The National Bank has improved the state budget deficit forecast for 2016 from 3.4% of GDP to 2.9% of GDP. This is stated in the quarterly report, the inflation control. According to the NBU believe that fiscal policy will remain restrained in 2016 (the structural balance of the consolidated budget…
The National Bank increased the amount of domestic government bonds in its portfolio of 1.19 million hryvnia – up to 373.410 billion hryvnia, banks increased the amount of government bonds to 91.78 million hryvnia – up to 132.362 billion hryvnia. The volume of government bonds owned by non-residents increased by…
In June this year, the export of maize from Ukraine amounted to 919.7 thous.tons compared to 1716.6 thous.tons in June of 2015. Since the beginning of the current season, Ukraine exported 16 million tons of corn, which is 9% less than the same period last season (17.587 million tons in…
This season Ukrainian farmers are waiting for a record crop of peas. Gross harvest of this crop in 2016 could reach 752 million tons, and it is exactly two times more than last year. The report said that the pea harvest this season will break all records for the last…
The National Bank on Monday, August 1 banks sold their certificates of deposit totaling 11 755 million hryvnia. The National Bank to regulate liquidity mobilized banks funds through a tender to deploy NBU deposit certificates overnight weighted average interest rate of 13.50% per annum 44 banks for a total of…
According to the Chernihiv region received the index of industrial production 112% in January-June this year. Given that the average for Ukraine – 102%. Therefore, in the I half Chernihiv consistently held the 2nd place among the other regions of the country to develop the industrial sector. In the processing…
The EIB can provide 400 million euros Ukrainian farmers. The European Investment Bank (EIB) can provide funds for subsidized loans Ukrainian small and medium farmers in the amount of 400 million euros. It is reported by the press service of Ministry of Agricultural Policy, with reference to the Head of…
Completed third round of negotiations on the Agreement on free trade with Israel. The negotiators worked main contentious issues of the draft – institutional, general and final provisions, customs procedures, rules of origin, trade, dispute settlement. The main attention is paid to market access for goods. Ministry of Economic Development…
In January-June 2016 Ukraine exported 178 thousand tons of dairy products, which is 9% less compared to the same period a year earlier. According to the report, dairy products mainly exported to countries of the former Soviet Union (Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, etc.), Morocco. The main commodity items Ukrainian dairy exports…
The Deputy Head of the NBU Dmitry Sologub during a press conference that the preliminary estimates of the National Bank, Ukraine’s economy after growth in the first quarter to 0.1% in the second quarter increased by 1.2%. Recall, the results of 2016 NBU expects GDP growth of 1.1%.
