Record Harvest, Farmland Sales, Bond Sales Jump 39%

Record Harvest, Farmland Sales, Bond Sales Jump 39%

By James Brooke 🔵Well-timed rains are pushing this year’s harvest to a record 100 million tons of grains, oilseeds and beans. Twenty years ago, the combined harvest was 9.5 million tons. 🔵 The start of a limited farmland market on July 1 should boost Ukrainian harvest yields, Bloomberg reports in a story: Ukraine will introduce long-awaited land reforms next […]

IMF demands pension & land reform, privatization, anti-corruption

IMF demands pension & land reform, privatization, anti-corruption

ECONOMY NEWS IMF demands pension & land reform, privatization, anti-corruption During his June 20 visit to Washington, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko met with IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, who stressed the importance of balanced pension reform, the president’s press service reported. They also discussed state privatization prospects, Ukraine’s banking system, state finance reform and the […]