Agrarian news
06.06.2013
Income and Tax Ministry registers 50% more millionaires in 2012
According to the income declaration campaign of 2012, around 3,000 people have declared over UAH 1 million of income, which is 1,000 people more year-over-year, reads a press release from the Income and Tax Ministry of Ukraine.
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U.S. Monsanto to invest USD 3 million into farm irrigation systems in 3 regions in 2013
In 2013, one of the global largest producers of seeds, the Monsanto company (the United States), intends to invest USD 3 million into the installation of irrigation systems at farms in Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions engaged in growing of seeds for the company, head of the corporate and PR department of the company in Ukraine Vitalii Fedchuk told a press conference in Vinnytsia.
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EEC, Ukraine sign memorandum on deepening cooperation
The Eurasian Economic Commission and Ukraine have signed a memorandum on expanding cooperation on 31 May.
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Belarus to increase exports of farm equipment to Ukraine
MINSK-- Belarus is determined to increase the exports of its farming machinery to Ukraine. The issue was discussed in a meeting of the Belarusian-Ukrainian mixed intergovernmental commission on trade and economic cooperation in Kyiv on 22 May, the ONT TV Channel informed.
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Nazarbayev: Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan will get observer status at Customs union
Customs Union experts are to prepare the necessary documents to grant Ukraine observer status by the autumn, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said."Ukraine has expressed interest in gaining observer status in the Customs Union," Nazarbayev said following a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council on Wednesday.
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IFC invests in meat producer Axzon to help company expand
KYIV-- IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing in Axzon, a leading Eastern European pork producer, to support the company s expansion in Ukraine. The investment will also facilitate the construction of new biogas plants in Poland, which will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and showcase the benefits of sustainable agriculture.
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Ukraine: Ministry of Agrarian Policy plans to increase import replacement of agricultural equipment up to 60%
The national agriculturalists are to be provided with modern agriculture equipment, including by national production. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food gives financial assistance so that to encourage agrarians to buy agricultural equipment manufactured in Ukraine, Government Portal reports.
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Ukraines general state debt up 2.7% in April
Ukraines state (direct) and guaranteed debt grew by 2.7% or $1.819 billion in April, to $69.235 billion, the Finance Ministry reported last week. According to the report, the overall state debt in January-April rose by 7.3%, or by $4.7
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Import substitution of agricultural machinery planned to be increased up to 60% - Agricultural Policy and Food Ministr
Thanks to the state support aimed at raising competitiveness of national agricultural machinery, increase of its import substitution is planned up to 60%.
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Yanukovych notes importance of promoting agricultural cooperation
Ukraine needs new approaches to public policy in the development of agriculture and rural areas, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said.
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