Vodafone, Kramatorsk City Council sign memorandum of cooperation
Kramatorsk City Council and mobile operator Vodafone signed a memorandum of cooperation on May 13, 2020, according to the website of the company.
Economy
Government appoints Banchuk as acting board chairman of Agrarian Fund
The Cabinet of Ministers has appointed Bohdan Banchuk as acting chairman of the Board of PJSC Agrarian Fund.
Government approves regional development projects worth almost UAH 5 bln
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the implementation of 461 regional development projects worth UAH 4.87 billion from the State Regional Development Fund in 2020.
Economy Ministry estimates Ukraine’s grain harvest at 65-68 mln tonnes in 2020
The Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture forecasts that this year’s grain harvest will reach 65-68 million tonnes, which will keep exporting status of Ukraine.
13 May 2020
Banking law gives green light to financial support for Ukraine - Zelensky
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked the Verkhovna Rada for passing the law on banking activity and said the decision had given the green light for Ukraine to receive billions of U.S. dollars in financial support.
Prime Minister: 490 thousand unemployed persons registered in Ukraine
In Ukraine, 490 thousand citizens are officially registered as unemployed.
Ukrainian Finance Ministry hopes to get IMF loan by end of May
Ukraine expects to receive a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the amount of $1.75 billion by the end of May, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko has said.
EIB allocates Kharkiv EUR 10 mln for trolleybuses
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 10 million loan to the city of Kharkiv for the purchase of new trolleybuses under the Ukraine Urban Public Transport Project, the Ukrainian Infrastructure Ministry has reported.
Ukraine hopes to intensify economic relations with United Kingdom
Ukraine is interested in maintaining trade and economic relations with the United Kingdom and, given its withdrawal from the EU, hopes to sign an agreement on political cooperation, free trade, and partnership in the near future.
Kyiv city budget lost UAH 1.5 bln due to pandemic – Klitschko
The Kyiv city budget has already lost about UAH 1.5 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has stated.
Shmyhal expects 10 billion dollars in aid from international partners
International financial organizations and other partners can provide more than USD 10 billion dollars to Ukraine. It depends on the results of Ukraine's negotiations with the IMF.
Ukrainian parliament passes banking bill
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine's parliament, has passed at second reading and as a whole a bill introducing amendments to certain legislative acts of Ukraine to improve certain mechanisms for regulating banking activity.
Government doesn’t plan to restrict wheat exports
Ukraine has a six-month reserve of wheat for domestic consumption, and if the planned amount of grain is not exported, the excess wheat will be useless.
Economy Ministry to represent job creation program – Shmyhal
The Economy Ministry has developed a program for creating 500 thousand new jobs in the country, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has stated.