Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

90% OF DEPARTURE FLIGHTS FROM KHARKIV AIRPORT SERVICED IN LINE WITH TIMETABLE

In September 2019, 10% of departure flights from the Kharkiv international airport (MAX) were serviced with deviation from the timetable, and the rest of the flights – in line with the timetable, the press service of the airport has reported. “In September 2019, 90% departure flights were serviced in line with the timetable, 4% within the 15-30 minute deviation from the timetable and 1% with over two-hour deviation from the timetable,” the airport said.
Belavia, Ellinar and YanAir Airlines are leaders of the punctuality raging. They serviced their flights in line with the timetable. SkyUp Airlines (96%), Pegasus Airlines (94%), Turkish Airlines (94%) and Windrose Airlines (92%) had small deviations from the timetable.
As reported, in August 89.53% of flights were serviced in line with the timetable in the airport.

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CHANGES IN CURRENCY EXCHANGE, UAH/EUR, 31.07.19.-30.09.19.

Changes in currency exchange, UAH/EUR, 31.07.19.-30.09.19.

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UKRAINIANS REGISTER 23,000 IMPORTED USED PASSENGER CARS IN SEPTEMBER

Ukrainians registered 23,000 imported used passenger cars in September, which is 3.2 times more than the registrations of new passenger cars in the same month, the Ukrautoprom association has reported.
Compared with September 2018 registrations of imported used passenger cars grew 2.3 times, and their share of the primary market grew from 60% to 76%.
The most popular car was Volkswagen Passat (1,460 cars registered). Renault Megane with 1,315 cars, and Skoda Octavia with 1,203 cars was third.
Volkswagen Golf with 912 registrations was fourth and Ford Focus with 789 used cars registered was fifth.
The association said that since the start of 2019, 321,600 imported used passenger cars have been registered in Ukraine, which is 4.5 times more than a year ago. The new passenger car market over the period was only 61,700 cars.
On September 12, 2019, the Verkhovna Rada repeatedly postponed the application of fines for owners of cars with foreign license plates for 90 days.

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WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION AND UKRAINE SIGN COOPERATION PROGRAM

Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka and Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Francis Gurry discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of intellectual property and signed a Cooperation Program for 2020-2021.
According to a message on the ministry’s website, the parties also signed a memorandum of cooperation, which, in particular, provides for the establishment of a National Intellectual Property Center in Ukraine.
“We plan to create a National Center for Intellectual Property according to the methodology of the World Intellectual Property Organization, as well as to develop a network of Technology and Innovation Support Centers. In the future, Ukraine will join the WIPO-administered Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works,” the ministry quoted Taras Kachka as saying.

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CHANGES IN CURRENCY EXCHANGE, UAH/USD, 31.07.19.-30.09.19.

Changes in currency exchange, UAH/USD, 31.07.19.-30.09.19.

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MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS IN KYIV AIRPORT ARE MINSK, WARSAW, SHARM EL-SHEIKH, ROME, VIENNA

Kyiv Zhuliany International Airport served 2.009 million passengers in January-September 2019, which is 7.2% less than in January-September 2018.
According to statistics released by the airport’s press service, the number of passengers served on international flights for the nine months amounted to 1.959 million, on domestic flights some 50,200.
The number of flights in January-September 2019 amounted to 21,264 for arrival/departure, which is 8.3% less than in the same period in 2018, in particular 17,835 international flights and 3,429 domestic flights.
The most popular international destinations for the indicated period were Minsk (Belarus), Warsaw (Poland), Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), Rome (Italy), Vienna (Austria), Ankara (Turkey), Berlin (Germany), internal – Odesa, Zaporizhia, and Lviv.
In September 2019, the airport served 153,800 passengers, which is 50% less than in September 2018. The number of passengers served on international flights amounted to 151,400, on domestic flights some 2,400.
At the same time, the number of flights in September amounted to 1,601 for arrival/departure, which is 48.2% less than in the same period in 2018, including 1,344 international and 257 domestic.

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