Author: The Odessa Journal

Ukraine becomes an active player in Black Sea Region

On 21 May 2019, the Republic of Bulgaria, Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Turkey and Ukraine agreed in Bucharest to share the best practices on maritime affairs with similar initiatives around other sea basins and adopted the Common Maritime Agenda…

Economic performance of Odessa in 2020

Coronavirus, drought and politics In 2020, the international lockdown due to coronavirus epidemic had a bad impact on the economy of Odessa region. Political instability, penalising monetary policy and the lack of a clear strategy to contrast the emergency, as…

TOP Investment News in Ukraine of 2020

The article maps out the investments in the Ukrainian tech market in 2020. Take a look at the largest deals and keep an eye on the companies to follow and potentially invest in. Restream raises $50M to help creators program and…

Prominent Odessans: Isaac Babel

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel, July 1, 1894 – January 17 1940 (according to the records of the Odessa Rabbinate, his real name was Isaac Manievich Bobel), was a Soviet Jewish writer and the most famous one of Odessa. His best known works are…