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Two days of talks on the Black Sea Grain Initiative at the level of deputy defense ministers concluded in Istanbul. It was agreed to continue negotiations in the same format soon, as well as to return the ships and crews that were forced to stay in Ukraine.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to conduct the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Ukraine in the second half of May.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included 25 big companies in the list of international sponsors of war.
The agreement on the grain corridor in the Black Sea may be extended for at least two more months.
Currently, the Republic of Moldova is not planning to impose restrictions on grain and oilseed imports from Ukraine.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has authorized the first transfer of forfeited Russian assets for use in Ukraine.
10 May 2023
The U.S. Department of State stressed the relevance and urgent need to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative against the backdrop of Russian attempts to thwart the effort and weaponize food supplies.
A meeting of deputy defense ministers of Türkiye, Ukraine, Russia and UN officials to discuss the operation of the "grain corridor" has started in Istanbul.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has endorsed a decision to transfer more than UAH 47 million to the Ukrainian Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Ministry to implement a new government-funded energy efficiency program.
Starting today, all citizens whose housing has been slightly damaged as a result of Russia's armed aggression and has not yet been repaired will be able to use the eVidnovnennya service to receive state aid to restore their homes. First of all, it is about replacing windows or doors, repairing roofs, etc.
As of May 10, Russians continue to shell the energy infrastructure, leaving some consumers in six regions without power.
The operation of the "grain corridor" is actually 90% blocked due to the actions of the Russian side.
On week 40 of the Black Sea Grain Initiative’s operation, May 1 through 7, some 404,000 tonnes of agricultural products were exported through the seaports of Odesa region, which is 10% below the figures recorded last week.
Russian assets frozen abroad must be used to pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine.
09 May 2023
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed the issue of the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European Union with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
At a plenary session in Strasbourg, the European Parliament voted by a majority in the first reading to extend duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year, starting June 6, 2023.
The European Commission's immediate priority is the unimpeded transit of Ukrainian grain to the European Union with the lowest possible price.
The National Agency on Corruption Prevention has put China’s Great Wall Motor on the list of international sponsors of the war.
In Vinnytsia, the registry office damaged by rocket attack on July 14 last year is being restored.
The general fund of Ukraine’s state budget received EUR 189.32 million from the World Bank. Funds were provided on concessional terms from the International Development Association (IDA).
Mykolaiv is developing a new master plan to revive the city with the support of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. The project was presented at a bilateral conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine in Rome.
As many as 20,558 unemployed people from 17 regions in Ukraine have been engaged in community service as part of the “Army of Recovery” project.
08 May 2023
Most of the members of the Monetary Policy Committee believe that the National Bank can reduce the key rate to 21% from the current 25% by the end of this year.
Russia has refused to register and inspect ships sailing through the grain corridor to enter Ukrainian seaports.
In 2022, foreign partners provided Ukraine with UAH 495 billion as part of the World Bank project Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) in Ukraine.
In response to the restrictions imposed by Moldova on Ukrainian agricultural exports, the Government is preparing a resolution banning Moldovan imports.
07 May 2023
Oleksandr Kubrakov, the Deputy Prime Minister for the Reconstruction, Minister of Community Development, Territories, and Infrastructure, said a solution had been found to unblock the Yahodyn-Dorohusk checkpoint.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine disbursed an additional UAH 3.1 billion for the communities of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
During a working visit to Chișinău, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi expressed disagreement with Moldova's decision to limit the import of grain and oil crops from Ukraine.