Agriculture

Climate Change Pushes Russia's Wheat Frontier North

RUK, or Russia-Ukraine-Kazakhstan, is increasingly influential in global wheat markets

The UBJ Sep 05, 2017

World food consumption is to grow by one quarter by 2025; Ukraine, a growing world food power, is one of the few countries expected to meet the challenge

The UBJ Sep 05, 2017

Tech

UBJ AM Sept. 5, 2017

Electricity rates lowest in Europe; New car sales up 29 percent; US is largest aid donor to Ukraine; First ‘cryptomats’ open in Kyiv

James Brooke Sep 05, 2017

Tech

UkraineInvest Draws Investors

Promotion agency sets priority: first help existing investors expand in Ukraine

James Brooke Aug 28, 2017

Tech

Canada and Ukraine Jump the Gun on Free Trade Pact

Ag, IT and Coal deals done prior to Aug. 1 start of free trade; Bombardier wants to sell commuter jets and rail cars

James Brooke Jun 22, 2017

Agriculture

Will Ukraine Allow Farm Land Sales?

The UBJ Jun 21, 2017

Tech

Israel: Ukraine’s Next Free Trade Partner After EU?

More flights, more tourists, more jobs for Ukraine IT engineers here and for Ukraine construction workers in Israel

The UBJ Jun 08, 2017

Agriculture

Chilly Weather Risks Delaying Black Sea Wheat, Barley Harvest

Cold weather in Ukraine slowed plant development; Some farms may start wheat harvest 10 days later than normal

The UBJ May 24, 2017

UBJ Weekend

China I: Building Silos, Ports, Cement Highway to Guarantee Food Imports from Ukraine

As Kyiv’s economic conferences start this fall, China, the world’s second largest economy, is missing from agendas. With a $12 trillion economy, eight times Russia’s, China is emerging quietly as Ukraine’s top economic partner of the future.

Ukraine Builds New Road and Rail Ties with Europe

Fast, crossborder trains to Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. An EU standard highway to Romania. Next challenge: Baltic to Black Sea highway, from Poland to Odesa

Air Traffic Jumps 40% in H1 2017

Italian carrier to start flights from Lviv to six Italian cities; Despite 65 airstrips, domestic air traffic lags due to high fuel taxes; Metro to Kharkiv airport;

Ukraine's Youth See English as Key to Future

Teenagers travel 12 hours and 800 kilometers to attend 2-week English language summer camp near Kyiv

SOS for Summer Drivers: Danish Lasers Can Check Road Conditions

As Ukraine embarks on major road repair and building era, Danish company spies opportunity with laser inspection systems that don't take bribes

New Airlines, Fast Trains Link Ukraine and EU

Air and train travel rebound this summer, prompting more choices and better prices.

Lviv Hot Spot: Belgian Village Sells Out

Belgian real estate developer unveils plans for Lviv’s second Euro-standard residential suburb – on the road to Poland

Ukrainian Engineers Design Canada’s First Spaceport

Rockets made in Dnipro to launch satellites from Nova Scotia over the North Atlantic

Lviv: New Museum Explores Nazi, Soviet Past

Off the beaten track: Territory of Terror Museum gives visitors a taste of Nazi Jewish Ghetto and Soviet Transit Prison

Ukraine Gets Direct Flights to Nine Polish Cities

Two more fast cross border trains start this summer as Ukrainians reconnect to Poland for work, study and play

Ukraine Simplifies Job Permits and Visas for Foreigners

Visas will favor well-educated entrepreneurs

Ukrainians Discover Europe This Summer. Will Europe Discover Ukraine?

Ukraine embarks on its summer of Europe.

Eurovision: Publicity Money Can't Buy

With Kyiv’s smooth and successful hosting of Eurovision, Europe glimpsed a different Ukraine

Visas Go, Air Fare War Erupts

UIA Competes With Discount Airlines, Slashes Fares on Domestic and European Flights

Time to Buy a Country Manor?

