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The company “Antonov-Canada” was established in the province of Quebec to promote aircraft developed and manufactured by SE “Antonov” on the international market. It plans to organize final assembly of An-74TK-200 model there. This was reported by Ukroboronprom press service and the Canadian Capital Hill Group. The final model assembly will be organized at production facilities in Ukraine and Canada. The design of […]

The dirtiest power plant in Europe is Ukrainian oligarkh Akhmetov’s Burshtynska coal thermal power plant. Ukraine emits more toxic dust containing heavy metals than all EU countries, Turkey and the Western Balkans combined. This is reported by BusinessCensor referring to the report of the public organization Ekodia with reference to a new study of the independent climate and energy policy […]

Forbes magazine updated its 100 the richest Ukrainians. There are some rotations in the list – 21% of it is represented by new names. The list includes representatives of various industries- metallurgy, pharmaceutical, agrotechnical sector, energy sector, and others.  Authors of the rating state that in order to define the top 100 the richest Ukrainians, they have evaluated the financial […]

1,5 billion dollars are returned to the Ukraine state budget – money of ex-president Victor Yanukovich’s entourage, out of which  87% is in real cash. This news is announced by Yevgeniy Enin, deputy Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in the “Unofficial talk” TV program on “Dom” TV channel, as informed by Censor.Net.  I was taking an active part in […]

According to the forecast, the global English language learning market will reach 55 bn USD by 2025, growing by 7% annually.  Leveraging this global trend, a Ukrainian startup has launched an online English study school called Allright. This is a mobile application using a virtual teacher who provides interactive lessons.  Allright has attracted 5 mln USD from Genesis Investments fund […]

The owners of the exclusive contract for the supply of diesel fuel (produced by the Russian Lukoil) to Ukraine (30% of all supplies from the Russian Federation) – the Grand Prix Oil company – are planning to get another lithium ore deposit in Kirovoghrad region, central Ukraine. Mikhail Zhernov owns 85% of the Grand Prix Oil LLC. In late 2019, […]

The capital of Medvedchuk, who tried to abolish the anti-corruption reform through the Constitutional Court, was estimated at $ 780 million. The fortune of Russian President Putin’s crony, Viktor Medvedchuk, is $ 780 million, according to Dragon Capital and NV (both owned by Tomáš Fiala). Over six years, Medvedchuk has transformed from a marginal politician into a full-fledged oligarch. Medvedchuk […]

Naftogaz Group put into operation the Andriyivka solar power station in Balakliia district, Kharkiv region, as is reported by the company’s press service. According to the company, the Andriyivka SPS is a pilot project of the New Energy division, whose task is to analyze technical and regulatory mechanisms for the development of renewable energy for the group. The station’s capacity […]

TOP 10 goods in Ukrainian exports in 2019 account for 43.2% of total exports

Since the annexation of Crimea the Russian Federation has illegally extracted 10.4 billion cubic meters of Ukrainian natural gas

Ukroboronprom earned about 908 million USD in exports of goods and services in 2019

Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka commented on the prospect of formal negotiations on the Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (ACAA)