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National compromise: Minister explains how land market is set to work

The land reform formula united five parliamentary factions.

23:45, 25.05.2021

Rada passes bill on new rules for farmland auctions

Current auctions involving farmland lots are outdated as they imply physical attendance of bidders and bid plaques.

16:30, 18.05.2021

Farmland market launch: MP reveals when Constitutional Court to rule on reform

The groundbreaking law on farmland turnover is set to launch the market from July 1, 2021.

21:45, 13.05.2021

Land market launch to raise its value fivefold – forecast

The rise in land prices will have a positive effect on the country's capitalization, PM says.

18:45, 11.05.2021

Ukraine's land reform nearing completion – agrarian ministry

The ministry projects a 1% GDP growth annually due to the reform.

14:50, 25.02.2021

World Bank, EU ready to provide technical support for Ukraine to launch farmland reform

A roadmap for further joint work within the Land Reform Steering Committee is expected to be finalized in early February.

11:30, 20.01.2021

No quorum: Constitutional Court suspends farmland case hearing

Three judges have skipped the evening session.

22:30, 05.11.2020

Zelensky: Farmland remains cheap over lack of transparent market

The law on the farmland market passed this year will change the situation for the better, the president believes.

16:55, 15.10.2020

World Bank calls on Ukraine to speed up adoption of laws for farmland market

It is essential to pass the appropriate laws by the end of September.

15:15, 11.09.2020

World Bank comments on adoption of Ukrainian land turnover law

Recommendations include passing additional legislation.

13:40, 03.04.2020

Five bills registered in Ukraine's parliament to block signing of draft law on farmland

Two recent documents were registered by members of the Batkivshchyna Party's parliamentary faction.

20:58, 31.03.2020

Farmland market launched in Ukraine: main facts

In the first two years after the launch of land reform, land purchases shall be limited to 100 ha per buyer.

11:20, 31.03.2020

Rada postpones vote on land reform, awaiting guarantees from IMF – media

Starting today, March 17, the Verkhovna Rada will continue considering amendments to land reform.

16:20, 17.03.2020

Issue of farmland sales to foreigners must be resolved at referendum – PM

The Cabinet chief emphasizes that the law opening the land market in Ukraine will give Ukrainians the right to actually use their land.

10:20, 06.03.2020

Mylovanov: Launch of farmland market not condition for Ukraine to receive new IMF program

The new program of cooperation with the IMF will be a positive signal for investors to inject money into Ukraine.

15:32, 24.02.2020

Ukrainian MPs clash in Rada over land market bill (Video)

The lawmakers were blocking the rostrum.

13:20, 06.02.2020

Zelensky signs law to tackle raiders in agri-sector

The Rada passed the relevant bill at second reading and as a whole on December 5.

20:30, 14.01.2020

Ukrainian lessee farmers to be able to buy land on preferential terms – economy minister

This will be a tool for indirect state support for farmers, the official says.

13:52, 14.01.2020

Ukraine's land market: Zelensky proposes limiting to 10,000 ha of farmland per person

It was originally planned to allow one person to own up to 200,000 ha of farmland.

13:02, 19.12.2019

Some 57.9% of Ukrainians show no support for free farmland market launch – poll

At the same time, 70.7% of Ukrainians are okay with legalization of amber mining.

17:50, 25.11.2019

Ruling party in Ukraine says land market law set to be passed in December

The deputy faction chief says this depends on when the relevant committee will finish considering all amendments.

18:00, 22.11.2019

Ukraine's farmland reform to attract domestic investment in agribusiness – economy ministry

The priority areas are those where state support has already given a start to development, but has not yet allowed to make a "quantum leap."

16:57, 20.11.2019

Razumkov: Ukraine's farmland market may be open to foreigners only after referendum (Video)

First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk and experts are developing a package of bills on democracy, which will focus, among other things, on local and national referenda.

13:20, 15.11.2019

World Bank welcomes "successful first reading" of bill on farmland sale in Ukraine

The Bank says it looks forward to the positive adoption of the law.

09:55, 15.11.2019

Ukraine's parliament passes farmland land in first reading

Relevant bill No. 2178-10 was backed by 240 MPs with the required minimum of 226 votes.

16:00, 13.11.2019

Economy ministry comments on possible price of land plots following market launch

President Zelensky earlier said foreigners and foreign entities would be allowed to buy land only if the idea found support at an all-Ukrainian referendum.

11:40, 13.11.2019

Land reform: PM Honcharuk allows for compromise on land purchase by foreigners

Foreign nationals could be able to acquire land plots via local law firms.

19:10, 22.10.2019

Zelensky rules out adoption of bill on Ukraine's land market in current version

The president noted two significant shortcomings of the draft law.

12:20, 11.10.2019

Ukraine: 30 years of lessons on how to help yourself

Kyiv should learn from rapid pace of reform blazed by Poland and the Baltics.

14:10, 03.10.2019

Cabinet approves first bill to open land market in Ukraine, to submit it to parliament – Honcharuk

A number of laws will also be submitted to parliament by lawmakers.

16:40, 25.09.2019

Economy minister explains where funds from farmland sale set to go

The government's plan to receive over $1 billion from farmland sales in 2020 is realistic, he believes.

09:00, 24.09.2019

Expert names two scenarios for land market launch in Ukraine

Golovin predicts "there will be certain competition between the president and the so-called landowners-lesssees."

12:00, 23.09.2019

PM Honcharuk names condition for foreigners to buy Ukrainian farmland

The model of land market proposed by the Cabinet involves participation of foreigners only as beneficiaries of companies registered in Ukraine.

20:30, 19.09.2019

Rzeczpospolita: Investment to flow from Poland after Ukraine launches land market

According to the Polish ex-minister of economy, Ukrainian corruption is no longer as terrible as it used to be.

21:10, 06.09.2019

Farmland sale moratorium must be lifted before Dec 1. Zelensky says

The president instructed the Cabinet to draft a relevant bill before Oct 1.

13:35, 02.09.2019

World Bank, Ukraine's Finance Ministry sign $230 mln deal to attract private investment in agriculture

The funds will be used to improve the performance of the country's agri-sector.

21:50, 27.08.2019

Land market may be introduced in Ukraine within 12 months – Razumkov

According to the party leader, at the moment the team is working on a legislative basis for opening the land market.

20:15, 13.06.2019

Economy Ministry advises president to veto extension of farmland sale ban

The ECHR has recognized that a ban on the sale or any other way of alienating agricultural land in Ukraine violates the provisions of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

11:20, 24.01.2019

IMF to lift land market launch requirement from Ukraine memo - media

The notion of the need to launch a land market in Ukraine will not be a prerequisite for the allocation of another loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), AgroPortal reported citing its source close to the recent negotiations held in the U.S.

19:50, 03.07.2017

Ukraine’s fiscal, monetary policies remain on track to meet 2017 targets – IMF mission

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Ron van Rooden, completed its visit to Kyiv, aimed to initiate discussions on the fourth review of the authorities’ economic reform program supported under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.

11:40, 26.05.2017