Business
Ukraine has Hr 306 billion ($10.9 billion) in debts to pay off this year, the Finance Ministry announced in a document released last week. The total sum of $10.9 billion – which includes $4 billion in
Feb. 5, 2018
Chinese engineers have helped Ukraine to increase the cargo transshipment capacity in one of its major international ports by at least five million tons a year. China Harbor Engineering Company has fi
Jan. 30, 2018
As Ukraine’s presidential pre-election period kicks in, politicians and businesspeople are striking deals within the country’s mostly non-independent media industry. Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former prime mi
Dec. 31, 2017
Top 30 Under 30
Name: Elina Svitolina Age: 23 Education: Children and Youth Sports School of Olympic Reserve Profession: Tennis player Did you know? During her career, Svitolina has defeated tennis stars including Se
Dec. 1, 2017
Top 30 Under 30
Name: Alexandra Kutas Age: 24 Education: Dnipropetrovsk National University, psychology Profession: Model Did you know? Kutas is currently working on the script of a film about bipolar disorder and wa
Dec. 1, 2017
Top 30 Under 30
Name: Nataliya Boyko Age: 28 Education: European law: Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Humboldt University of Berlin. Profession: Deputy Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Did you
Dec. 1, 2017
Top 30 Under 30
Name: Solomiia Bobrovska Age: 27 Education: Degree in philosophy from Lviv State University of Ivan Franko Profession: Human rights activist, ex-public offi cial Did you know? At 26, she was the young
Dec. 1, 2017
Ukraine’s most valuable brand is a drink, and it isn’t vodka. Morshinska, a bottled water brand, came first in the ranking of the top-100 most valuable brands in Ukraine compiled by MPP Consulting and
Nov. 23, 2017
Ukraine boasts some magnificent natural beauty, from the rugged Carpathian Mountains to forest and steppes, the banks of the broad Dnipro River, and the enchanting Black Sea coasts. Any of these place
Nov. 13, 2017
Ukraine’s economy is recovering and Kyiv’s real estate market is no exception. The capital is dotted with working construction sites, so the Kyiv Post looked into what exactly is being built. Here’s t
Nov. 13, 2017
Editors’ note: Writer Oleg Sukhov was previously an employee of the Moscow Times. Independent Russian media have long been under attack from the Kremlin, and are struggling to survive financially. The
Aug. 25, 2017
Swedish clothing brand H&M will open its first store in Ukraine in 2018. The information appeared in the company’s six-month report for 2017. “New H&M store markets planned for 2018 are Urugua
Jun. 29, 2017
Ukraine, struggling after three years of war and economic upheaval, is in greater need than ever of foreign investment. The last thing it needs is an image-scarring, 1990s-style ownership dispute over
Jun. 23, 2017
Ukraine’s pension system has long been a fiscal time bomb threatening the country. And recently, the ticking got louder. Today, the ratio of Ukrainian workers to pensioners is roughly 1:1, compared to
Jun. 16, 2017
As Russia’s war rages on against Ukraine’s eastern industrial Donbas region, steel and chemical exports continue to take a hit. But as these big commodity exports whither, the country’s agricultural e
Jun. 16, 2017
Eurovision isn’t all about songs. It’s about business, too. Initially, it was to have cost Ukraine about $24 million to host the show. Instead, Ukraine’s taxpayer-funded national broadcaster is spendi
May. 12, 2017