Heritage sites on sale at low prices; government draws Central Europe’s tourism boom to Ukraine

Eurovision Puts Kyiv in Europe's Spotlight

Chance to show 230 million Europeans modern, post-revolution Ukraine

Tired of Hubbing? 16 Other Ukrainian Airports Now Have Direct Foreign Flights

All flights no longer lead to Kyiv Boryspil; regional airports start foreign flights, banking on Ukraine’s growing consumer confidence and visa free access to EU Schengen zone.

Belgian Billy Goat Butts Head Against Ukraine Farm Barriers

Foreign investor succeeds -- building goat herd, selling gourmet cheeses online, riding organic produce wave, and attracting farm tourists from Lviv

Air Travel Climbs

By plane, train, automobile and ferry, Ukrainians get new options for foreign travel. Uber started Thursday in Kharkiv, its fifth city in Ukraine

Eurovision: The Show Will Go On In Kyiv

A Russian boycott could reduce pressure on hotel rooms

Bookstore Booms on New Demographic: Ukrainians Educated in Ukrainian

Will Ukraine’s ban on book from Russia stimulate printing of Ukrainian books -- or generate a black market?

Adventures in Investing: Australian Meat Pies in Kyiv

Australians Peter Kuhn and Glen Hollings gambled when they invested $250,000 in an Australian meat pie factory near Kyiv, then in the throes of the Maidan revolution.

Transport Roundup – Ukraine to Profit from Visa-free EU Travel

More cities and more routes in advance of visa-free travel to EU

English Schools: Big Business in Ukraine

Looking West, Ukrainians flock to language schools for work, study, tourism, and, possibly, romance

Boryspil Sees More Flights, More Airlines

Ukraine’s biggest airport slashed landing fees to lure airlines -- and pulled in Ryanair

Eurovision to Sprinkle Gold Dust on Kyiv

City bets fans and journalists will spend $20 million in May to attend Europe’s big music contest; if no hitches, publicity could be priceless

Budget Airlines Battle Over Ukraine Market

Making Lviv’s airport truly international, Ryanair will fly to London, Berlin and Munich

Kyiv: Europe's Best Value City

Thanks to radical devaluation of hryvnia in 2014-2015, Kyiv today is Europe's cheapest mayor city -- in dollars

Ukraine Visas Faster, Cheaper

Visa fees and waiting times cut

Ukraine’s Avant-garde Art Features in World’s Leading Fine Arts Fair

British dealer delineates 1914-34 Ukrainian Art from Russian

Lviv to Get Ukraine's First Crowne Plaza

By September, the venerable Grand Hotel to reemerge from $30 million renovation and expansion as Crowne Plaza

Overflights Plummet -- Air Service Ticks Up

Ukraine loses millions of dollars in overflight fees as passenger planes fly around Ukraine. Of interest to travelers, takeoffs and landings picked up last year.

Uber Adds Polish to the 'Pearl of the Black Sea'

In Uber’s first expansion beyond Kyiv, the ride service starts in Odesa, Ukraine’s top sea spot

Kyiv International Fashion Week Boosts Ukraine’s Fashion Industry

This weekend's fashion shows highlight how Kyiv has become a fashion capital for Eastern Europe

Foreign Investors Beware: Kyiv's Writ May Not Reach Ternopil

Kyiv's best intentions did not save $1 billion foreign farm investment from local chiselers

Ukraine’s Air Traffic Flies High After Two Year Drop

European destinations compensate for loss of flights to Russia. Airlines bet on visa-free travel for summer 2017

Ukraine's High-Fashion Vyshyvankas Confront Small Business Barriers

Red tape -- not the Christmas kind -- tie up overseas online sales

2016: The Year of Ukraine’s Film Renaissance

Weekend Feature: The UBJ takes a closer look at Ukraine's film industry

There's More to DC Fashion than Gray Suits and More to Ukraine than War

Ukraine's fashion scene is gaining international traction including in a recent fashion show taking place in the US Capital.