South Korea to donate $2.3 billion to Ukraine
South Korea will provide Ukraine with a medium and long-term aid package in the amount of $2.3 billion starting this year.
South Korea will provide Ukraine with a medium and long-term aid package in the amount of $2.3 billion starting this year.
One of the benefits of domestically produced mine clearance vehicles is their lower cost compared to foreign-made machinery.
As of April 1, 2024, Ukraine’s international reserves came to $43.763 billion, having increased by 18% in March 2024.
In January-March 2024, more than 57.6 thousand individual entrepreneurs were registered via the Diia portal, which is 41.6% higher compared to the same period last year.
05 April 2024
The freight traffic has been partially resumed at the Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska checkpoint on the Polish border.
Ukraine took part in high-level events as part of the Connecting Europe Days week dedicated to the development of transport and logistics routes in Europe.
Ukraine has proposed introducing a ban on air transit to Russia and Belarus in order to limit the economic potential of the aggressor.
Japan will expand its ban on exports to Russia to include 164 additional industrial items such as lithium-ion batteries, gas pipes, and car engine oil.
Ukrenergo National Power Company will continue to develop passive protection systems for its substations, as they saved at least half of the company’s equipment during Russia’s latest massive attacks.
The number and volume of non-performing loans in Ukraine’s banking system are steadily reducing, although they directly depend on the course of hostilities, military assistance from Western partners and economic development.
The Republic of Lithuania will provide assistance to Ukraine’s energy sector, namely by sending large-sized equipment for thermal power plants.
04 April 2024
The confiscation of frozen Russian assets should have sufficient legal underpinnings and not undermine the stability of the international monetary system.
The International Monetary Fund is following massive missile and air strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure closely and does not rule out that this may affect macroeconomic projections for Ukraine in the near future.
On April 3, 2024, Russian troops deliberately targeted a solar power plant situated behind the lines in Ukraine.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko at a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink discussed the needs of the Ukrainian energy infrastructure that was damaged as a result of the latest Russian attacks.
In January-March 2024, the government borrowings to Ukraine’s state budget general fund came to UAH 473.6 billion.
Electricity imports from EU countries are one of the factors ensuring that there is no power deficit in Ukraine’s energy system after March 22, 2024.
In 2023, retail trade turnover in Ukraine amounted to UAH 1.8 trillion, which is 15.4% more than a year earlier.
03 April 2024
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and his Estonian counterpart Kaja Kallas have discussed the mechanism of compensation for damages caused by Russia to Ukraine.
After the large-scale attacks carried out by Russia on March 22 and 29, DTEK Group lost 80% of its generating capacities.
Last month Ukraine exported 11.8 million tonnes of goods, totaling $3.2 billion.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine had approved the agreement on the opening of the international checkpoint Bila Tserkva (Ukraine) - Sighetu Marmatiei (Romania).
Despite the war risks, shelling, power outages and personnel shortages, the production output of coal at Ukrainian state-owned mines has been exceeding the pre-war levels for several months.
During the 2023/2024 heating season, Ukraine used 6.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas from underground gas storage (UGS) facilities, according to Naftogaz Group.
02 April 2024
Power equipment at one of the substations run by NEC Ukrenergo sustained damage in a kamikaze drone attack overnight Tuesday, which led to electricity consumption caps being introduced in Kharkiv region and Kryvyi Rih district.
In 2023, NPC Ukrenergo paid more than UAH 2.2 billion in taxes and fees to the state budget.
In the marketing year 2023/2024 (between July 1, 2023 and April 1, 2024), Ukraine exported 34.86 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops, including 13.84 million tonnes of wheat.
The most visited McDonald’s restaurant in Ukraine is remaining the one situated on Vokzalna Square in Kyiv.
In March 2024, Ukraine’s state budget general fund received UAH 158.1 billion.