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30 November 2024
According to the National Bank of Ukraine's (NBU) November survey on systemic risks, 97% of executives from the country’s largest banks and non-bank financial institutions rated the financial sector's resilience as moderate or higher.
Oleksii Kuleba, Vice Prime Minister for Reconstruction of Ukraine and Minister for Communities and Territories Development, met with Magda Kopczynska, Director General of the European Commission's Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE).
29 November 2024
During the two most recent massive attacks on Ukraine's energy system on November 17 and 28, Russia launched 211 missiles and 187 kamikaze drones.
As of now, the situation in the energy sector is controlled by Ukrenergo dispatchers, and the integrity of the energy system has not been compromised.
Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants reduced their electricity generation on Thursday morning as a precautionary measure following recent attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, which have further endangered nuclear safety.
Finland’s Summa Defense will set up a production facility in Finland that will manufacture drones in collaboration with Ukrainian partners.
The Ukrainian Startup Fund has joined the Europe Startup Nations Alliance (ESNA), a European initiative aimed at supporting and developing startup ecosystems.
28 November 2024
On November 28, the Norwegian Parliament supported the extension of the Nansen Support Program for Ukraine for another three years and allocated at least 35 billion Norwegian kroner (EUR 3.1 billion euros) in aid to Ukraine next year.
The European Union and Ukraine have signed a Memorandum of Understanding necessary for the disbursement of EUR 18.1 billion in macro-financial assistance.
In Ukraine's 2025 State Budget, over 2.2 trillion hryvnias, equivalent to 26.3% of GDP, has been earmarked for security and defense forces.
Of the $50 billion planned to be raised from frozen Russian assets, the first portion of $22 billion will arrive in Ukraine in 2025.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed the bill on Ukraine's state budget for 2025 into law.
The World Bank has approved USD 664 million for Ukraine under the INSPIRE social sector project.
Despite the current free flow of traffic at all border checkpoints between Ukraine and Poland, there is still the possibility of renewed border blockades by Polish farmers.
Naftogaz Group facilities were among the targets of a large-scale Russian attack on the morning of November 28. However, the attack will not affect the provision of services to customers.
As a result of a massive combined attack on the Ukrainian power grid, energy infrastructure facilities sustained damaged in a number of regions.
Ukraine's power grid operator Ukrenergo has ordered the introduction of emergency power outage schedules across the country.
In January-August 2024, the enterprises relocated to the Poltava region paid more than UAH 9 million in taxes to the consolidated budget.
Ukraine and Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding on the introduction of a fast-track mechanism for investment that will facilitate the entry of Danish businesses into the Ukrainian market.
Norway plans to raise fiscal support for Ukraine in 2025 to nearly $2.7 billion, according to the country’s prime minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.
27 November 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will sign the bill on Ukraine's state budget for 2025 into law on Thursday.
President Volodymyr Zelensky may sign the state budget 2025 and the law on tax increase in the upcoming days.
Ukraine has received $4.8 billion from the World Bank as part of the PEACE project.
Hirofumi Yoshimura, the governor of Osaka Prefecture in Japan, announced on Tuesday that Ukraine will take part in the World Expo 2025.
In January-October 2024, Ukraine allocated UAH 1.6 trillion from the state budget for the security and defense sector, including UAH 201.6 billion in October.
Estonian Minister of Climate Yoko Alender (Reform) said Estonia would provide EUR 1 million to Ukraine.
26 November 2024
The sanctions that the U.S. has imposed against Gazprombank and dozens of other Russian financial institutions will significantly limit the Kremlin's banking operations and their ability to continue the war effort. At the same time, there is still great potential for economic and financial pressure on Russia.
About 300 billion dollars of frozen Russian assets should be given to Ukraine so that it can use these funds to arm itself and win the war against Russia. This amount can then be credited as reparations to Russia if the latter refuses to pay them.
Minister for Strategic Industries of Ukraine Herman Smetanin discussed further cooperation in the defense industry with Christian Freuding, who leads the special staff for Ukraine at the German Ministry of Defense, and representatives of the German Embassy.