Branham Group Inc. has announced it will be leading a mission of Canadian Tech Execs to Ukraine, the company reports on its website.
Ukraine has concluded 16 free trade agreements over the years of independence, covering 45 countries, according to a report posted on Facebook by Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade and Ukraine's Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska.
Canadian Minister of International Trade Francois-Philippe Champagne has said on Twitter that the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada supports the agreement on the establishment of a free trade zone with Ukraine.
The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine has confirmed there has been a technical error in the Ukrainian version of the free trade agreement with Canada, adding that it will not affect the FTA implementation.
The Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) came into force on August 1, 2017, according to Ukraine's Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko.
Information technology (IT) is one of the sectors that benefit greatly from Ukraine's highly educated population, making it one of the most promising sectors for closer economic ties with Canada, Ukrainian Trade Representative Natalia Mykolska wrote in an op-ed for The Globe and Mail.
Director General of the All-Ukrainian Association of Automobile Importers and Dealers Oleh Nazarenko says an import duty rate on used cars produced in Canada will be set at 0% regardless of a country from which vehicles have been imported to Ukraine.
Ukraine's Trade Envoy Nataliya Mykolska says Ukraine expects the launch of a free trade area (FTA) with Canada in August this year, as the Canada-Ukraine FTA (CUFTA) agreement has been ratified by both countries' parliaments.