On the surface, Ukraine doesn’t look much like a country with a world-beating currency. An international bailout has been frozen for more than a year, its finance minister was fired last week and a Kremlin-backed war continues to simmer in its eastern climes. But almost halfway through 2018, the hryvnia is the No. 1 performer ... Read More
Ukraine’s exports and imports increase in 2017; Russia remains top trade partner despite 4 years of war (INFOGRAPHICS) Editor’s Note: The infographic shows data on Ukraine’s imports and export sin 2017. It was published in the Kyiv Post’s March 16, 2018, print edition.
By Ilya Timtchenko. Published Feb. 28. Updated Feb. 28 at 2:28 pm Few people in Ukraine are as familiar with the country’s investment climate as Yuliya Kovaliv. The head of the office of the National Investment Council, a non-governmental organization that partners with government to lure investors to Ukraine, Kovaliv works with all of the ... Read More
The first-ever conference venue Ukraine House Davos turned out to be a success, welcoming more than 5,000 investors, top executives, activists, politicians and other visitors during its five-day run on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. The event, which ran from Jan. 22–26, featured panel discussions, receptions and speeches promoting the country’s ... Read More
Canada G7 Ambassadors for Reform in Ukraine Economic Growth: – Reform State Fiscal Service, Customs, and financial police and maintain fiscal stability – Implement further deregulation couples with privatization of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and band, and improved corporate governance at SOEs – Introduce the principles of the EU Third Energy Package, ensure effective corporate governance ... Read More
By Bermet Talant Here are the Kyiv Post’s picks for some of the most exciting deals and events coming in the first half of 2018: 4G spectrum auction The faster 4G — a dream for Ukrainian mobile operators and their customers — may soon come true. The state regulator finally set the date for the ... Read More
Ukraine’s Ban on Selling Farmland Is Choking the Economy Kyiv keeps putting off land reforms despite growing pressure from the IMF and investors to create land market By: James M Gomez and Kateryna Choursina The 1,400 acres of snowy farmland being churned into thick black mud by grumbling trucks and house-high red harvesters could be a picture of ... Read More
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a bill that envisages compulsory video recording of searches being conducted in the premises of business entities during a pre-trial investigation. A total of 312 MPs voted in favor of bill No. 7275 on introducing amendments to certain legislative acts aimed at ensuring the observance of the rights of participants ... Read More
By Brigitte Audet-Martin One tell-tale sign that your company has “made it” in another country is that your product becomes so popular it gets a nickname. That’s what happened to Saskatchewan’s Schulte Industries Ltd. in Ukraine, where their rotary cutter is known as “the Barber of the fields.” (Photo courtesy of Schulte Industries Ltd.) Based in Englefeld, Sask., ... Read More
