The growth of consumer prices in Ukraine in annual terms in August 2021 remained at the level of 10.2%, the State Statistics Service reported.
According to its data, after inflation of 0.1% in July, deflation of 0.2% was recorded in August this year, which corresponds to the dynamics of prices in August last year.
Underlying inflation in August was zero after deflation of 0.1% a month earlier. In August last year, an underlying inflation of 0.1% was recorded, respectively, in annual terms, it decreased to 7.2%.
In the consumer market in August, prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages decreased by 0.7%. Vegetables and fruits fell in price the most – by 18.3% and 5%, respectively. Prices for sunflower oil, pasta, rice and cheese fell by 1.0-0.2%. At the same time, prices for eggs increased by 18%, prices for sugar, meat and meat products, milk, sour cream, bread, butter, fermented milk products, fish and fish products rose by 3.6-0.3%.
Prices for alcoholic beverages and tobacco products increased by 0.4%, which is associated with a rise in prices for tobacco products by 1.0%.
Prices for clothes and footwear fell by 3%, in particular for footwear – by 3.7%, clothing – by 2.5%.
The rise in tariffs for housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels by 0.6% was mainly due to an increase in prices for maintenance and repair of housing by 2.3%, natural gas – by 2.1%, sewage – by 0.9%, water supply – by 0.7%.
Transport prices increased by 0.8%, primarily due to the rise in the cost of transport services by 1.9%, fuel and oils – by 1.6%.
As reported, in June consumer prices in Ukraine increased by 0.2%, in May – by 1.3%.
In general, for the first eight months of this year, inflation in Ukraine amounted to 6.2%, underlying inflation – 4.2%.
The National Bank of Ukraine in July downgraded the inflation forecast for 2021 from 8% (in the April forecast) to 9.6%. According to it, by the end of the third quarter, inflation will peak this year at 11.2%, after which it will begin to decline.
PJSC Ukrnafta in January-September 2021 reduced oil and condensate production by 1.1% (by 12,200 tonnes) compared to the same period in 2020, to 1.122 million tonnes, including in September production grew by 2.1% compared to September 2020, to 125,500 tonnes.
As the company told Interfax-Ukraine, gas production in the first nine months of 2021 fell by 3.4% (by 29 million cubic meters), to 832.8 million cubic meters, including in September it rose by 4.9%, to 94.6 million cubic meters.
Ukrnafta said that the average daily production has been growing since the beginning of the year, in particular, in September 2021 this figure for oil with condensate amounted to 4,180 tonnes, which is 4.8% more than in January 2021, for gas it was 3.15 million cubic meters, which is 7.3% more than in January 2021.
Ukrnafta is the largest oil company in the country. NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy owns 50% + 1 share in Ukrnafta, a group of companies associated with the former shareholders of PrivatBank – about 42% of shares.
Ukrnafta has 85 licenses for the production of hydrocarbons, it has 1,809 oil and 153 gas wells on its balance sheet. The company owns 537 filling stations.
November 2-4, 2021
IEC, 15, Brovarsky ave, Kiev.
WINE&SPIRITS Ukraine – The Fourth International Exhibition – a meeting place for wine, spirits and beer producers from all over the world with importers, sommeliers, distributors, representatives of retail and restaurant business from Ukraine and abroad.
Among the participants of the exhibition are well-known Ukrainian producers of wines and spirits in Ukraine and abroad – Chateau Chizay, 46 Parallel, Beykush, Prince Trubetskoy, Inkerman, Prestige Group, Odesos, Koblevo, Cotnar and small winemakers and producers of craft spirits.
Also, manufacturers from Armenia, Argentina, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Georgia, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Moldova, Portugal, USA and France, already represented on the Ukrainian market or only planning to enter it, will present their products.
https://wineandspirits.com.ua/catalogue2021/
BeerEx Ukraine – the exposition of beer and low-alcohol drinks will be presented for the third time in the framework of Wine&Spirits Ukraine and will bring together not only Ukrainian craft and industrial producers, but also breweries from the Czech Republic, Spain, Belgium and other countries.
