Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

THE NEW YEAR`S NIGHT IN THE «KYIVAN RUS PARK»

On the night from December, 31 2018 from 20:00 to January, 1 2019 a bright entertaining program with a look-alike show, masquerade party, an interactive musical show for children and adults – «The New Year`s fairytale», delicious hot dishes and drinks, free horse riding, surprising gifts for everyone, and fireworks will be waiting for the guests.
On December, 31 the program starts at 20:00. The end of the program around 3:00.
The ticket price to Ancient Kyiv on December, 31 2018 for adults – 395 UAH, for pensioners and students – 250 UAH, for schoolchildren – 150 UAH, for preschool children – free.
Ancient Kyiv in the “Kyivan Rus Park” is located in the vill. Kopachiv, Obukhiv district, Kyiv region.
Route taxis leave from Kyiv from the «Vydybitchi» metro station.
Details on the website: parkkyivrus.com

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– at the cash desk at the entrance to the «Kyivan Rus Park».

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UKRAINE GETS EUR 350 MLN UNDER IBRD GUARANTEE – FINANCE MINISTRY

Ukraine has attracted a loan of EUR 349.3 million from Deutsche Bank under the guarantee of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the IBRD, the World Bank structure), according to the website of the Ministry of Finance.
According to the ministry, the funds were received in two tranches: an A tranche in the amount of EUR 53.2 million with a maturity of four years and a B tranche in the amount of EUR 296.1 million with a maturity of ten years (four years and six months after the funds are raised, the loan is subject to gradual repayment in certain amounts every six months).
Part of the guarantee of $375 million in euro equivalent of the World Bank’s total guarantee in the amount of $750 million was used for the loan.
The Ministry of Finance also said that attracting another loan under the unused part of the World Bank guarantee is expected in the first quarter of 2019.
As reported, the World Bank Board of Executive Directors on December 18, 2018 approved the provision of guarantees to Ukraine in the amount of $750 million in support of state policy.
According to a press release from the World Bank, this guarantee will help Ukraine attract about $1 billion in international markets to the national budget.

UKRZALIZNYTSIA STARTS SELLING SCRAP METAL VIA PROZORRO.SALES – ECONOMY MINISTRY

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia has put up for sale four lots of scrap ferrous metal with the total starting price of UAH 260 million at the platform of state-owned enterprise (SOE) ProZorro.Sales.
The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine said in a Wednesday press release that the auction is scheduled for January 11, 2019. Bids can be submitted before January 10.
Ukrzaliznytsia started selling its assets via the ProZorro.Sales platform in pursuance of government resolution No. 1054 dated November 22, 2017.
“These are the first lots for the sale of Ukrzaliznytsia’s assets, which appeared in the ProZorro.Sales system, and immediately the large quantities of a strategically important resource for metallurgists – scrap metal. This is a really important precedent, since Ukrzaliznytsia is the largest owner of scrap metal in Ukraine. And now the company can carry out its sales at the market price set during the bidding through the ProZorro.Sales system,” Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Maksym Nefyodov said.
In turn, acting Board Chairman of Ukrzaliznytsia Yevhen Kravtsov said that the company sees several positive aspects in this event.
“Firstly, the sale of scrap metal from railways is our help to the domestic metallurgical industry. After all, for these first tenders, Ukrzaliznytsia put more scrap metal than Ukrainian metallurgists imported this year up for sale. However, the main thing is that using scrap metal, for the first time Ukrzaliznytsia has made the way envisaged in the rules of managing property that the government approved and brought to us. For us, this is now an effective mechanism for effectively managing the property of the company to increase its earning power and improve the customer service,” he said.

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FIRST PHASE OF WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY TO BE OPENED IN 2019 – KHARKIV MAYOR

It is planned to launch a first phase of the solid household waste treatment facility with the landfill gas collection and power generation system in 2019, Kharkiv Mayor Hennadiy Kernes has said.
“Next year we will open the first phase of the process… Waste will be delivered to a new landfill, and the old one will be reclaimed. This is the priority task, as the old landfill is on the verge [of being filled],” Kernes told reporters on Wednesday.
As reported, the waste treatment facility project in Derhachi district of Kharkiv region includes construction of a new modern landfill, installation of a gas collection unit and a building for sorting line with a gross area of 4,000 square meters.
The project is being implemented using funds of the World Bank.

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CHINA LIFTS BAN ON IMPORTS OF UKRAINIAN POULTRY

China has lifted a ban on imports of Ukrainian poultry products, the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumers Protection has said in response to Interfax-Ukraine’s inquiry.
“This information is true, but the State Food Safety and Consumer Protection Service has not yet officially received it. This is about lifting the ban on importing poultry and poultry products to China,” the authority said.
The authority explained that China banned imports of Ukrainian poultry products in 2005-2006 over the avian influenza.
“In fact, the lifting of the ban is one of the prerequisites for opening the market, and not the resumption of supplies of Ukrainian poultry and poultry products to China. Until now, Ukraine has not exported these products to China,” the authority said.
As reported, the State Service of Ukraine for Food Safety and Consumers Protection expects that in 2019-2020, markets in 24 countries for Ukrainian poultry products will be opened.

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TESLA SUPERCHARGER CHAIN TO SPREAD TO ENTIRE EUROPE IN 2019, INCLUDING UKRAINE – MUSK

The Tesla Supercharger chain of Tesla Inc. would spread to the entire Europe in 2019, including Ukraine, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said.
“Most people don’t know that the Tesla Supercharger network allows easy long distance travel throughout USA, most of Europe, Canada and China… Yes. Supercharger coverage will extend to 100% of Europe next year. From Ireland to Kyiv, from Norway to Turkey,” he wrote in his Twitter microblog.
In one of his tweets he posted a link to the tesla.com website, where in the charging locations section two of the charging locations in Ukraine are marked in grey (soon to appear). The two locations are on the E40 highway. The first one is Oparypsy (a village in Rivne region) and the second one is Zhytomyr (near the village of Hlybochytsia, Zhytomyr region).
The Tesla Superchargers chain is a chain of charging locations built by Tesla Inc. for super charging batteries of Tesla electric cars (models S, 3 and X).

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