Head of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine Yuriy Terentyev has announced that the number of complaints about public procurements in Ukraine in 2017 increased by 85% against 2016, to 5,684 claims.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has announced the priorities of the state defense order for 2018, focusing on anti-tank weapons, armored infantry vehicles, means of combating unmanned aerial vehicles, as well as upgraded aircraft and helicopters.
State-owned operator of Ukraine's gas transportation system Ukrtransgaz will purchase over 1.2 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas worth almost UAH 8 billion, or US$302 million, from the National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine for industrial and technological needs, according to ProZorro e-procurement system.
The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) is launching a pilot project for the privatization of small-sized state-run enterprises via ProZorro electronic platform, according to the Ukrainian Economic Development and Trade Ministry's press service.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman says the ProZorro public e-procurement system has allowed Ukraine to save UAH 19.1 billion, or US$738.6 million, of budget funds since August 1, 2016, due to reducing prices as a result of competition.