In addition to alcoholic beverages, the exhibition will feature technologies for winemaking and brewing, and packaging.
For Ukrainian manufacturers, the exhibition is not only an opportunity to expand the representation of their brands in all regions of Ukraine, but also an export platform, since among the visitors there are buyers from other countries – USA, Japan, Canada, Portugal, Kenya, Lithuania, Slovakia, Denmark, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, The Netherlands, India, Great Britain, Kazakhstan, etc.
The rich business program of the exhibition will attract the attention of the leading market players.
So on November 2, the Tre Bicchieri World Tour will take place – for the first time in Ukraine, the main Italian media holding Gambero Rosso will present the best wines of Italy, the winners of Tre Bicchieri – Three glasses of the VINI d’Italia wine guide – the highest award for Italian producers!
To select the best of the best, experts taste more than 44,000 wines throughout the year, and only 1% of them will receive the honorary Tre Bicchieri – 476 in 2021. And this wines will be presented by Italian winemakers in Kiev – the first city that will meet the winners right after the grandiose awards ceremony in Rome!
Wine&Spirits Congress with the support and participation of the Association Ukrsadvinprom will raise the topic of promotion to export markets, as well as separate panels will be devoted to retail and HoReCa – within the Wine&Spirits Retail and Resto Forum, senior executives and off-trade experts, restaurateurs and sommeliers will share their experience in the development of modern trade in wine and spirits, the rules of “entering the chain”, and will also be awarded for the best representation in the store and the best list of wines and spirits.
Within the framework of the exhibition, the Fourth International Tasting Competition Ukraine Wine&Spirits Awards will be held with the support and participation Association of Sommelier of Ukraine and the International Sommelier Association. The competition will bring together 50 best professionals of the wine industry of Ukraine and Europe, who will blindly taste the products in order to choose the most worthy wines and spirits presented on the Ukrainian market. Companies will be able to place all medals received at the competition on the label of their product in the future.
Also, the guests will receive training seminars on previously little-known wine regions – Switzerland, Bulgaria and Armenia.
A series of master classes with the best wines of Italy from Marco Sabelico – editor-in-chief of Gambero Rosso, as well as presentations from Italian, Georgian, Moldovan, French and other producers who will not only present their wines, but also talk about the peculiarities of terroir and wine production in their region.
Visitors of the exhibition are sommeliers, importers, distributors, buyers of HoReCa, retail and e-commerce will be able to familiarize themselves with a wide range of wines, alcoholic beverages and beer, get an idea of new product lines in the alcoholic sector to expand their range and choose the most favorable purchasing conditions.
Wine&Spirits Ukraine and BeerEx Ukraine exhibitions will be held simultaneously with the largest international food and beverage exhibition in Ukraine WorldFood Ukraine.
Registration of visitors https://wineandspirits.com.ua/visit/
On October, 23 and 24 Ancient Kyiv in the Principality of Kyivan Rus («Kyivan Rus Park») invites everybody to a spectacular sporting event of autumn – the «Scythians» horseback archery Championship of Ukraine. The strongest archers of Ukraine will gather in Ancient Kyiv in order to compete in the thrilling art of horseback archery. The guests will also be awaited by promenades on horseback, tasty dishes from fire, ancient Slavic amusements, extreme rides… And all of thуsу in a real live medieval city!
The Principality of Kyivan Rus is the only place in Ukraine where the competitions in this ancient martial art take place. Horseback archery unites two sports: horse and archery. The uniqueness of the competitions is in the combination of sporting excitement and romance of antiquity, which will not leave indifferent anyone – neither the smallest children nor the adult visitors.
The best Ukrainian sportsmen-virtuosos will compete in the traditional (historical) bow shooting accuracy on a horseback at full gallop. It is an incredibly difficult task for the competition participants and, at the same time, a thrilling spectacle for the viewers.
