Category: 9. Business
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The largest mineral water producer has announced record sales growth of over 100%.
The shipment volume of drinks and waters from IDS Ukraine brands (producer of mineral waters Morshynska and Myrhorodska) increased to 5.4 million bottles per day to a new record for the company. Previously, the typical shipment volume during the summer peak was 2.5 million bottles per day. The… Continue Reading
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A state railroad company might reduce the tariff for freight transportation to compete with road carriers.
Serhiy Vovk, director of the Center for Transport Strategies, stated: “The 70% tariff increase in July 2022 was a forced measure that helped stabilize the financial condition of Ukrainian Railways (UZ) against the background of a critical drop in freight flows under the influence of the war…. Continue Reading
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One of the largest shopping centers in Dnipro was put up for auction for ₴430M.
State-owned PrivatBank will auction the Priozerny Shopping Center – one of the largest in Dnipro, the bank said in a statement. The starting price of the lot is more than ₴430M ($10.5M), including VAT. The sale takes place within the framework of the bank’s program for selling… Continue Reading
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The USAID AGRO program provides 50% co-financing for agricultural processing development projects.
The USAID AGRO program offers co-financing for 15 projects aimed at developing the processing of agricultural products in Ukraine. It is expected that the financed projects will improve the processing of agricultural products, contribute to import substitution, satisfy domestic demand, and… Continue Reading
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Ukraine’s social housing fund can finish the construction of hundreds of unfinished buildings across the country.
The head of the specialized committee of the parliament, Olena Shulyak, noted that one focus of the social housing fund can be long-term unfinished buildings – houses that have not been completed for many reasons. She noted that new housing legislation is currently being developed in Ukraine,… Continue Reading
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GUR drones attack refineries and military airfields in Russia more than 1,800 km from the border.
On July 27, Russian military airfields in the city of Engels, Saratov region; the Diaghilev military airfield in the Ryazan region; and the Olenya military airfield in the Murmansk region were attacked by drones launched by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine (GUR). In addition, an oil refinery… Continue Reading
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The most challenging period for the energy industry is behind it; the EU is considering increasing Ukraine’s imported electricity.
According to the Chairman of the Board of Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, “We have every reason to expect that the most difficult period of the summer in the energy industry is behind us.” He added that the improvement occurred because the heat subsided, and some energy facilities have… Continue Reading
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The US and EU are pressuring Asia’s largest economies to abandon their support of Russia’s war effort.
The US Treasury has warned that Indian banks will be subject to sanctions and will lose access to the US financial system if they cooperate with the Russian defense and industrial complex. “We know that the Russian military relies on the import of sensitive goods, such as machine tools and… Continue Reading
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The AmCham condemns the government’s initiatives to increase corporate income taxes.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine (AmCham) called on Ukrainian authorities to strengthen their fight against Ukraine’s shadow economy before increasing the tax burden on honest taxpayers. AmCham’s biggest concern in the proposed tax changes is the 1% tax to be applied to corporate… Continue Reading
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UZ and Polskie Koleje Państwowe discuss the development of railroad infrastructure.
Ukrainian Railways (UZ) noted that significant progress has been made in cooperation between the railways of Ukraine and Poland over the past few years. New passenger routes have been launched, the cargo transportation situation has been regulated, and border crossing operations have been… Continue Reading