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Ukraine boosted agricultural export volumes by 18.6% year-on-year during the January-April 2019 period to reach a new total of USD 7.1 billion. Corn was the leading commodity, accounting for USD 2.37 billion of overall exports. Source: Business Ukraine magazine

Ukraine’s banking industry has almost doubled profit levels year-on-year during the first five months of 2019 as the sector continues to reap the benefits of far-reaching post-2014 reforms, according to new figures released by the National Bank of Ukraine

Lviv International Airport saw passenger numbers soar by 51.2% year-on-year during January-May 2019, with 722,300 people travelling via the western Ukrainian air hub. This growth rate was almost matched in May, which witnessed a monthly passenger increase of 49.4% compared to 2018.  Last year saw Lviv overtake Odesa as Ukraine’s busiest regional airport courtesy of a 48% annual increase in passengers ...

Ukraine climbs global steel production rankings for April 2019 following 12.6% production boost.  The country’s total monthly output of 1.94 million tons allowed Ukraine to climb one position to twelfth in the industry’s global ranking compiled by the World Steel Association. Ukraine’s production growth in April was approximately double the global average of 6.4%. The world’s top steel producer is currently ...

Ukraine’s industrial output jumped 5.2% y/y in April, advancing from 2.1% y/y in March, due to accelerated growth in manufacturing and mining, the State Statistics Service reported on May 23. Seasonally adjusted output increased 0.9% m/m. In 4M19, industrial output increased 0.9% y/y.

Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport serviced 638,000 passengers during the first quarter in 2019, representing a year-on-year increase of 44.3%. The vast majority of passengers were on international flights, with just 15,000 flying domestically. Source: Business Ukraine magazine

Kharkiv International Airport has reported a 42% year-on-year jump in passenger numbers in March 2019, with a total of 83,400 people using the airport during the period. This marks a sharp rise in growth from the 23% monthly increase registered in February 2019. Meanwhile, Lviv International Airport remains the country’s busiest regional air hub. Lviv saw monthly passenger traffic increase to ...

Key exports from the region included ore, ferrous metals, petroleum products and mineral fertilizers. Economic cooperation with European Union member states has benefited from the free trade component of Ukraine’s 2014 EU Association Agreement, with approximately one-third of all Dnipropetrovsk region exports now going to Europe. The region’s key trading partners in the EU are Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Italy and ...

Ukraine exported goods worth USD 4.1 billion in January 2019, representing a 9.2% year-on-year rise.  This increase comes as Ukrainian exporters continue to broaden their horizons and expand into new global markets. In 2018, Ukrainian agricultural exporters gained access to 85 new markets internationally, with EU and Asian countries serving as the primary focuses. According to data released by Ukraine’s State ...