Also the guests of the Principality will see the demonstrative performances of actors-stuntmen of the horse-trick theatre on the virtuoso possession of different medieval weapons.
The sportsmen and the actors-stuntmen will perform in a tandem with the unique horses of historical breeds gathered from all over the world in the Princely stable. Some of these horses can be seen nowhere else in Ukraine because they were brought to our country in a single number. The horses can be palmed, taken a photo with, ridden on a horseback or in a carriage.
The guests of the Principality will be not only the viewers of the festival but will get a chance to become the active participants of the event and join the merry and interesting games, contests, Slavic amusements, fiery round dances and dance flash mobs.
Details on the website www.parkkyivrus.com
Ancient Kyiv opens at 10:00. The program starts at 13:30.
The ticket price: a full adult ticket – 250 UAH, for pensioners and students – 150 UAH, for schoolchildren – 80 UAH, for preschool children – for free.
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
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine intends to agree with the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the mutual abolition of short-term visas for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports.
The relevant draft memorandum of understanding was approved at the Wednesday government meeting.
It is expected that the signing of the memorandum will establish a symmetric travel regime for Ukrainian citizens who use diplomatic and service passports and Saudi Arabians who hold diplomatic and service passports to another state.
In particular, the memorandum stipulates the possibility of visa-free travel up to 90 days within 180 days.
On October 11, the Central House of Officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine hosted the anniversary gala concert accompanied by the National Presidential Orchestra ‘We, Ukrainians are children of dreams and freedom’.
The concert was dedicated to three anniversaries: the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Presidential Orchestra. Dozens of Ukrainian MPs, including Anatolii Tolstoukhov, the head of the Council of International European University Development, put lyrics to music at the concert.
Besides, this event was the idea of Mr. Tolstoukhov.
“The Ukrainian Parliament is known not from all sides. MPs of the first convocation included a lot of prominent, talented creators and artists, thus I came up with the idea to bring together their efforts in the form of gala concert,” Anatolii Tolstoukhov stressed.
The festive mood was driven by a comprehensive patriotic concert program prepared by the organizers.
One of the organizers, Albert Saltykov, Honored Artist of Ukraine and the Head of the International Fund for Rehabilitation of Children of Killed and Deceased Officers, talked about the concept and arrangement of the event.
“This concert took plenty of efforts and desires. I’m proud to say that it’s Ukraine’s first event gathering together all national artists who are former MPs.”
Guests were impressed with amazing and emotional performances by Oleksandr Vasylenko, a solo singer of the National Ensemble of soloists ‘Kyivska kamerata’, Honored Artist of Ukraine. Serhii Hurets, Honored Artist of Ukraine. Volodymyr Zasukhin, a singer and composer, Honored Artist of Ukraine. Inesh, a pop singer, Honored Artist of Ukraine. Ksanti, a Ukrainian singer of Greek origin. Iryna Kulyk, a Ukrainian opera singer. Pavlo Mrezhuk, a composer, poet and singer, Honored Artist of Ukraine. Khrystyna Okhytva, Honored Artist of Ukraine, solo singer of the choir ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Oleksii Pokhvala, Honored Artist of Ukraine. Albert Saltykov, Honored Artist of Ukraine, poet, composer, singer-songwriter. Oleh Shak, Honored Artist of Ukraine, composer, singer, poet and orchestrator.
“These people have now an opportunity to express their attitude to this state by their creativity, poetry and songs. Today, we have shown respect to the Presidential Orchestra appearing alongside with the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Petro Maha, the announcer of the concert, a Ukrainian actor, song-writer, TV journalist, scriptwriter, stage director of public events; art director of Personalities Kyiv Theater, one of the presenters of the Shuster LIVE political show.
However, the greatest surprise of the festive event was the final song by Anatolii Tolstoukhov and the majestic entrance of International European University students with baskets of natural flowers as a gift to: the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the National Presidential Orchestra.
