In March this year, the United States imported oil and petroleum products from Iran totaling 1.03 million barrels. This is evidenced by data from the US Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration (EIA).
This delivery was the second since 1991, when the United States stopped importing Iranian oil. According to the EIA, another supply of oil and petroleum products from Iran was registered in October 2020. Its volume is 1.11 million barrels.
It is worth recalling that in May 2018, the United States withdrew from the agreement with Iran on the nuclear program and again imposed sanctions against Tehran, including secondary ones, i.e. against other countries doing business with Iran.
The Fund for Economic Stability (WSF), created by the German government, saved the largest German airline from bankruptcy after the collapse of air traffic in March 2020 with billions of infusions, but now there is a way out of the crisis, the concern said. Lufthansa intends to return to the state by the end of […]
The German concern Lufthansa plans to remove the state from its co-owners by increasing its capital by 2.14 billion euros and returning the state anti-crisis aid received during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures will begin before the elections to the Bundestag on September 26, the airline said on Sunday evening, September 19. From September 22 […]
In 2021, Russia’s Gazprom supplied 20.3 billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey, which is the maximum figure in less than nine months. This was reported by the company’s press service following a meeting of its chairman Alexei Miller with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Donmez on Monday, September 20. At the […]
According to the updated data of the State Statistics Service, Ukraine’s GDP growth in the second quarter of 2021 was 5.7% in annual terms, which is 0.3% higher than the previous estimate. In particular, for six months the nominal GDP was UAH 1 trillion 169.4 billion, and per capita – UAH 28.19 thousand. Compared to […]
Exports of goods accounts for a third of Ukraine’s GDP.But we sell primarily raw materials abroad. It is a marker of underdeveloped countries and a path that does not contribute to economic development. Our state’s strategic task is to increase the exports of high-tech goods with high added value: that is, not just to grow […]
Next year, Ukraine may face a number of macroeconomic risks that will greatly affect economic growth. The Ministry of Finance listed these risks. In particular, Ukraine may lose 0.6-0.8 percentage points of GDP growth due to too low grain yields, due to which the budget will not receive UAH 8.5 billion. At the same time, […]
The low-cost airline Ryanair plans to expand in Ukraine if the open skies agreement with the EU is approved in the coming months. CEO Michael O’Leary stated this. O’Leary predicts the signing of an agreement between Ukraine and the EU by the end of 2021. “One of the markets I would single out is Ukraine. […]
Ukraine plans to privatize 737 state-owned enterprises during 2021-2023. The Ministry of Economy published the list of objects for sale. Although some companies will be able to sell only after the amendments to the legislation. In particular, such large enterprises as Centerenergo, the United Mining and Chemical Company, Turboatom, the Zaporizhia Titanium and Magnesium Plant, […]
In July-September 2020, Ukrainian banks closed 251of the structural subdivisions, reducing the regional network to 7329 branches by October 1. This is stated in the data of the National Bank. Most branches in the third quarter were closed by the state Oschadbank – 166, reducing its total number to 1931. During the same period, the […]
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Recently, two major global corporations in the Chemistry industry DuPont and Dow Chemical signed a merger deal. After closing, the new company will be called DowDuPont, it will be headed by the current head of Dow Chemical – Andrew Liveris. A few days ago, DuPont told reporters about plans to hold a global reduction of […]
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The Kyiv Court of Appeal denied to Russia’s Vnesheconombank (VEB) in recognition of the decision of the arbitrator of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, which, at the request of VEB, the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine was obliged to stop the forced sale of 99.77% of Prominvestbank shares. The court agreed […]
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Experts predict the collapse of the economy if states do not continue the policy of fiscal support for business. Information was reported by the American publication of Bloomberg. The main problem today – is a continuation of the spread of the virus that outbreaks around the world. Even when the vaccine is developed, its use […]
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The government committee has approved the sale of 71% of shares of PJSC Cherkassyoblenergo by one package.According to Delo.ua web-site, Igor Bilous, the head of the State Property Fund (FGI) reported about it. He says: “The decision on the merge of share blocks has been made, concerning Cherkassyoblenergo. We will sell the integrated packet of […]
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Ukrainian company SkyUp Airlines opens new foreign routes departing from Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv. On Tuesdays and Fridays flights are scheduled from Kiev to Belgrade and Stockholm, on Thursdays and Sundays in Bratislava, on Wednesdays and Sundays in Amman, on Mondays and Thursdays in Colombo, on Wednesdays and Saturdays in Dubai. From Lviv on Wednesdays […]
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In September 2016, the Ukrainian government will open an office, which is financially supported by private equity fund for support investment from abroad. It is about WNISEF (Western NIS Enterprise Fund), which was established in 1994 with a capital of $ 150 million, for the amount, which was paid by the US government. This kind […]
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On Monday, PepsiCo announced its second fiscal quarter which ended on June 30. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations but were mixed. On the one hand, sales of food and snacks increased as consumers bought snacks for breakfast and home-made goods. On the other hand, sales of beverages decreased because large sales channels such as […]
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According to the source Inventure, Ukraine has attracted nearly $ 4 billion ($ 3.8 billion) of foreign investment over the past 2016. This figure exceeds the amount of 2015 almost doubly. These indicators were noted by First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Stepan Kubiv at the governmental seminar “The economic development of the regions: strategies […]
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The Digital Future Investment Company invests $ 200,000 in the Softcube personalization service. In this round also participated private investor Alexei Kuznetsov, and the total size of the deal was $ 400 000. There is another investor in the transaction, he is going to announce its participation later, because now he is at the stage […]
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Publicly-held company Bank Khreschatyk has managed to prepay debt to the National Bank of Ukraine in the amount of 190 457 000 UAH. According to the official information, the implementation of the requirements of the loan from the NBU refinancing was realized by raising funds derived from repayment of the package of domestic government loan […]
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In the second quarter of 2020, Ukraine’s gross external debt increased by $ 2.5 billion and amounted to $ 122.8 billion, according to the National Bank. In terms of GDP, debt increased to 78.8% from 75.1% at the end of the first quarter. At the beginning of the year the figure was 78.6%. “External debt […]
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The other day, was held a working meeting of representatives of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Environment and Water of the United Arab Emirates. UAE experts arrived in Ukraine for the inspection of domestic enterprises producing poultry […]
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The company plans to raise $ 2.1 billion of investments in a new round of funding. All the necessary documents have been drawn up and passed in Delaware. The world’s largest taxi service Uber, which head office is based in San Francisco, plans to spend the funds on its expansion, service development in Asia and […]
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As of September 1, 11,499 agreements have been concluded within the land market. Poltava (2,873.6 ha) and Kharkiv (2,747.4 ha) regions are in the lead. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. It is noted that 4836 notaries have applied for access to the State Land Cadastre. A total […]
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The court satisfied the claim of the state-owned PrivatBank to Agroterminal and decided to collect UAH 1 billion in debt from it as a guarantor of Boryvazh. This is stated in the decision of the Commercial Court of Odessa region. According to court materials, PrivatBank terminated the loan agreement due to the debtor’s breach of […]
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