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16 October 2022
Ukraine has maintained energy stability after the recent massive attacks by the Russian Federation, the aggressor state failed to intimidate Ukrainians and paralyze the country’s energy industry.
Ukraine and Türkiye have spoken in favor of extending the Grain Initiative agreement on the safe transportation of Ukrainian cereals from the country’s seaports beyond November 22 when the initial deal is set to expire.
On October 16, four ships loaded with 140,000 tonnes of grain left Odesa and Pivdennyi ports.
15 October 2022
SpaceX founder, inventor and investor Elon Musk will continue to fund Starlink services for the Ukrainian forces.
In Kyiv, the situation with power supplies has been stabilized so no further plans are in the works to cut off electricity in the capital.
Ukraine's Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko as part of his working visit to the United States met with his counterparts from the Netherlands and Japan to discuss the needs of the country's state budget for 2023.
Seven more ships with Ukrainian agricultural products departed from the ports of Odesa and Pivdennyi on October 15 under the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
The representatives of the National Bank of Ukraine and the European Union discussed the condition of the Ukrainian economy amid the full-scale war.
The member countries of the International Monetary Fund on Friday almost unanimously called on the Russian Federation to put an end to the war in Ukraine, but Russia blocked the publication of a joint communiqué during the meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee.
Saudi Arabia will provide USD400 million worth of humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.
14 October 2022
Ukrainian engineers have managed to restore back-up power to the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko has been elected as Governor for 2023 at the Board of Governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
In a phone call, Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko and German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck discussed support from Germany for Ukraine’s energy sector.
The Ukrainian energy system has already stabilized, but Ukrainians should reduce electricity consumption during peak hours.
Three more ships with Ukrainian agricultural products departed from the ports of Chornomorsk, Odesa, and Pivdennyi on Friday, October 14.
The Dutch authorities intend to allocate 70 million euros to help Ukraine ensure a normal heating season.
13 October 2022
On October 13, 2022, six more vessels loaded with Ukrainian-produced agricultural products left the Odesa region’s ports.
Ukraine has already received $1.3 billion of additional emergency financing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Zelensky's speech before the round table of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Cristalina Georgieva, says the Fund supports the initiative, put forward by President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, to create a permanent forum to ensure economic and financial support for his country.
12 October 2022
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has called on the international community to significantly intensify the pressure on the economy of the aggressor country and increase targeted support for the Ukrainian economy, which significantly contracted during the war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited the international community to create a format of economic support for Ukraine, which is suffering from Russian aggression, similar to the Ramstein format of defense support for the country.
Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Mariano Grossi, announced that the external power supply to the Zaporizhzhia NPP had been restored.
The Ukrainian Finance Ministry and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have discussed the possibility of launching a new loan program to ensure the priority expenditures of Ukraine’s state budget for 2023.
The Ukrainian government has been preparing for potential Russian attacks on critical infrastructure facilities and has developed an action plan.
The European Union’s ninth package of sanctions against Russia should disconnect the rest of banks from the SWIFT system, impose price restrictions or fully ban Russian gas exports, prevent vessels from entering Russian ports and introduce a visa ban for all Russians. Sanctions against Belarus should be also expanding.
Ukraine is planning to use an additional EUR 550 million, transferred by the European Investment Bank (EIB), on covering the repair costs of energy infrastructure objects damaged in Russian attacks and maintaining the stability of the country’s electrical power network.
On October 12, 2022, nine more vessels loaded with Ukrainian-produced agricultural products left the Odesa region’s ports as part of the ‘grain initiative’.
The United States intends to disburse $4.5 billion in direct budget support to Ukraine in coming weeks.
Poland’s pipeline operator PERN says its automatic detection system has recorded a leak in a section of the Druzhba oil pipe carrying Russian oil to Germany.