Economy

The intensification of trade activity did not lead to an increase in freight rates due to the sufficient availability of tonnage. This was reported by Spike Brokers analysts. Rates for transportation from the Danube ports to the east coast of Italy remain stable. Also, the large number of available ships in deep-sea ports restrains the…

In total, in the 2024/25 marketing year, Ukraine plans to export 43.2 million tons of grain. As of September 16, in the current marketing year, 21% of the entire harvest was sent for export. This was reported by the Minister of Agrarian Policy Vitalii Koval, Ukrinform writes. So, today Ukrainian farmers exported 8.76 million tons…

This decision was made by the State Property Fund after there were not enough participants at the privatization auction on September 16. This was reported by Delo with reference to the State Property Fund. The department said that the reason for the postponement was the lack of interest from potential buyers. Companies participating in the…

In Ukraine, 9,000 employees of the mining and metallurgical company Metinvest were mobilized, CEO Yuriy Ryzhenkov said. The main challenge for industrial enterprises of Ukraine is the shortage of personnel, CEO of Metinvest Yuriy Ryzhenkov told Forbes in an interview. Factories are faced with a situation where they cannot increase production due to a lack…

The higher anti-corruption court continued the investigation into officials of the branch of the State Water Resources Agency of Ukraine. High Anti-Corruption Court has extended the deadline for investigating the case until December 13, “Slovo i Dilo” reports with reference to the court’s decision. The investigation concerns the suspicion of the head of the Basin…

Bilhorod-Dnister Seaport failed to sell again at the next auction, which was supposed to be held on September 16. The protocol of the auction states that the reason was the lack of people willing to participate in the bidding. The starting price for the port was reduced by half – from UAH 177,972,000 to UAH…

Russia earned at least $6 billion from Ukrainian grain stolen in the temporarily occupied territories. Russia and its proxies have made at least six billion dollars in stolen grain, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to Deputy Minister of Agriculture Markiyan Dmytrasevich, at least 4 million tons of grain from the occupied territories of Ukraine…

Currently, an average of 936 grain wagons are unloaded in the deep-water ports of Odesa region every day. During the week, the average daily unloading of wagons with grain increased by 181 units, reaching 936 wagons. This was stated by the representative of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” Valery Tkachev, Rail.insider writes. However, the queue of grain wagons…

The largest number of vessels that entered the ports of Odesa region in August belonged to shipowners from Turkey and Greece. Andriy Klymenko, head of the Monitoring Group of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic Studies, announced this. In August 2024, 231 vessels were involved in the export of grain and other cargoes from the…

The State Property Fund of Ukraine plans to raise funds through auctions for the sale of large and small privatization objects. In 2025, Ukraine plans to receive proceeds from the privatization of state property in the amount of UAH 3.2 billion. This is stated in the draft bill on the state budget-2025. To ensure successful…