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Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:10:37 +0300 en http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13518 Russia's largest grocery chain X5 Retail Group saw fourth quarter 2011 revenue grow 14 percent year-on-year to $3.955 billion, the company said in a statement on Friday. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:44:50 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13516 On January 19 this year, traders exported about 10.5 million tons of grain, according to Serhiy Stoyanov, director general of the Ukrainian Agrarian Confederation. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:08:16 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13506 The agricultural holding Astarta will finish the construction of a biogas production complex worth 20 million euros before September 2012, Viktor Ivanchuk, Astarta Kyiv director general, said during the signing of a long-term investment loan agreement. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:24:07 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13502 Ukraine's GDP growth next year may reach some 3-3.5%, below the 2012 budget target of 3.9% growth, Bleyzer Foundation Executive Director Oleg Ustenko told UKRINFORM. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:30:05 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13501 On January 19, 2012 the cost of wheat on Chicago stock exchange has increased by $4,92 to $222,52 per ton. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:29:10 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13500 On January 19, 2012 the cost of corn on Chicago stock exchange has increased by $4,96 to $238,58 per ton. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:28:43 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13499 On January 19, 2012 the cost of soybeans on Chicago stock exchange has increased by 13,6 cents to 1197,00 cents per bushel. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:28:12 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13495 Moody's Investors Service warned Thursday that it will likely downgrade the ratings on a number of rated banks globally, as several trends including deteriorating sovereign creditworthiness and high economic uncertainty have weakened the lenders' credit profiles. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:20:47 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13494 The International Monetary Fund will downgrade the global growth outlook for 2012 to 3.3 percent from 4 percent, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday, citing a leaked draft of the World Economic Outlook. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:19:39 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13492 Russia has exported 19 million tons of grain, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zhubkov told journalists. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:41:27 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13491 Upon the results of 2011, Ukraine became one of the world's three biggest grain exporter countries, Ukrainian Minister of Agricultural Policy and Food Nikolai Prisyazhnyuk said on Wednesday. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:40:23 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13490 Daily Trading of Ukrainian Agricultural Companies' Shares on International Stock Markets ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:39 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13489 On Thursday, January 19th UAIndex rose by +2.12%, ending the trading session with 3884,37 on the news of the first funds attracted by Astarta and Kernel from Citibank group. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:39:06 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13483 The World Bank should extend the operation of a project for issuing land state acts and the development of a cadastre system in Ukraine by the end of 2012, said project director Serhiy Kubakh. ]]> UAIndex Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:00:21 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13473 Russian banks saw their 2011 profits surge 70 percent on the previous year to a record 848 billion rubles ($27 billion), Central Bank Deputy Chairman Alexei Simanovsky said on Thursday. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:51:18 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13472 The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that it will raise 500 billion U.S. dollars in additional resources to beef up its firewall, amid mounting worries over the ongoing eurozone debt crisis. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:46:49 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13471 The world's biggest dairy company, New Zealand's Fonterra, Thursday announced record monthly exports in December, driven by demand from China and other developing regions. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:45:39 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13470 Indonesian foreign direct investment (FDI) is predicted to increase to 19 billion U.S. dollars this year from that of 18 billion U.S. dollars last year as the country has obtained the second investment grade status from Moody's Investor Service, director at central bank said here on Thursday. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:36:40 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13469 Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for the speedy conclusion of talks on a free trade pact with Gulf states, as he paid a visit to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:30:57 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13464 For the sixth year Bunge is sponsoring the International Conference «Black Sea Grain-2012. Market Maker", which is held by the Commodity market analyst “UkrAgroConsult” on April 18-19, 2012 in Kyiv at «InterContinental». ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:45:31 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13462 Indonesia's foreign direct investment hit a record US$20 billion last year, with Singapore, Japan and the United States among the Southeast Asian nation's top investors, the trade minister said Thursday. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:08:52 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13456 The Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry of Ukraine expects an increase in sunflower seed oil production to 3.35 million tons this marketing year (MY, September-August), materials of the Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry inform. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:52:53 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13455 On January 18, 2012 the cost of wheat on Chicago stock exchange has decreased by $4,56 to $217,59 per ton. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:48:20 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13454 On January 18, 2012 the cost of corn on Chicago stock exchange has decreased by $4,17 to $233,62 per ton. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:47:42 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13453 On January 18, 2012 the cost of soybeans on Chicago stock exchange has increased by 25,2 cents to 1183,4 cents per bushel. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:47:03 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13451 Although the sales of Ukraine's retail trade and restaurant businesses in 2011 grew up in comparable prices by 13.7% compared with 2010, in 2012 the growth rate of retail turnover will slow down, Olena Belan, a chief economist with Dragon Capital, commented. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:55:30 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13450 In their foreign trade China and Ukraine are expected to reach a new record, Zhang Hanhui, director-general of the China Foreign Ministry's Department of European-Central Asian Affairs said during online conference with Internet users, the Beijing-based UKRINFORM correspondent reported. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:42:45 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13448 The World Bank has improved its GDP growth forecast for Uzbekistan in 2012 but noticeably worsened the 2013 growth forecast, the bank said in its report "Global Economic Perspectives 2012" published on Tuesday. ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:30:49 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13444 Daily Trading of Ukrainian Agricultural Companies' Shares on International Stock Markets ]]> UAIndex Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:47:03 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13431 There are no prerequisites for the ruble’s devaluation this year, despite record capital outflows last year and political uncertainty ahead of the March presidential election in the country, Sberbank chief German Gref said on Wednesday. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:42:35 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13430 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Europe (EBRD) invested a record $2.9 billion in Russia last year, up 25 percent on the previous year, the bank said on Wednesday. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:41:32 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13429 The World Bank slashed its global economic growth forecasts Tuesday and warned that rich nations' debt problems may yet reap a crisis that would eclipse the tumult of 2008. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:40:20 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13428 Foreign direct investment in China rose 9.7 per cent last year to a record $116.0 billion, as Asian countries boosted spending despite the global economic turmoil, the government said Wednesday. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:39:24 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13423 The International Monetary Fund is proposing to raise its lending capacity by $500 billion to insulate the global economy against any worsening of Europe’s debt crisis, according to a person familiar with the talks. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:23:18 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13417 Global prices of farm commodities like wheat and rice may decline by 11 per cent in 2012 due to a slowdown in demand and improved supply prospects, in part because high prices have led to greater investment, according to the World Bank. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:45:57 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13416 World wheat stocks are to edge higher still to a record next season despite a marginally lower harvest, Canadian officials said, while saying their domestic harvest would buck the downward production trend. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:45:01 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13414 In 2011 Belarus-Kazakhstan trade, according to preliminary data, reached almost $1 billion, with Belarus having a surplus, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kazakhstan to Belarus Anatoly Smirnov told reporters. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:05:03 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13413 On January 17, 2012 the cost of wheat on Chicago stock exchange was - $222,15 per ton. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:04:31 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13412 On January17, 2012 the cost of corn on Chicago stock exchange was $237,80 per ton. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:04:02 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13411 On January 17, 2012 the cost of soybeans on Chicago stock exchange has increased by 25,2 cents to 1183,4 cents per bushel. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:03:24 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13407 The deficit of Ukraine's foreign trade with CIS countries in the first 11 months of 2011 amounted to USD 10.183 billion, the State Statistics Service has reported. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:27:16 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13406 Australia (AUFAXCRP), seeking to ease concerns about foreign investment in the nation’s agricultural assets, will conduct more surveys into overseas sales to improve transparency, Assistant Treasurer Mark Arbib said. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:26:20 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13405 The State Statistics Service of Ukraine reports that the volume of agricultural production in the country enjoyed an estimated growth of 17.5 percent of the period of 2011. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:25:27 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13404 Ukraine should strive for the signature of the free trade area agreement with the EU, despite the serious crisis in the European Union countries, this opinion was expressed by Executive Director of the Bleyzer Foundation Oleh Ustenko. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:24:22 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13403 Daily Trading of Ukrainian Agricultural Companies' Shares on International Stock Markets ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:23:16 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13402 On Tuesday, January 17th UAIndex fell by -0.63%, ending the trading session with 3814,74. With few news on agro holdings, aside Landkom constantly posting acquisition updates, we focus on new World Bank forecast for 2012 and discuss it briefly in the section below. ]]> UAIndex Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:22:27 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13386 According to PwC’s report entitled, “Capital Markets in 2025, The Future of equity capital markets , ” there has been an increase in emerging market activity, with 55 percent of global IPO listing volume year to date taking place on exchanges located in emerging markets – a significant increase from 2004 when offerings in emerging markets only accounted for less than 25 percent. ]]> UAIndex Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:13:09 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13385 A number of new offerings in the fourth quarter – spurred by Groupon – helped to jump-start the U.S. IPO markets in November after a significant drop in third quarter pricings due to high market volatility, according to PwC US. The market reignited in December with the return of larger offerings, including Michael Kors and Zynga, which combined with Groupon and Delphi raised $3.2 billion –half of fourth quarter total proceeds. The surge in activity and relative strength in the number and diversification of industries in the IPO pipeline are early signs of a healthier IPO market in 2012, according to IPO Watch , a quarterly and annual survey of IPOs listed on U.S. stock exchanges by PwC’s Transaction Services practice. ]]> UAIndex Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:11:21 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13384 The Greek default is inevitable and will be carried out in an “orderly” manner, Italy’s AGI news agency quoted a senior Fitch official as saying on Monday at a conference in Stockholm. ]]> UAIndex Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:09:00 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13383 Russia will harvest at least 90 million tons of grain in 2012, with government spending on crop raising expected to increase four percent to 46.5 billion rubles ($1.5 billion), Agriculture Minister Yelena Skrynnik said on Tuesday. ]]> UAIndex Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:07 +0200 http://www.uaindex.net/en/news/13382 China said Tuesday its economy expanded an annual 9.2 percent last year, slowing from 2010, as efforts to tame high inflation and global turbulence put the brakes on growth. ]]> UAIndex Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:04:01 +0200