05.10.2009
Ukraine wheat exports jump
Ukraine's wheat exports jumped to 1.832 million tonnes in September from 1.165 million in August and analysts said on Friday the devaluation of the national currency was the main reason for the increase in sales. "A sharp devaluation of the hryvnia makes our grain more favourable for importers," said Serhiy Feofilov, director of UkrAgroConsult agriculture consultancy.
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Ukrprodukt Group reveals financial results for H1 2009
Ukrprodukt Group, one of the major producers of branded dairy products in Ukraine, has announced its financial results for the first half of 2009, Revenue rose by 8.3% year-over-year, to UAH 252.60mn (EUR 20.99mn USD 30.75mn), EBITDA by 4.6% to UAH 19.06mn.
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Floor purchase prices of sugar up
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has increased the minimal purchase prices of sugar to UAH 3,750 per ton (1 USD - 8.0 UAH).
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IMF publishes macroeconomic forecast for 2009 agreed with Ukraine
The Ukrainian authorities have agreed with the International Monetary Fund its forecast for a fall in GDP in 2009 at 14%, according to the Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies, which was agreed by Ukraine and the IMF in July and published by the fund on September 8.
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IMF Forecasts Deeper Contractions in Russia and CIS This Year
The International Monetary Fund lowered its economic outlook for Russia and other former Soviet states this year as stimulus measures fail and bank lending is slow to recover.
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Kazakhstan harvested the record grain crop during recent 5 years
According to Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, agrarians of the country managed to harvest the excellent grain crops in rather difficult weather conditions of the current year. Grain production volumes in bunker weight totaled nearly 21 mln tonnes, which became the second record harvest during recent five years.
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Russia saw zero inflation in September - Rosstat
Russia on September 22-28 saw a zero inflation rate. Since the beginning of the month it was at the point of freezing as well. Since the beginning of the year it has measured 8.1 percent, Prime-Tass quotes the federal state statistics service (Rosstat) as saying.
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GDP drops by 17.8% in Q2 2009
According to the State Statistics Committee, in the second quarter of 2009, GDP of Ukraine fell by 17.8% against the same period of 2008, in fixed prices for 2007. Nominal GDP amounted to UAH 207.10bn (EUR 17.04bn USD 24.86bn).
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Government raises minimum retail prices for vodka, cognac
The Cabinet increased minimum retail prices for vodka and cognac, a relevant decision was taken on September 23.
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Landkom publishes its financial results for H1 2009
The agroindustrial company Landkom International has informed that it completed H1 2009 with dead loss USD 16.61mn (EUR 11.36mn), down 13.3% against the same period in 2008.
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