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22 December 2021
National Joint-Stock Company Naftogaz of Ukraine has appealed to the European Commission over the abuse of a dominant position in the European gas market by Russia’s Gazprom.
The Government continues making efforts to attract investors to the implementation of public-private partnership projects.
The Government’s priorities in the area of economic diplomacy remain constant: assisting Ukrainian exporters and attracting foreign investment to Ukraine.
The Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on National Security, Defense, and Intelligence has approved for the Ministry of Defense a three-year procurement plan, for 2022-2024, which includes almost 500 items.
Ukraine will complete the 2021 harvest of cereals, legumes, and oilseeds with a record of more than 106 million tonnes.
21 December 2021
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented a new online platform NAZOVNI for diplomats to consult business and support Ukrainian exporters.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky points out the need to expand free trade agreements with the European Union, Canada, and Israel, and expects to sign FTA with Turkey early next year.
The State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection addressed the European Commission's Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety with a proposal to consider the possibility of launching Ukrainian potato exports to the European Union.
Trade between Ukraine and Poland in 2021 will exceed $10 billion for the first time ever, Ihor Baranetsky, head of the economic affairs department at the Ukrainian Embassy in Poland, has told Ukrinform.
The Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine has selected two infrastructure projects in Mykolaiv region that will be funded under a framework agreement with Denmark.
In January-November 2021, the foreign trade turnover of agricultural products and foodstuffs increased by 22% compared to the corresponding period of 2020, reaching $31.3 billion.
20 December 2021
The Ukrainian Finance Ministry and the World Bank have signed an agreement on a EUR 300 million loan to continue the implementation of projects in the field of economic recovery, the ministry's press service has said.
In 2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the State Food and Consumer Service opened or restored access to foreign markets for 81 groups of Ukrainian goods in 21 countries, as well as helped more than 200 Ukrainian companies start exporting goods or operating abroad.
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Danish Ministry of Defense signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to develop and strengthen Ukraine's maritime potential.
The complex security situation caused by Russia's military build-up around Ukraine and the migration crisis on the EU's border with Belarus is accompanied by a surge in energy prices, which the EU sees as Russia's attempt to use energy as a tool to exert political pressure on the European Union.
The strategic dimension of Ukraine–Turkey cooperation gains an increasing practical implementation at the level of business cooperation, which is moving from mutual supply of goods and services to the level of joint ventures involving Turkish business.
The World Bank approved a EUR 300 million loan to support reforms and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ukraine.
17 December 2021
The Ukrainian-French working group on agriculture at its fifth meeting on December 16, 2021, discussed the prospects for and priorities of bilateral cooperation in agriculture, including cooperation in the wine industry, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has said.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine may introduce a defined contribution pension system in early 2022 by adopting bill No. 2683 "On Compulsory Defined Contribution Pension System".
In early 2022, Ukraine and the European Union will hold a meeting as part of a dialogue on attracting resources for green transformation in Ukraine.
A ship carrying 82,500 tonnes of Australian coal for PJSC Centrenergo has arrived in Ukraine, the company's press service has said.
Ukraine and Egypt have great potential for expanding trade and economic cooperation.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal believes that Ukraine and Turkey will ink a free trade agreement next year.
On December 16, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed at second reading the law on the creation of preconditions for sustainable development and modernization of domestic industry, providing for the establishment of localization requirements when purchasing machine-building products.
Two Panamax ships have delivered a total of 131,000 tonnes of coal to Ukraine from the United States and Colombia.
16 December 2021
In 2022, PJSC "Export-Credit Agency" (ECA) plans together with banks to launch a UAH 20 billion program in support of Ukrainian exporters.
President Volodymyr Zelensky suggests that Belgium should join in supporting the European aspirations of Ukraine.
The development of hydrogen energy will allow Ukraine to gain full energy independence and achieve climate neutrality.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he hopes that Germany will support the extension of natural gas transit through Ukraine after 2024.
15 December 2021
Ukraine is very interested in Israel's experience of gas production and export, given the issue of energy security of our state.