Ukraine, UK sign joint action plan on transport network restoration
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov and UK’s Transport Secretary Grant Shapps signed a joint action plan to help rebuild Ukraine’s transport network.
Economy
Ministry of Culture and Information Policy launches new project to attract investments to Ukraine
The Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine and WPP, the world's leading marketing communications group, have launched the "Advantage Ukraine" project to attract investments to the Ukrainian economy, with the first results expected already in September.
Another convoy of ships carrying grain departs from Ukraine ports
This morning, August 25, three more ships left the ports of Odesa through the safe "grain corridors": two from the port of Odesa and one from the Pivdennyi port.
Ukraine receives $3B in grant aid from U.S.
Ukraine has received US$3 billion in grant assistance, which is the first tranche of grant funds worth a total of $4.5 billion, provided by the United States through the World Bank's Trust Fund as part of the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) in Ukraine project.
24 August 2022
Zelensky: We must expand grain export initiative in coming weeks
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has said it is necessary to expand the existing grain export initiative in the coming weeks.
EU working on EUR 8B macro-financial aid package for Ukraine - Borrell
The European Union is developing a package of EUR 8 billion macro-financial assistance for Ukraine.
Ukrenergo awaits decision to raise electricity exports to Europe
Ukrenergo National Power Company expects that the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E) will endorse a decision to increase Ukraine’s electricity export capacities from September 2, 2022.
23 August 2022
Power consumption in Ukraine down 30% since Feb 24 invasion
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine, electricity consumption has decreased by 30%.
Ukraine expects to get to $16Bfrom international partners before year-end - PM Shmyhal
The Ukrainian Government plans to receive up to $16 billion from its international partners in 2022.
Over 80% of Ukrainian enterprises resume work - PM Shmyhal
More than 80% of enterprises have returned to operations in Ukraine.
One more vessel loaded with agricultural products leaves Chornomorsk Port
One more vessel loaded with Ukrainian-produced agricultural products has left Chornomorsk Port via the ‘grain corridor’ today.
22 August 2022
Ukraine exports almost 10M tonnes of agricultural products since February 24
Ukraine has exported almost ten million tonnes of agricultural products since February 24, including almost two million tonnes since the beginning of August.
Food prices in Ukraine increased by 20-30% since full-scale invasion began – expert
Food prices in Ukraine have grown by 20-30% since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, according to Deputy Chairman of the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council Denys Marchuk.
Ukraine, Moldova launch new train route replacing bridge over Dniester estuary
On August 22, 2022, with the participation of Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov and Moldovan Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Andrei Spînu, the upgraded railroad section, Berezyne (Ukraine)-Basarabeasca (Moldova), was opened.
Two more vessels loaded with grain leave Odesa Region’s ports
On August 22, 2022, two more vessels loaded with Ukrainian agricultural products left Odesa Region’s ports.
Ukraine’s National Bank buys almost $200M on interbank market over past week
The National Bank bought US$197.8 million and sold USD 122.43 million on the interbank foreign exchange market throughout the week.
21 August 2022
Grain exports: Ukraine could reach more than 50% of pre-war level by end of August
Ukraine’s export of grain and oilseeds could reach 4 million tonnes by the end of August, which is more than 50% of the pre-war level.
Ukraine's direct economic losses caused by war reach about $113B - KSE
The direct losses to the Ukrainian economy caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine have already reached about $113.5 billion, according to the KSE Institute at the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE).
Four ships leave Odesa region ports along ‘grain corridors’
On Sunday, another caravan with foodstuffs left the ports of Odesa region: two ships departed from Chornomorsk port, one each from the ports of Odesa and Pivdennyi.
20 August 2022
Russia trying to circumvent Western sanctions, using Türkiye
U.S. Treasury is concerned about Russian individuals and entities attempting to use Türkiye to dodge sanctions, imposed by the U.S. and 30 other countries.
S&P Global increases Ukraine's credit rating
Global ratings agency S&P Global on Friday raised Ukraine’s foreign currency sovereign credit ratings, stressing that the country has completed a distressed debt restructuring process.
"Grain Corridor": 27 ships leave Ukrainian ports, nearly 40 applications pending
Twenty days into the launch of the "grain corridor" initiative, 27 ships carrying agricultural products have departed Ukrainian seaports.
Two more vessels loaded with grain leave Chornomorsk Port
Two more vessels loaded with Ukrainian-produced grain have left Chornomorsk Port this morning.
19 August 2022
Electricity from Zaporizhzhia NPP belongs to Ukraine - Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that Russia has no right to disconnect the Zaporizhzhia NPP from Ukraine's power grid, as the energy produced by the plant belongs to Ukraine.
Guterres arrives in Odesa to see operation of ‘grain corridor’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has arrived in Odesa to visit the seaport from where caravans of ships with foodstuffs leave through the "grain corridor".
Calls to briefly run Nord Stream 2 alike drug addiction - Kuleba
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has compared the idea of some German politicians to “briefly” launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipe with drug addiction, adding that “addiction to Russian gas kills.”
Russians seek to disconnect ZNPP from Ukraine’s power system
Russian aggressors are preparing to put the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant to a halt and disconnect it from the energy system of Ukraine.
Ukraine, UK to simplify mutual access to public procurement market
Ukraine and the United Kingdom have updated the Political, Free Trade and Strategic Partnership Agreement and approved the simplification of access to the public procurement market.
18 August 2022
10M tonnes of cereals and oilseeds transported out of Ukraine - von der Leyen
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said that the unblocking of export routes helped increase exports of agricultural products from Ukraine.