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Mar 15, 2010 -
This quarter BMI has introduced a new data series for infrastructure and its subsectors (transport and energy and utilities). This is an effort to address a significant deficiency in the availability of globally comparable, infrastructure-
specific indicators and forecasts across a wide range of countries. BMI's new infrastructure data series enables users to quantify trends and growth patterns in the infrastructure sectors of the 35 main emerging and developed markets out of the 62 countries in BMI's infrastructure service. BMI's new data series shows that the infrastructure industry in Ukraine suffered a deep contraction in 2008 (-11.15%), following very impressive real growth (24.38%) in 2007. In 2009, the slump looks set to continue with the sector reaching a value of UAH13.23bn (US$1.58bn) in 2009, down 23.23% in real terms, although growth should return in 2010. Activity in the sector should be very strong in 2011 as the country completes its preparations for the UEFA 2012 European Football Championships, before dropping off towards 2014, when the total sector value will reach US$4.5bn (US$32.2bn). This represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7% for 2009-2014. However, BMI cautions that if UEFA strips one of Ukraine's cities of its right to host the 2012 football championship (a decision is expected before the end of 2009) this would necessitate a downward revision to our forecast. In September 2009, it was reported that the Ukrainian port of Odessa plans to invest UAH8.5bn (US$1bn) in 11 projects by 2015. According to reports from Port News, sourced from finance.ua, the investment was announced by the port's head, Nikola Pavlyuk, during a meeting with Ukraine's prime minister, Yulia Tymoshenko. The port is set to provide UAH3.5bn (US$417mn) of the investment for the projects, while UAH5bn (US$595mn) is expected to come from foreign investment. The projects are expected to increase the port's total cargo capacity to 62mn tonnes by 2015. Of the 11 projects at the port, the main investment will go towards building a deepwater container terminal. The terminal will greatly enhance the port of Odessa's maritime role, as the facility will be able to cater for vessels with a draft of 15m. The Odessa Commercial Sea Port will provide half of the US$500mn investment required while the terminal's operator, German-Ukraine company HPC-Ukraina (GPK Ukraine), will provide the other US$250mn. Meanwhile, In October 2009, as reported by the Kyiv Post, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is planning to establish a EUR50mn facility to provide lending for renewable energy projects in Ukraine. This follows a call from President Viktor Yuschenko for the country to increase the share of renewable energy in the country's power mix. The credit programme will help to provide financing for companies looking to get green energy projects off the ground. The government is also considering a construction programme in the hydroelectric sector and new tariffs to support green energy.
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