumption of tourist flows, both in Ukraine and … Read more
Ukraine’s Antonov Company has signed a contract under the Strategic Airlift Interim Solution (SALIS) initiative, which gives NATO and EU countries the right to use the company’s aircraft for emergency delivery of cargo in crisis situations for the next five years. The head of the company’s commercial department, Andriy Blahovisny, said this during a press … Read more
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the law “On Energy Efficiency,” adopted by Parliament on October 21, 2021. This was reported by the State Agency for Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving. The main purpose of the law is to create new framework conditions for promoting energy efficiency in all sectors of the economy. The law lays the … Read more
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted law No.4507 “On energy efficiency”. According to an Ukrinform correspondent, 282 MPs voted in favor of the relevant document at second reading, with the required minimum being 226 votes. The draft law is a framework one and establishes the basic legal, economic and organizational principles of energy efficiency … Read more
The Ukrainian Agribusiness Club Association (UCAB) forecasts that this year’s sunflower harvest will reach 15.1 million tonnes, which is 15% more than last year, according to the association’s press service. “In the 2020/21 marketing year, the harvest of sunflowers is expected at the level of 15.1 million tonnes. This figure is 15% higher than last … Read more
As of October 13, Ukraine registered 29,493 agreements on the purchase and sale of agricultural land According to the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food, 5,129 notaries submitted applications for access to the State Land Cadastre. The total number of applications is 5,759. Of these, 5,094 applications were approved, whereas 662 … Read more
The “Sparrow Park Lviv” capsule was solemnly laid in Lviv. An industrial park will be built in the industrial zone of the Syhnivka district. This was reported in the press service of the regional state administration. Among the project participants, there are government officials, investors, and initiators of the park creation. The area of the … Read more
Hungary-based Wizz Air budget carrier will offer passengers three more flights from Ukraine as early as this December and 23 more in 2022. It is scheduled that the new flights to Paris (Beauvais), Eindhoven, Brussels (Charleroi), Nice, Barcelona, Madrid, Alicante, Malaga, Porto, Palma de Mallorca, Chania, and Basel will be operating from Kyiv (Zhuliany)airport. More … Read more