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The European Parliament has voted for the European Commission’s proposal to provide EUR 1 billion in the EU macro-financial assistance to Ukraine in order to meet the urgent budgetary needs.
As of July 1, 2022, Ukraine’s foreign exchange reserves came to $22.8 billion, having reduced by 9% over the past month.
06 July 2022
Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Kyrylo Tymoshenko has presented Ukraine’s Fast Recovery Plan to the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe.
Negotiations on the opening of grain corridors are ongoing, and there are several most important steps that are not easy to reach an agreement on, including those on security guarantees for Ukraine.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, an agreement was reached on almost $1.9 billion in support for Ukraine.
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has discussed with the President of the Republic of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, the issue of global food security
The largest producer of secondary lead in Russia, Fregat, has been forced to suspend its work, while several other plants in the industry are preparing to halt operations or undergo repairs.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres believes the process of rebuilding Ukraine must start today, although it will take considerable time.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to appeal to G20 to put pressure on Russia to make its government support the UN initiative on unblocking the sea lanes for Ukraine and once again warn China against backing Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine.
05 July 2022
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal met with President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano.
According to the presented recovery plan, Ukraine is set to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 65% by 2032 (compared to 1990).
In Lugano, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal handed over Ukraine's application for accession to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann.
The Government of Ukraine suggests creating several Ukraine recovery offices: in Washington, Brussels, London and other cities, with the head office in Kyiv.
The coalition for Ukraine’s recovery will necessarily include partner countries, Ukrainian and international private businesses.
The assets of Russian and Belarusian individuals worth UAH 33 billion have been seized in Ukraine as part of criminal proceedings.
The Australian Government has endorsed a decision to remove tariffs on imports to Australia from Ukraine for a period of 12 months.
04 July 2022
In order to strengthen and expand the policy of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to support Ukraine, a coordination office was set up in Paris and will be moved to Kyiv in the future.
At a meeting in Lugano, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed measures to support the economy during the war with Alfred Kammer, Director of the IMF’s European Department.
Ukraine negotiates the creation of grain export opportunities with the UN and Turkey. Currently, 22 million tonnes of grain are blocked at Ukrainian ports.
The first batch of EU macro-financial assistance within the framework of the new program for Ukraine will be provided immediately after the ratification by the European Parliament and national parliaments, as expected, before the summer vacations.
Europe has a special responsibility for the future fate of Ukraine and an opportunity to make more intensive efforts for its development and recovery after the country was officially granted the status of a candidate country for membership in the European Union.
The United Kingdom will host the next Ukraine Recovery Conference, which is to be held in 2023.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has said that direct damage to Ukraine's infrastructure caused by Russian aggression has exceeded $100 billion.
Ukraine’s reconstruction plan consists of three stages, and thousands of rebuilding projects will need to be implemented after Ukraine wins the war.
The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference is opening in the Swiss city of Lugano on July 4, 2022.
The two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference is opening in the Swiss city of Lugano on July 4, 2022.
From the port of Mariupol, the invaders carry rolled metal and grain on small river-sea vessels to loading platforms in "neutral" waters off Kerch coast, and then transport cargo farther on through Syria.
Ukraine’s defense industry has incredible potential but its enterprises were half-loaded at the time when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, while for certain types of equipment produced, the numbers were even lower.
Greek private companies that provide Russia with tankers to transport oil are, in fact, pulling it out of the oil embargo.