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The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine at its meeting discussed the issue of establishing a sectoral cybersecurity center of the fuel and energy complex of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports, referring to the NSDC’s press service.
Discount carrier Qatar Airways is opening direct flights on the route Doha - Odesa. The airline will fly from Odesa International Airport to Hamad International Airport in Qatar’s capital Doha three times a week starting December 9.
From September 1 to October 1, 2021, Ukraine’s coal reserves decreased by 9.8%, fuel oil - by 3.1%, according to the State Statistics Service.
Ukraine has exported 17.795 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops so far in the current marketing year (MY, started on July 1, 2021), which is 2.793 million tonnes more than in the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
25 October 2021
In January-September 2021, Ukroboronprom's enterprises increased the production of armaments and military equipment by 27.4% or UAH 5.78 billion compared to the same period last year, according to the press service of the state concern Ukroboronprom.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (CDTO) Dmytro Senik signed a memorandum of understanding between the Exporters and Investors Council under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Jordanian IT Association Int@j.
The disbursement of the second tranche of €600 million in macro-financial assistance is a clear sign of EU support for Ukraine's reform agenda.
The Embassy of Germany in Ukraine has submitted to the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy a proposal by the Ukrainian side to transport additional 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year via GTS Ukraine on special terms.
As of October 23, Ukraine produced 562.3 thousand tonnes of sugar and processed 4.20 million tonnes of sugar beet, according to the Ukrtsukor National Association of Sugar Producers of Ukraine.
The volume of Ukraine’s industrial production grew by 1.4% in January-September 2021 compared with the relevant period last year, according to the Ministry of Economy.
The European Union has provided Ukraine with the second tranche of € 600 million in macro-financial assistance.
Ukraine and Georgia have agreed to strengthen cooperation as part of the Euro-Asian Oil Transportation Corridor project, Ukrinform reports, referring to the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy.
Last week authorized banks issued 330 loans for a total sum of UAH 0.71 billion under the government’s program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%", Ukrinform reports with a reference to the Finance Ministry’s press service.
JSC Oschadbank and EBRD have signed a mandate letter on the terms of future cooperation and the provision of a subordinated loan.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) purchased $350.1 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week, Ukrinform reports, referring to data provided by the central bank.
The united territorial communities will receive a UAH 230M subvention for the development of administrative service centers (ASCs) following the government's decision to redistribute funds within the relevant project.
23 October 2021
Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ruslan Stefanchuk has signed two bills on the National Bank of Ukraine, which are fundamentally important for further cooperation between Ukraine and the IMF.
Amid the lack of anthracite coal, Slovianska TPP, owned by Donbasenergo, stopped power generation on October 23.
The National Security and Defense Council instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to examine a possibility of supplying Europe with additional 55 billion cubic meters of gas a year at least.
Russia has orchestrated a gas crisis in Europe by using energy supplies for blackmail, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
22 October 2021
The number of credit unions in Ukraine reached 289 as of the beginning of October 2021, according to Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Kyrylo Shevchenko.
Ukraine is among the seven world’s largest exporters of raspberries, with a share of about 3% of world exports, Ukrinform reports, referring to the ЕastFruit platform for fruit and vegetable business.
Ukraine’s farmers have harvested cereals and legumes off 12.2 million hectares, or 76% of the target area, while 6.3 million tonnes of grain has been threshed.
Ukraine will continue to cooperate with Moldova on natural gas supply, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has said.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has said that the European Union should give a European perspective to Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova, including by offering the possibility of their full integration into the EU's single market.
Minister of Energy German Galushchenko has said that the shortage of coal in the warehouses of Ukrainian thermal power plants and combined heat and power plants will be covered with imports.
As of October 1, 2021, ten banks provided loans for a total sum of UAH 6.1 billion under state guarantees on a portfolio basis, Ukrinform reports, referring to the Finance Ministry’s press service.
21 October 2021
During the meeting with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Silvana Jirotková, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine for European Integration Valeria Ionan presented the ecosystem of Diia projects.
The National Bank of Ukraine keeps the inflation forecast for 2021 at 9.6%.