IFC is committed to mobilizing private capital to support Ukraine's economy and recovery.
The European Commission and the International Finance Corporation (IFC, a division of the World Bank) signed an agreement on guarantees of private investments in Ukraine for 90 million euros. This is reported on the European Commission portal. The guarantee agreement is expected to mobilize more than €500 million in private sector investment across all...
Read MoreAmong the main spheres for investment in the transport industry, Canada considers: railway transport, in particular multimodal; modernization projects of Ukrainian Black Sea ports; development of ground border crossing points; assistance in rapid recovery of civil aviation and shipbuilding.
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The Chinese authorities have agreed to a phytosanitary protocol that will allow the import of peas from Ukraine. This was announced by the President of the Council of Bean Producers and Consumers of Ukraine, Antonina Skliarenko, during her speech at the Agro Ukraine Summit. She expressed hope that now farmers will be interested in increasing the area of sowing and production of peas. The protocol is currently being processed by the State Consumer Service.
Read MoreBritain has said it will continue duty-free trade with Ukraine for almost all goods until 2029, giving Kyiv further favorable trading terms after the russian invasion. Britain abolished tariffs on all its trade with Ukraine after the full-scale invasion 2 years ago, and they previously agreed that the arrangement would last until March 2024.
Read MoreThe House of Commons of Canada has adopted the updated free trade agreement with Ukraine, which was signed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy back in September.
The agreement was accepted despite the objections of conservative MPs who criticized the bill because of "carbon pricing".
Read MoreIn 2023 Ukraine has exported 21 100 tons of frozen cattle meat - 37% more than the previous year. This is evidenced by the data of the State Customs Service.
The export of these products brought Ukraine 85,5 million US dollars, which is 24,1% more than the indicator in 2022.
The main buyers of Ukrainian frozen cattle meat in 2023 are China (58,7%), Azerbaijan (17,7%) and Kazakhstan (6,6%).
Read MoreIn total, in 2023, deliveries of domestic agricultural products to the European Union amounted to 12,6 billion US dollars, i.e. only by 0,5 billion US dollars (-3,8%) is less than the 2022 record of 13,1 billion US dollars. This is the second most expensive result since the Independence of Ukraine. For several years in a row, the European Union has been the main market for the sale of a number of different agro-food products from Ukraine. In 2023, these were:
Read MoreIn 2023 Ukraine exported 28,3 thousand tons of non-condensed milk and cream, which is 3,7% less than a year earlier. This is evidenced by the data of the State Customs Service.
In monetary terms, exports exceeded the indicator of 2022 by 1,2%, reaching 16,6 million US dollars. The main buyers of Ukrainian non-condensed milk and cream in 2023 were Moldova (92,3%), Georgia (2,7%) and Armenia (2,4%).
Read MoreThanks to the coordinated work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Production and Consumer Service, as well as with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the People's Republic of China, all stages of approval of the form of the certificate for the export of honey to China have been completed.
Read MoreThe first online event in 2024 took place, organized jointly with the international platform "Nazovni", the Embassy of Ukraine in Nigeria and the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Nigeria.
The purpose of the event was to discuss ways to assist Ukrainian exporters in entering the African market through diplomatic support and the functionality of the "Nazovni" platform.
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