Alla Dubrovyk-Rokhova

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine has presented, with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Ukraine’s first export brand which will help market Ukrainian products worldwide.“Export brands strongly influence the country’s...

The 28th Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdroj, better known to the Ukrainian reader as the “Polish Davos,” ended on September 6. The largest economic forum in Eastern Europe is first of all a great place to discuss important topics, especially on the sidelines. It is here that one can...

A total of 72 designers, 50 shows, 9 presentations, 3 special projects, all in seven days demonstrating the super power of the Ukrainian fashion – these are just some of the numbers describing the Ukrainian Fashion Week SS19.The headliners of the Ukrainian Fashion...

Almost 80 percent of Ukrainians would support the proclamation of Ukraine’s independence today, as compared to 62 percent in 2012. Only 13 percent would express the opposite opinion, and another 7 percent could not make up their minds. At the same time, 82 percent of...

Russia began an undeclared war against Ukraine in 2014, and economic warfare is part of it. It involves Gazprom’s lawsuits against Naftohaz before the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce. Commercial director of Naftohaz Yurii Vitrenko stated it at the “Stop Nord...

The Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), which will transport gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and then to Europe, was opened at a ceremony in the Turkish province of Eskisehir.“Today is an historic day. The TANAP project is an outcome of multilateral cooperation as well as of political...

Early this year, the Swedish government decided to repay 25 percent of the purchase cost of electric bicycles, tricycles, and ATVs to its citizens. The total amount of the subsidy is projected at 350 million Swedish kronor, or 40 million dollars a year.Any Swedish citizen who has...

The world is supposed to overcome hunger, poverty, violence, and waste in 12 years. New York City hosted a UN summit, September 25-27, 2015, convened as a high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly, where 193 countries, including Ukraine, adopted the post-2015 development...

Four years ago, on May 25, in wartime, Ukrainians elected Petro Poroshenko president in the very first round. According to the Rating sociological survey group, two months ago – in March 2018 – 12 percent of the respondents approved fully or partially of President...

Humanity produces more than 2 billion tons of garbage a year. This is an average of 200 kilograms per person. In countries with active consumption, this figure reaches 2 tons per year per person. That is, each member of the middle class produces a small garbage truckload every year....