A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Turkey and Ukraine has been signed eliminating customs on 10,337 goods, constituting 95% of the goods imported into Ukraine from Turkey. Other goods have reduced tariffs. Ukraine will also be able to export to Turkey at a 0% tariff both grain and all industrial products, with reduced tariffs for […]
Ukrainian farmers harvested a record 106 million tons of grains, beans and oilseeds this year. The top crop – corn – was up 11% over last year and hit 40 million tons. Wheat jumped by 29% to 32.4 million tons. And sunflower seeds were up 34%, to 16.3 million tons. “This is the absolute maximum in the entire history […]
China consolidated its new position as Ukraine’s top single nation trading partner. Ukraine’s exports to China grew 28% yoy, to $6.1 billion. Ukraine’s imports from China grew by 30%, to $7.6 billion. Ukrainian exports to the EU jumped by 54%, to $19.4 billion, or 40% of Ukraine’s overall exports of goods. Turkey came in third place, […]
Banks issued $135 million in home mortgages during the first half of this year – more triple the amount of January-June 2020, reports the National Bank of Ukraine. Spurring the flow of money, the government adopted March 1 its ‘Affordable Mortgage 7%’ program. Under this program, up to $75,000 can be loaned for up to 20 […]
Three years in the making, an agreement signed last week in Beijing for China to finance and build bridges, highways and railways in Ukraine represents a big step up for China’s commitment to Ukraine, Chinese analysts tell the South China Morning Post. “Ukraine can only embrace China more since both the EU and NATO have […]
Ukraine’s foreign trade in goods increased by almost 30% for the first half of this year, compared to the same January-June period last year said Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s Trade Representative writes on Facebook. Compared to the first half of 2019, the last ‘normal’ year, trade is up 22% and the trade deficit is down 60%, to […]
New car sales increased by 30% during the first half of this year, compared to the same January-June period last year, reports Ukravtoprom, the vehicle industry association. Last year, despite the Covid-induced recession, car sales dropped only 3%, compared to 2019. Of the 48,400 new cars sold this year through June, the leading brands were: […]
🔵 Ukraine’s exports of goods to the EU grew by 60% in the five years since Ukraine joined the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area pact with the EU, Prime Minister Shmygal writes on Facebook. This year, Ukraine’s exports to the EU may hit €20 billion. Last year, the EU received 41% of Ukraine’s exports of goods and […]
Ukraine’s trade with China, its largest trading partner, jumped by 48%, to $7.4 billion, during the first five months of this year, compared to January-May last year, Fan Xiangong, China’s ambassador to Ukraine told reporters yesterday. He said Ukraine is the top supplier to China of wheat, sunflower oil and sunflower meal. Speaking at a […]