In Q4, the investment attractiveness index of Ukraine declined to the level of 2.19, which is equal with the 2009 crisis period level, EBA Chief Executive Hanna Derevianko said. According to her, investors' negative attitude to Ukraine's economic and investment fields was created by instability of foreign policy, unfavorable economic development forecast for 2012 and increasing pressure on businesses. In November, the consumer confidence index (CCI) declined by 4.3points to 74.3. The drop of consumer confidence was primarily caused by worsening of index of the current situation along with index of expected economic conditions in the country over the next five years. |
In 2012, Metro Cash&Carry Ukraine, which is a retail division of the Metro Group (Germany), raised sales by 10.9% y/y to EUR 877mn, the company said. The company opened two new wholesale ... more
The Naftogaz Ukrainy has repaid UAH 2.4bn worth of loans so far in 2013. The company was able to repay this amount of loans because of economy of natural gas in all areas of its operation, ... more
The European Commission recommends Ukraine to focus on meeting its commitments under the association agenda, reads the ENP Country Progress Report 2012 - Ukraine released on Wednesday. In ... more