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Investment attractiveness of Ukraine
Having changed political and economic vector Ukraine has came to a new level of development. Accession to the European Union means qualitative reforms and changes in all spheres. Success and transience of this process depend on the powerful financial investments: foreign and domestic. Given the current political situation, our country…
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Banking sector of Ukraine
According to the information posted on the official website of the National Bank of Ukraine in 2014 the banking sector increased its profit by 210.200.000 hryvnia which is 24.5% more than in 2013. Costs reached the level of 263.200.000 hryvnia (57.2%). NBU concludes, that the negative financial results of the…
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One-third of Ukrainian exports of agricultural products over the past year has been directed to the EU.
Ukrainian farmers in 2014 significantly increased the supply of its products to the market of the European Union, said on the conference Agri & Food Export Forum Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine on European Integration Vladislav Rutitskii. «If we talk about trade in agricultural products, the…
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Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a memorandum of cooperation with the IMF.
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a memorandum of cooperation with key creditor – the International Monetary Fund for a term of 4 years and using the enhanced (Extended Fund Facility) with funding of $ 17.5 billion. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk. «The Cabinet of…
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The Austrian company wants to invest 400 million euros in small and medium agribusiness in Ukraine.
To implement the project investors intend to create in Ukraine a fund that will work directly with farmers, said on press conference Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Jaroslav Krasnopolskiy. «I have held talk with an Austrian company that is ready to invest 400 million euros in support of…
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The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development will give Ukraine 215 million dollars on health care reform.
Ukraine and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on February 12 signed an agreement on the allocation of $ 215 million on health care reform. Agreement between Ukraine and the IBRD signed the Minister of Health Alexander Kvitashvili and the Head of the IBRD for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova…
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Ukraine has signed loan agreement with the World Bank for the modernization of electricity.
Ukraine and the World Bank signed loan agreement in the amount of 378.425.000 dollars for the implementation of the «Second Power Transmission Project». The corresponding document was signed on February 10, the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry Vladimir Demchishin and World Bank Director for Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine Qimiao…
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Ukraine plans to raise 100 million euros for the development of agricultural cooperatives.
Ukraine plans to raise 100 million euros for the development of agricultural service cooperatives by the end of this year. Discussions are underway to attract adequate funding for a period of 20 years at 3% per annum. To date the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences is developing large scale business…
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The consortium of investors want to invest in the Ukrainian banking sector to $ 100 million.
A consortium of investors Empire State Capital Partners intends to invest in the Ukrainian banking sector from 60 to 100 million dollars. Within the next 12-18 months told journalists on February 4 the managing director of the consortium Gregory Fishman at a press conference. According to him, consortium invites high-quality…
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Ukraine is among the top innovative countries.
Bloomberg News published the annual Global Innovation Index which studied 50 countries. Ukraine ranked 33rd in terms of aggregate and in the field of education among the five leaders. Bloomberg compared the several criteria: scientific research (Ukraine – 42), production (50), high-tech companies (35), higher education (5), IT staff (41)…