Trade between Ukraine and Czech Republic grows by almost quarter

For 10 months of 2018, the trade turnover between Ukraine and the Czech Republic grew by 23.3%, amounting to USD 1.5 billion.

Ukrainian Ambassador to the Czech Republic Yevhen Perebyinis informed this on his Facebook page.

"For 10 months of 2018, our trade turnover increased by 23.3%, reaching USD 1.565 billion," the diplomat said.

The ambassador hopes that the total amount of trade for 12 months can reach USD 2 billion.

According to his report, in the same period of 2017, the bilateral trade with the Czech Republic amounted to USD 1.27 billion, which was almost 28% more compared to the same period in 2016.