02.11.2009
EU to lend Ukraine 500 mln euros
The European Commission proposed to European Union governments on Friday to lend Ukraine up to 500 million euros ($741 million) and Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 million euros to help them battle the economic crisis.
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Belarus-Ukraine trade hits $2bn in January-September
In January-September 2009 the trade between Belarus and Ukraine reached $2.07 billion, or 51.4% to the same period last year, BelTA learnt from the trade and economic group of the Belarusian diplomatic office in Kiev.
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Ukrainian producers of chemical fertilizers increased exports
The world autumn demand in fertilizers stimulates Ukrainian producers to increase capacity utilization and provides hope for successfully completion of the season. At the same time, prices for chemical industry production continue rising.
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As of Jan-Sept, agrarians declined grapes average sale price to UAH2,764 per MT
Within Jan-Sept 2009 all kinds property agricultural companies (except small-scale ones) sold grapes at average UAH2,764 per MT, down UAH48 per MT (- 1.7%) against Jan-Sept 2008, reported State Statistics Committee.
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Epidemic of A/H1N1 flu started in Ukraine - Health Ministry
The epidemic of A/H1N1 flu started in Ukraine. Health Minister of Ukraine Vasyl Knyazevych said this in the interview to UNIAN.
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One more state-owned company being established in Ukraine
Following the experience of Russia, where a large state-owned grain market operator was established, Ukraine also declared the intentions to create a state owned company. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy reportedly drafted a proper government resolution. At the moment, the draft is passing through the approval process in other ministries and departments.
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Ukrainian economy recovering from the crisis gradually
Ukraine’s industry is gradually recovering from the crisis: the September rate of the industrial production decrease was the lowest since early the year (18.4%) and dropped for the 9 months to 28.4%, reported the State Statistics Committee. Despite fallen outputs in the metallurgical industry, a positive trend was set by the chemical and machine-building branches. Experts are sure that the downturn pace will slow down to 21% by the year’s end. This means the start of the economy’s long recovery.
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US farmers to take insurance rather than sow wheat
US farmers struggling to seed their wheat crop will likely reap an insurance check rather than sow in less-than-ideal conditions, analysts and agronomists said. Farmers with prevented planting insurance can receive up to 60 percent of their expected revenue if the rainy conditions keep them out of the fields this fall.
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Agrarians Jan-Sept grapes sales up 59.8%, to 92,330 MT
As to State Statistics Committee report, in Jan-Sept 2009 agricultural companies have lifted grapes sales to 92,330 MT, up 34,561 MT (+ 59.8%) as of Jan-Sept 2008.
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Ukraine: as of the beginning of October, Crimea harvested 1634.7 thsd tonnes of grains
As of October 1, 2009, the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Ukraine) harvested 1634.7 thsd tonnes of grains in bunker weight, a decrease of 4% compared to the same level of the previous year, declared the Main department of statistics of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
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