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Business news from Ukraine

UKRAINIAN LEADING MOBILE OPERATOR CONNECTS 50 MORE SETTLEMENTS TO 4G

Kyivstar, a mobile operator, has connected 50 more settlements in Vinnytsia, Zhytomyr, Zakarpattia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Khmelnytsky regions to the 4G network, the company’s press service has said.
Such an opportunity, in particular, appeared for subscribers in the settlements of Turbiv, Perehinske, Bilohirya, Hnezdychiv, Iziaslav, etc.
Kyivstar’s 4G network operates in 6,867 settlements, 90% of which are located in rural areas. The total number of residents in the territory of 4G accessibility is over 29 million people, or 70% of the population of Ukraine.
Over 7.5 million subscribers used 4G services in Kyivstar network.
Kyivstar is a Ukrainian telecommunications operator. It provides communications and data transmission services based on a wide range of mobile and fixed technologies, including 3G. At the end of 2018, its services were used by about 26.4 million mobile subscribers and about 900,000 fixed Internet customers.

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DECISION TO LEGALIZE MEDICAL CANNABIS IN UKRAINE TO BE MADE, BUT NOT HASTILY – HEAD OF PARLIAMENT’S COMMITTEE

The decision to legalize medical cannabis will be made, but not hastiliy, Mykhailo Radutsky, head of parliament’s committee on national health, has said.
“We believe that medical cannabis should be available in the country, but we do not want to rush with this issue … We do not promise to do this in turbo mode, we will study very carefully so that, God forbid, not to make mistakes. Do not expect a quick decision from us, but there will be a solution, and this initiative is definitely not bad for the country,” Radutsky said at a briefing in Kyiv on Thursday.
He recalled that several bills on the use of medical cannabis are under consideration by the relevant committee.
According to David Arakhamia, the leader of the Servant of the People faction, the legalization of medical cannabis is a very good initiative.
“We are talking about medical use with very high state control. This must be done because two million people in Ukraine feel pain every day,” said Arakhamia.

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SHOW OF HORSEBACK ARCHERS TO TAKE PLACE NEAR KYIV

On October, 19 and 20 in the «Kyivan Rus Park» a sight worthy of princes will take place – the Show of horseback archers «The Warriors of Rus» with the key event – the horseback archery championship of Ukraine. Also the guests are awaited by a rich program with the horse-trick performances, tasty dishes prepared on a bonfire, museums, master-classes, walks on a horseback and thrilling medieval amusements!
The entry ticket price:
• for adults (full price) – 190 UAH.,
• for pensioners and students – 150 UAH.,
• for schoolchildren – 80 UAH.,
• for preschool children – for free,
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program starts at 13:30.
Ancient Kyiv in the «Kyivan Rus Park» is located in Kyiv region, Obukhiv district, the vill. Kopachiv.
Route taxis leave from Kyiv from the «Vydybitchi» metro station.
Details on the website www.parkkyivrus.com
The Interfax subscribers can save money with the “openbusiness-20” promo code for a 20%-discount for a full price adult ticket to the Principality of Kyivan Rus:
– by previous order by tel.: +38 044 461-99-37, +38 050 385-20-35
– or at the cash desk at the entrance to the «Kyivan Rus Park».

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GERMANY TO ALLOCATE EUR 1.5 MLN TO UKRAINE FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Germany will allocate EUR 1.5 million for Ukraine to purchase the medical equipment, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Andrij Melnyk reported.
“The ministries of defense have signed an agreement on the allocation of 1.5 million euros by Berlin for the purchase of equipment (mobile x-ray machines, digital surgical machines and angiographs). Danke Deutschland,” Melnyk wrote on Twitter on October 16.

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OFFICIAL RATES OF BANKING METALS FROM NATIONAL BANK AS OF OCTOBER 17

Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of October 17

One troy ounce=31.10 grams

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CARGO TRANSPORTATION ALONG DNIPRO RIVER 26.4% UP THIS YEAR

Cargo transportation along the Dnipro River in January-September 2019 increased by 26.36% compared with the same period a year earlier and amounted to almost 8.279 million tonnes.
According to the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority, the number of trips on the Dnipro River for this period decreased by 31.8%, to 8,644.
Transportation of metal products increased by 27.3%, to 1.227 million tonnes, grain doubled, to 3.36 million tonnes. Transportation of construction materials and other goods during this period decreased by 5.6%, to 3.656 million tonnes, oil products by 36.2%, to 34,900 tonnes.
As reported, in 2018 river transportation in Ukraine amounted to 16.5 million tonnes of cargo. The volume of traffic along the Dnipro River last year rose by 22.4% compared to 2017 and amounted to about 9.9 million tonnes.
According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, in 2016-2018 transportation of grain along the Dnipro grew by 180%, construction materials by 130%.
The volume of transportation by inland waterways in 2016-2018 compared to 2013-2015 increased by 112% and in 2018 amounted to 9.9 million tonnes.

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