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The United States government announced the introduction of a new package of sanctions against key Iranian officials and an organization involved in the production and transfer of combat UAVs to Russia, as well as Tehran's continued missile programs.
In 2022, Ukraine received the highest level of aid worth UAH 410 billion from the United States.
Ukraine exported more than 50 million tonnes of grain, oil crops and their processing products in 2022.
05 January 2023
The reason behind high energy prices is the artificial curb in oil production by the OPEC+ member states, not Russian aggression against Ukraine, as is commonly believed. Such actions are an international cartel plot, prohibiting which is the only available tool to reduce high energy prices and deprive the Russian Federation of oil and gas revenues for waging a war of aggression.
Six ships carrying 355,000 tonnes of Ukrainian agricultural products departed from Ukraine's Black Sea ports on Thursday, January 5.
The Ministry of Economy preliminarily estimates Ukraine's GDP decline in 2022 at the level of 30.4% (±2%).
04 January 2023
Over 20% of Ukraine's arable land is temporarily occupied by Russian forces.
The European Union will provide $15.5 million to finance the project to support Ukrainian rural households, smallholder farmers and small-scale agricultural enterprises, which is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
The World Bank will allocate $50 million to provide Ukrainian grain elevators with power generators or boilers in 2023.
In 2022, Ukrainians purchased 37,900 new cars, which is 63% less than in 2021.
03 January 2023
Taxes paid by citizens and businesses this year will be directed to the defense and security of Ukraine.
In 2023, Ukraine intends to design a legislative framework for the reform of the State Reserve, which implies forming a minimum reserve of oil and petroleum products for the domestic market.
In the USA, the PolyITAN-HP-30 nanosatellite, created for the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence by specialists of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, was launched into orbit.
Ukraine’s government plans to start rebuilding in the near future the country’s destroyed housing stock at the expense of funds seized from Russian banks.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is considering the possibility of building a decentralized energy system, in particular through constructing mini-power plants and smaller generation facilities, which will become less vulnerable to Russian strikes.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation together with Canada’s eQualitie handed over 172 SBL batteries to internet providers in all regions of Ukraine.
Nine ships carrying 432,000 tonnes of Ukrainian agricultural products have left Ukraine's Black Sea ports over the past weekend.
The State Regulatory Service has drafted a bill proposing to increase by at least 100 times fines for officials guilty of excessive administrative pressure on businesses.
The State Regulatory Service plans to do everything possible so that this year Ukraine becomes an associate member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
02 January 2023
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have discussed financial support for Ukraine during a phone call, including the possibility of Ukraine receiving the first tranche of macro-financial assistance in January.
Ukraine and Brazil are interested in expanding bilateral trade through the removal of trade barriers, promoting business development, and implementing projects within the Investment Menu.
About 600 ships have already left Ukrainian ports and 16 million tonnes of agricultural products have been exported within the framework of grain initiative.
Portugal has promised to help Ukraine in the reconstruction of educational facilities and to strengthen economic and political cooperation between the states.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $1.102 billion and bought $9.6 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week.
As of the morning of January 2, the situation in Ukraine's power system remains fully under control.
The European Union is using all mechanisms and partnerships available to help Ukraine survive the winter cold.
One of the main sanctions the EU adopted was to stop 90% of Russian oil supplies to Europe by the end of 2022 and thus deprive Moscow of corresponding revenues.
A blackout in Ukraine is possible only in theory, because power engineers have already developed a number of solutions to ensure the stable operation of the country's power system in the face of constant attacks.
01 January 2023
Ukraine’s economy has adapted to war-time conditions and is ready for new challenges.