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5 The Conference will take place in October “Trade wars: art of protection”
Law firm Ilyashev & Partners and the Association Ukrkondprom is invited to the discussion of the most pressing issues in the field of international trade at the conference "Trade wars: art of protection ». Conference will take place 5 October 2021 year at the Hyatt Regency Kyiv (Alla Tarasova Street, 5, m. Kyiv) and online.
In focus conference:
- Special report "Priorities of Ukraine in the process of revising the Association Agreement with the EU"
- Session 1. HARDtalk. Foreign economic vectors of Ukraine
- Session 2. EXPERtTalk. Shopping (self-) insulation
International conference, which Ilyashev & Partners law firm with the support of Ukrkondprom organizes the fourth year in a row, brings together government and business representatives for discussion of the most pressing issues in the field of international trade, sanctions as tool of trade wars, and protection of the internal market.
Speakers:
- Olga STEFANISHINA, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs and Ukraine's Euro-Atlantic integration
- Taras DUCK, deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine - Trade Representative of Ukraine
- Sergey TELENYK, the Deputy Minister economy
- Angelica HEMP, Deputy Chairman of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine - State Commissioner
- Andriy LYTVYN, Deputy Director of the Office export promotion
- Svetlana MYKHAYLOVSKA, head's assistant European Business Association
- Nazar BOBYTSKY, director UBTA Brussels office
- Alexander Dombrovsky, head board of the Global 100RE Ukraine union, President of MHP Eco Energy
- Stanislav ZINCHENKO, director GMK Center
Moderator - Olena Omelchenko, partner of Ilyashev Law Firm and Partners ».
We offer leaders of enterprises in the industry to take part in the event and join the discussion. Registration by link: https://tradewar2021.ticketforevent.com/
Why Ukraine is losing the Belarusian market
Ukrainian goods may finally lose the market of neighboring Belarus.
Indicative, that this problem was not caused by political sanctions, and the desire to give preference to domestic automakers in the Ukrainian market. Ukraine has applied a special duty at the level 16,08% to the Belarusian import of rods and 35% to the import of motor vehicles.
In response, Belarus imposed restrictions on Ukrainian exports.
These restrictions have been in force for two months, and during this time the Cabinet of Ministers has not taken any decisions to resolve the dispute. And no new markets have been found, as promised by government officials.
Consequently, in the Belarusian market, Russian goods are easily replacing Ukrainian ones. And here the forecasts are bleak.
You can read the full text of the article at the link: https://www.eurointegration.com.ua/experts/2021/07/27/7125899/
Ukrkondprom denies Danylo Hetmantsev's statement on sugar agreements
Thus President of the Ukrkondprom Association Oleksandr Baldyniuk commented on the statement of the head Parliamentary Committee on Finance, tax and customs policy Danyla Hetmantseva about that, that profile ministries seem to have reached some agreement with sugar producers and the association confectioners on the price of this food product.
According to Alexander Baldynyuka, the statement of the head of the committee D. Hetmantsev does not correspond to reality.
The President of Ukrkondprom denied the existence of an agreement on a solution problems with sugar prices, as the line ministries did not take it into account the position of food producers in decision-making, and acted mainly in the interests of sugar industry.
An open letter to the President from Ukrainian food producers
Dear Mr. President!
On behalf of Ukrainian food producers products address you publicly, because we have already exhausted all possibilities to convince the Ukrainian Government of the need to respond to the threatening situation in the sugar market.
Today, sugar prices in Ukraine are almost doubled higher, than on the London Stock Exchange. As of 29 June 2021 year the cost of sugar white (without VAT) LIFFE FOB (London Stock Exchange) was 432,3 $/t, and the proposal in Ukraine (without VAT) – 781.2 $/t.
Ukrainian processors live in such a reality already 10 months. During this time, the price of white sugar in Ukraine is constant exceeded world prices by 30-40%.
And it's not about global trends of rising prices on agricultural raw materials. Otherwise, the price of sugar in Ukraine would have risen, but would be maintained at world prices.
CAUSES
The described price disparities can be explained by three reasons. This is either a cartel conspiracy, or sugar deficiency, or a combination of the two the first reasons. We do not rule out, that the third variant is observed at us.
The first reason. 5 April 2021 of the Antimonopoly year the committee of Ukraine started a case against several sugar companies based on indications anticompetitive concerted actions on the market of primary sale of white sugar. The AMCU sees, that these companies by similar actions restricted competition in the market and were able to raise prices above the competitive level. hope, that the AMCU will put an end to this question. However, antitrust investigations sometimes take longer year, and sugar is needed by the population, and industry today.
