KYIV. Dec 8 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The European Commission points at the improvement of the investment policy in Ukraine, although the commission calls to focus more on the reforms in the next four years without election, Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has said.
“We witness certain improvement of the economic environment in Ukraine, which will be even more attractive for investors. Of course, combating corruption is another important vector in this area,” he said at a joint press conference with EU High Representative on Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk in Brussels on Monday.
Hahn said that now Ukraine received a chance to live four years without election if there were no early election.
KHARKIV. Dec 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company (KSAMC) soon will be tightly integrated in the production and technical cycle of Antonov State Enterprise, Deputy Director General of Ukroboronprom State Concern Yuriy Paschenko has said.
“We could say that this will be specialized enterprise which will be soon tightly integrated in the production and technical cycle of Antonov State Enterprise. It would not be its workshop or a part of it. I mean cooperation,” Paschenko told reporters in Kharkiv on Thursday.
He said that the plant will be involved in production of composite knots.
The plant also should finish and implement the An-140 and An-74 projects, which are in the different stages of readiness.
As reported, on June 16, 2015, the Ukrainian government transferred KSAMC and 410 Civil Aviation Plant (Kyiv) to the management of Ukroboronprom from Antonov.
Kharkiv State Aircraft Manufacturing Company is one of the leading enterprises in Ukraine’s aviation industry, and is the manufacturer of the multipurpose An-74 and short-haul An-140 aircraft.
KYIV. Dec 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Ministry of Ukraine hopes that the agreement on the provision of EUR 400 million for development of Ukrainian infrastructure signed with the European Investment Bank (EIB) in July 2015 will be ratified in 2016, the ministry has reported referring to Deputy Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Minister for European Integration Roman Chuprynenko.
He said that at present the bill and a package of documents have been sent to the Foreign Ministry and the Ukrainian president.
Chuprynenko said that the EIB is providing funds to implement the municipal infrastructure upgrade project in heating, water supply and sewage areas, energy efficiency of buildings, street lighting and waste treatment.
As reported, referring to Deputy Prime Minister and Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Economy Minister Hennadiy Zubko, The financial agreement between Ukraine and the EIB to finance Ukraine Municipal Infrastructure Project was signed on July 23, 2015.
Zubko said that the general term of paying the loan under heating supply modernization projects is 22 years, and for water supply modernization projects – 30 years. The credit rate is 2%.
KYIV. Dec 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Ukrainian government and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on December 4 signed an agreement on the second development policy loan worth JPY 36.969 billion or around $300 million, an Interfax-Ukraine correspondent has reported.
“The loan aims at increasing efficiency and transparency of the public sector, deregulation and improvement of conditions for doing business,” Finance Minister Natalie Jaresko said after signing the agreement.
Japan representatives said that one of the elements of the loan is the reform of inefficient utilities subsidies. They said that technical assistance to new agencies to fight corruption will be additionally provided.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatseniuk said that the loan is issued for 20 years with the grace period of six years and JPY LIBOR + 0.5%, and today it is less than 1% per annum.
Japan in August 2014 provided the first development policy loan of $100 million.
KYIV. Dec 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine has met representatives of U.S. Uber Technologies Inc., the designer of the popular taxi application to order taxi, Deputy Infrastructure Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Omelian wrote on his Facebook page.
“Jointly with Roman Khmil [director of the road market and transportation strategic development department in the ministry] we met Uber [representatives]. Businesslike talks and complete understanding. The question “Do you need a limo or a lift?” will not be a live issue anymore. Soon,” Omelian said.
As reported, in July 2015, Uber Technologies Inc. was looking for a manger for the Ukrainian market.
Uber is headquartered in San Francisco and is present in over 300 cities worldwide.
Uber received financing from Chinese investors, including managing company Hillhouse Capital Group, before an initial public coffering (IPO).
KYIV. Dec 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The profit of state enterprise of postal services Ukrposhta in January-October 2015 amounted to UAH 29.5 million, which is twice higher than in 2014, according to a press release from the company.
Total income for the period increased by 10.5% and amounted to UAH 3.552 billion.
The press service notes that revenues from international shipments were up by 25%. Revenues from housing utilities and other services payments increased by 25% as well.
The total amount of taxes and fees the company paid to the national budget exceeded UAH 1 billion, increasing by 1.3% compared to the same period last year.
Ukrposhta is a national postal operator according to the order of the Cabinet of Ministers dated January 10, 2002. It is managed by the Infrastructure Ministry of Ukraine.
