KYIV. Aug 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Around 300 companies from 11 countries will exhibit own projects in the defense and security sector at the 14th international exhibition Arms and Security 2017 to he held in Kyiv on October 10 through October 13.
The organizing committee of the exhibition told Interfax-Ukraine on Wednesday that along with Ukrainian companies, the United States, Turkey, Poland, Pakistan, Germany, France, Italy, Israel, China and the United Arab Emirates have already confirmed their participation in the Kyiv’s Arms and Security-2017. At the same time, Turkey, Poland and Pakistan plan to present national exhibits at the show.
Among the foreign exhibitors are Turkish Aselsan and Roketsan, U.S. Night Vision Devices, Chinese BACEI, French Rockwell Collins France and Ouvry, Polish PGZ and WB Electronics, Israeli Opgal Optronic Industries, Italian CMS Industries, German Rohde & Shwarz, Pakistani DEPO and UAE’s International Armored Group.
The defense enterprises of the public and private segments of the defense industry, including enterprises of the Ukroboronprom State Concern and the League of Defense Enterprises of Ukraine, as well as industry flagships well-known on the global market, including AvtoKrAZ, Kuznia na Rybalskom, TASKO Corporation, Arsenal and Pivdenne Design Bureau (Yuzhnoye) will present the capabilities of the Ukrainian defense industry complex at the Arms and Security 2017.
According to the organizing committee, the main focus of the exhibition reflects the challenges facing the Ukrainian defense industry in the conditions of long-term challenges of the country’s defense capability to ensure large-scale rearmament of the Armed Forces and the development of the Ukrainian defense market, the increase international military cooperation, the expansion of the presence of Ukrainian defense companies in the global arms market and the introduction of NATO standards in production of defense goods.
KYIV. Aug 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – President of the U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Ray Washburne has stated the company intends to support the project of building wind power plants in Zaporizhia region for $400 million.
“Another agreement, in the issue of which we are becoming closer to signing. This is EuroCape Wind Farm I, the amount of which is $400 million,” he said during a meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman in Kyiv.
As reported, EuroCape Ukraine I LLC has coordinated the issues of all debt and equity investments for building the first stage of a wind farm with a total design capacity of 500 MW in Zaporizhia region, plans to formalize its financing until December 31, 2017, director of the operator Peter Justin O’Brien said.
EuroCape Ukraine I is registered in Nicosia (Cyprus).
KYIV. Aug 31 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine would help to receive access to foreign markets by Ukrainian pipe manufacturers, in particular, the markets of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), especially Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The ministry said in a press release that the obstacles for supplies of Ukrainian pipes to foreign markets were discussed at a meeting of Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Ukraine’s Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska with representatives of the pipe industry.
According to the release, the sides discussed exports of Ukrainian products, including the problems of getting access to foreign market for pipe products, in particular, the EAEU market. Ukrainian manufacturers expressed alarm with the situation around the antidumping duties for steel pipes. The antidumping duty of 18.9-37.8% does not allow Ukrainian products to compete on the EAEU market.
At present, the safeguard measures are being reviewed. This was initiated by Ukrainian manufacturers aiming to liberalize them.
“It is important for us to oppose measures that restrict access of Ukrainian pipe products to foreign markets. We will consider the possibility of protecting Ukraine’s rights and interests in the trade and economic sphere within the WTO [World Trade Organization] agreements,” Mykolska said.
The participants of the meeting said that the safeguard measures related to the access of Ukrainian pipes, in particular to the traditional markets of Kazakhstan and Belarus, are artificial and do not meet the requirements of the international trade law established by the WTO. The ministry will work out the issue of protecting the interests of the domestic production sector, taking into account the mechanisms permitted under the WTO rules.
KYIV. Aug 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Qatar Airways (Qatar) on August 28 launched daily flights from Doha to the largest Ukrainian airport Boryspil (Kyiv), Qatar Airways CCO Ehab Amin has said at a press conference in Kyiv.
According to him, the duration of the flight will be 5 hours and 40 minutes. It will be performed on board Airbus-320 aircraft in a two-class arrangement (120 economy class seats and 12 business class seats).
Amin did not specify the average price of the flight on the Kyiv-Doha route, but according to the air carrier’s booking system, one-way flight will cost about EUR375.
He noted Qatar Airways expects a serious passenger flow, but did not voice absolute targets.
According to Amin, the company does not rule out the launch of two daily flights on the Doha-Kyiv route.
He also did not rule out the possibility of partnership in future with Ukraine’s leading airline Ukraine International Airlines and, if there is the demand, the possibility of flying to other Ukrainian destinations.
KYIV. Aug 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) – State-owned Ukrainian rocket maker Pivdenmash (also known as Yuzhmash) Machine Building Plant is preparing a new batch of engines for the European launch vehicle (LV) Vega to ship to the European partners, the press service of the enterprise has reported.
According to the report, in Q2 2017 Pivdenmash produced two liquid fuel rocket engines RD-843 and prepared them for shipment to the customer.
The Vega was designed by the European Space Agency (ESA) in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for carrying satellites with a weight up to 1,200 kilos to a 1,200-kilometer Sun-synchronous orbit and satellites with a weight of 1,500 kilograms to a 700-kilometer polar orbit.
The contract to design and supply of the cruise engine of the fourth stage of Vega LV between Pivdenne (Yuzhnoye) Design Bureau and Pivdenmash and Italy’s Avio SpA was signed in February 2004.
In April 2012, the partners signed a three-year contract with Avio SpA to supply first batch production engines. The contract can be extended. In July 2017 the parties extended the contract until 2020.
The Ukrainian government and the ESA signed an agreement on cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space in 2008. The ESA unites 17 European countries.
KYIV. Aug 30 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) has sold 33.3% of shares in private joint-stock company Ukrainian-Kazakh-Russian JV Enterprise for Nuclear Fuel Production (Kyiv) at an open auction for UAH 47.8 million, which is 51.9 times more than the starting price, to Wise Trade LLC (Kyiv).
An Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported that the starting price of the stake was UAH 921,000. The bid increment was UAH 92,100.
Five bidders took part in the auction, and only two bidders increased their bids during the auction.
Deputy SPF Head Yuriy Nikitin told Interfax-Ukraine that he is satisfied with the results of the auction. Over 500 bid increments were made at the auction.
He said that the results of the auction and the number of bidders who took part in it confirm that the SPF organizes open and transparent auctions, and both Ukrainian and foreign companies can take part in them.
Nikitin expressed hope that Wise Trade will soon send the funds for the purchase of 33.3% of shares in the company.
Andriy Karimov fully owns Wise Trade LLC with the charter capital of UAH 229,565.
The JV was established in late 2001 with the aim of developing cooperation between nuclear power enterprises in Ukraine, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation. Its shareholders in equal shares are the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Kazatomprom and TVEL.
