Ukraine’s exports and imports of agricultural products increased by 22% this year

The foreign trade turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs for 11 months of 2021 increased by 22% compared to the corresponding period of 2020, to 31.3 billion dollars. The press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy reported this. “According to the official data of the State Customs Service, the foreign trade turnover of agricultural … Read more

MPs approve new wording of law on financial services and companies

The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, has passed Law No. 5065 “On Financial Services and Financial Companies.” Some 248 MPs voted for the document at a parliament meeting on Tuesday, December 14. “The current Law of Ukraine ‘On Financial Services and State Regulation of the Financial Services Market’ was adopted in 2001 and has not been … Read more

Vueling starts operating flights from Ukraine

Spanish low cost airline Vueling Airlines has launched Paris–Kyiv scheduled flights. “We are happy to welcome another airline to our aviation family – Vueling Airlines. As of today, 38 airlines fly on 118 routes to the Boryspil Airport, thus indicating the rapid resumption of passenger traffic and proving the fact that our strategy to attract … Read more

Ukraine exports apples to 65 countries

In January-September 2021, Ukraine exported more than 10,000 tonnes of apples to 65 countries. Head of the State Service on Food Safety and Consumer Protection Vladyslava Mahaletska said this at the conference “Fruits and Vegetables of Ukraine 2021”, according to the Government portal. “Work on opening new markets requires constant and systematic efforts of many … Read more

Ukraine, France sign contract to build five ships in Mykolaiv

Ukraine and France have signed a contract for the construction of five ships for the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service, the Ukrainian Interior Ministry’s liaisons department has said. “France’s shipbuilding company OCEA and Ukraine’s NIBULON on November 30 signed a contract for the construction of five ships for the Ukrainian State Border Guard Service. Production … Read more

Ukraine starts to use robots to sort parcels

Nova Poshta uses robots at 20 facilities in the areas of cargo and small shipments, by the end of the year they will appear at 10 more sorting centers. The company’s press service reported this. Nova Poshta said that the company began to use different types of robots depending on the weight of the parcel. … Read more

Ukraine ends 2021 with the highest dollar GDP in its history, the Minister of Economy says

The Minister of Economy Yulia Svirydenko stated that Ukraine would end 2021 with the highest dollar GDP in its history (approximately 195 billion). She announced this on Facebook. “Next year we plan to reach a high growth rate of gross domestic product due to the launch of several programs. In particular, large-scale thermal modernization of … Read more

Motor Sich to build a passenger helicopter for 8 people

Zaporizhzhia enterprise Motor Sich will build a composite passenger helicopter from European materials, designed for 8 people. Viacheslav Bohuslaiev, President of Motor Sich JSC, said this during the “Big Construction: Aviation and Tourism” forum held at Boryspil Airport. “We’ve built a line of 60 helicopters a year. We make 20. Should there be orders, we’ll … Read more