World Bank vice president to visit Ukraine on Sept 12-15
World Bank (WB) Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde will pay her first official visit to Ukraine on September 12-15.
World Bank (WB) Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Anna Bjerde will pay her first official visit to Ukraine on September 12-15.
Ukraine has exported 10.29 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops so far in the 2021/2022 marketing year (MY, started on July 1, 2021), which is 1.085 million tonnes more than in the same period of the previous MY, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
The United States will expand its assistance to Ukraine in countering Russian aggression, Ukraine's Ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova has said.
Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba has said that funds received from the Export–Import Bank of the United States will be used for joint projects with the localization of part of production in Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky says he does not feel the open influence of the United States on cooperation between Ukraine and China.
JSC Ukrtransnafta transported 1.4 million tonnes of oil in August 2021, which is 4.9% less than in the same period last year, according to a press release issued by Naftogaz Group, which is available to Ukrinform.
Poland is interested in gas production in Western Ukraine, which will allow becoming more independent of Russia in the energy sector.
In August 2021, consumer prices in Ukraine decreased by 0.2% compared to the previous month, according to the State Statistics Service.
The United States is concerned over the resignation of independent members of the Supervisory Board at Ukraine’s energy company Naftogaz of Ukraine, calling on the government to resolve the issue positively.
Poland's political and technical support for the synchronization of the Ukrainian power system with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) is extremely important.
09 September 2021
From the beginning of the fourth quarter, the National Bank will suspend long-term refinancing and interest rate swap transactions
Inflation in Ukraine will slow to single-digit levels at the end of this year and will gradually return to 5% next year, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has said.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to raise the discount rate to 8.5%.
In January-August 2021, tourist tax revenues in Zakarpattia region rose by 82.6% compared to the same period last year, to UAH 6.916 million.
The World Bank is ready to allocate $230 million to Ukraine by December 2021 as part of the COVAX initiative, the Ukrainian Finance Ministry's press service has reported.
Ukraine and Thailand have agreed to hold a constituent meeting of the Joint Trade Commission in the near future so that to increase trade and strengthen business ties.
The Head of the National Bank, Kyrylo Shevchenko, has welcomed the law on virtual assets, adopted by Parliament, while noting that the hryvnia remains the only legal tender in Ukraine.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Prime Minister the Republic of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin have discussed trade, infrastructure and investment cooperation between the two countries.
08 September 2021
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba has received a Kenyan delegation, which is currently visiting Ukraine.
Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) gradually continues to restore the original network of routes and offers passengers alternative flight options. At present, passengers can take advantage of special SPA fares on UIA and partner flights and travel to more remote parts of the world, despite the limitations associated with a global pandemic, the airline’s press service has reported.
In January-August 2021, Boryspil International Airport served 5,816,254 passengers, which is 66% more than in the same period of 2020, Ukrinform reports, referring to the airports’ Facebook page.
In August 2021, eight new companies entered the nonbank financial services market in Ukraine, while 13 companies left the market, Ukrinform reports, referring to the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).
The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, if put into operation, must be subject to European regulations. In this case, Gazprom will not be able to operate it at full capacity and will be forced to use Ukraine's gas transmission system for transit.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to modernize and develop the irrigation and drainage sector in Ukraine.
07 September 2021
The Strategy of Economic Development of Donetsk and Luhansk regions envisages the transformation of coal regions until 2030, according to Marta Bukhtiyarova, Director General of the Directorate of Strategic Planning and European Integration of the Ministry for Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine.
The cost of housing in the primary market in Ukraine may grow by 5-10% and in the secondary market by up to 7% by the end of 2021, President of the Ukrainian Realtors Association Yuriy Pita, has told Ukrinform.
State Enterprise Guaranteed Buyer sold electricity generated from renewable energy sources worth UAH 483 million, which was put up for sale at an auction on September 6.
Ukrainians registered 51.3 thousand used cars imported from abroad in August 2021, which is 56% more than in August 2020, according to the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association (Ukrautoprom).
The synchronization of Ukraine’s integrated energy system with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) will enable the European energy system to become more flexible and raise its sustainability, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.