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29 November 2021
Ukraine will receive EUR 200 million of loans from international financial organizations within the framework of the project Urban Public Transport of Ukraine II, Ukrinform reports, referring to the Finance Ministry’s press service.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has invested more than EUR 7 billion in Ukraine since 2007, including one billion last year.
In January-September 2021, 471,600 cars were imported to Ukraine, which is 40% more than in the same period last year and is a record high for this period, according to the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (Ukrautoprom).
Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, insists that the draft law on the 2022 State Budget of Ukraine (No. 6000) should be considered as early as this plenary week, which will last from November 30 to December 3.
The integration into the European network ENTSO-E will allow Ukraine to ensure energy independence from Russia.
The volume of aviation equipment sales in Ukraine in the period up to 2030 is estimated at over UAH 300 billion, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal wrote on Facebook.
26 November 2021
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky named the ongoing infrastructure reform in Ukraine the largest and the most successful one over last 50 years.
Ukraine and Russia did not hold any substantive meetings to discuss increasing gas transit or extending the existing gas transit contract, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with the leadership of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, during which he discussed the prospects for EBRD investments in the decarbonisation projects in Ukraine.
Once Nord Stream 2 is operational, Ukraine’s transit revenues could fall to $1.2 billion per year.
25 November 2021
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have discussed the creation of a quality stock market infrastructure in Ukraine, the strengthening of the banking sector and the implementation of energy efficiency projects, the Ukrainian government's press service has said.
The establishment of a national airline, the construction and reconstruction of airports and the revival of Ukrainian aircraft construction are major goals for the government in the coming years, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Passenger traffic at Boryspil International Airport is expected to reach 9.5 million passengers in 2021.
Ukraine's accession to the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure and the NCTS system will open more than 35 countries for Ukrainian business.
The Cabinet of Ministers has launched the work of the Bureau of Economic Security.
The Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry has signed a memorandum with Airbus on the intention to cooperate in establishing a national airline in Ukraine.
Some 1,135 loan agreements have been already signed for a total sum of UAH 987.06 million under the government program “Affordable Mortgage at 7%”, Ukrinform reports with reference to the Finance Ministry’s press service.
The Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine has proposed to reduce the VAT rate for domestic air transportation services from 20% to 7%.
Ukraine has transported more than three trillion cubic meters of gas to European countries over the past 30 years, which corresponds to almost annual consumption of natural gas by all the countries of the world.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced the establishment of a new state airline that will be called Ukrainian National Airlines (UNA).
Ukraine's Bureau for Economic Security will become operational by the end of December 2021.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded Ukraine's real GDP growth forecast by 0.3% in 2021 compared to its previous forecast released in October, according to a report published by the Fund following the review under the Stand-By Arrangement for Ukraine, Ukrinform reports.
Prosecutor General of Ukraine Iryna Venediktova and representatives of the World Bank have discussed the cooperation in the field of returning assets illegally withdrawn from Ukraine and the fight against corruption.
The Government of Ukraine has committed to implementing 12 major “structural benchmarks” to receive IMF funding within the current Stand-By Arrangement, which the Fund extended until June 2022.
24 November 2021
Ukraine has received the second tranche from the International Monetary Fund under the Stand-By Arrangement in the amount of SDR 500 million (equivalent to $699 million).
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a draft loan agreement (EUR 25.5 million) and a grant (EUR 1 million) between the Government of Ukraine and the German state-owned development bank KfW (Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau) for the implementation of energy efficiency measures.
International investors are ready to pour money into the sustainable business but the market for "green" financing in Ukraine is still being formed.
During the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Ukraine supported a number of international initiatives, which will help implement the second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC2).
Next year the Great Construction project will include a program on raising energy efficiency, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said.
Verkhovna Rada Human Rights Commissioner Liudmyla Denisova has called on the international community to condemn a decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin to provide "humanitarian support" to the population of certain districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions.