Business

After returning to Ukraine, Forbes unveils 100 richest Ukrainians list

For the first time since 2016, the Ukrainian version of business magazine Forbes has presented its brand new list of the 100 richest Ukrainians in …
Illia Ponomarenko

McDonald’s to open five restaurants in Ukraine in 2020

Enterprise with foreign investment McDonald’s Ukraine Ltd. (Kyiv), which is developing the American fast food restaurant chain McDonald’s in Ukraine, …
Interfax-Ukraine

UNIAN: Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine shrink by 7% in January-May

Sales of new passenger cars in Ukraine declined by 7% in January-May 2020 year-over-year (y-o-y), to 30,000 vehicles. Read more here.
UNIAN

UNIAN: Quarantine in Ukraine – Some 76% of Ukrainian restaurants reopen

Some 76% of restaurants have resumed work amid the easing of the coronavirus-related quarantine in Ukraine. Read more here.
UNIAN

UNIAN: Ukraine expects record high yield of maize due to rains in May

Head of the Agrometeorology Department of the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center Tetiana Adamenko says the rains in May 2020 formed the conditions …
UNIAN

PrivatBank to pay almost Hr 25 billion of dividends to national budget in later June

State-owned PrivatBank (Kyiv) will allocate 75%, or Hr 24.457 billion, of last year’s profits to the national budget within the period from June 16 …
Interfax-Ukraine

Business Update: Pandemic not likely to affect Ukraine’s visa-free travel with EU

The COVID-19 pandemic will likely not affect the current visa-free regime between Ukraine and the European Union, a top European Commission official …
Jack Laurenson

Reuters: Green power companies in Ukraine ask IMF to prevent renewable tariff cuts

Renewable energy companies in Ukraine said on June 1 they had written to the International Monetary Fund stating that the government’s plan to lower …
Reuters

UNIAN: Treasury – Funds in Ukraine Treasury’s account more than double as of June 1

The balance of funds in the single account of Ukraine’s State Treasury Service was estimated at Hr 32.489 billion ($1.2 billion) as of June 1, 2020, …
UNIAN

Ukraine exports 54.1 million tonnes of grain

Ukraine since the beginning of the marketing year 2019/2020 (MY, July-June) and as of May 29, 2020 had exported 54.091 million tonnes of grain and …
Interfax-Ukraine

UNIAN: Hryvnia strengthens to US dollar

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on May 29 set the official forex rate of the hryvnia for Monday, June 1, at Hr 26.87 to the U.S. dollar, which let …
UNIAN

UNIAN: Ukraine’s debt-to-GDP ratio decreases to about 55.8% in April

The ratio of Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt to GDP in April decreased compared to March, to about 55.8%. Read more here.
UNIAN

UNIAN: Ukraine to launch interest rate swap on interbank market

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has approved regulations on interest rate swap operations on the country’s interbank market, which will introduce a …
UNIAN

New director appointed for Centrenergo in attempt to end oligarch’s control

After a grueling battle featuring judicial abuse and multiple bomb threats, state energy company Centrenergo is finally under new management.  The …
Igor Kossov

Business Update: Ukraine expects $5 billion IMF loan approval on June 5, first payment next day

Ukraine expects a $5 billion IMF loan to be approved on June 5, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said in an interview with Reuters. The first tranche …
Jack Laurenson

Wizz Air announces launch of flight from Kyiv to Salzburg in July

Hungary’s low-cost airline Wizz Air has announced the launch of the flight on the Salzburg (Austria) – Kyiv – Salzburg line from July 1, 2020. The …
interfax

UNIAN: Vodafone Ukraine reports issues with voice services in number of cities

Vodafone Ukraine, one of Ukraine’s leading mobile communications operator, says its voice services are partially unavailable in a number of …
UNIAN

Travel industry will need a long time to recover from COVID-19

The novel coronavirus outbreak of 2020 — the most rampant and deadly epidemic of this century — will likely be remembered for how quickly it spread …
Jack Laurenson
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