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12 May 2023
The Government of Slovakia today approved a proposal of the Agriculture Ministry to cancel the unilateral ban on imports of agricultural goods from Ukraine, only EU legislation will apply to imports of these products into the country.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signs a decree imposing sanctions on 13 individuals and 28 legal entities that helped Russia maintain control over Zaporizhstal (Ukraine's steel maker).
The Ukrainian government, jointly with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is preparing a EUR 200 million railway recovery project.
In the current marketing year (MY) (from July 1, 2022, to May 12, 2023), Ukraine exported 43.336 million tonnes of grains and pulses.
The Group of Seven nations is discussing ways to transfer to Ukraine Russian assets frozen in foreign jurisdictions.
StateWatch expert organization jointly with the YouControl analytical system presented a register of Russian oligarchs who own assets based in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Special Representative for the Middle East and Africa Maksym Subkh, at a meeting with diplomats from the Arab states of the Gulf, emphasized the importance of ensuring uninterrupted operation of the Black Sea Grain Corridor.
In Ukraine, as of the first half of May, farmers have already sown 3.587 million hectares of grains and pulses.
As of May 12, 2023, a mine in Donetsk region was de-energized due to shelling by Russian invaders. Some consumers in six regions are also without power.
In April 2023, annualized consumer inflation slowed to 17.9% from 21.3% in March, thanks to a substantial supply of food, sufficient fuel reserves, and improved inflation and exchange rate expectations.
Director of the IMF's Communications Department, Julia Kozak, confirmed the Fund's expectations regarding the adoption of important legislative changes in Ukraine in the coming months aimed at reforms and tackling corruption.
Two more new VinLine trolleybuses with the option of autonomous operation, assembled by specialists of the Vinnytsia Transport Company, have been launched in Vinnytsia.
In the second half of 2022, the situation in the labor market improved, which allowed for adjusting the unemployment rate from 25.8% to 21.1%.
11 May 2023
Russia and Belarus timber suppliers are being pushed out of world markets. Ukraine has a chance to take their place, which will create an industry with a turnover of up to $10 billion and tens of thousands of jobs.
The International Monetary Fund considers it very important in the global context to continue the Black Sea Frain Initiative, which the Russian Federation is trying to disrupt, weaponizing food supplies.
Two days of talks on the Black Sea Grain Initiative at the level of deputy defense ministers concluded in Istanbul. It was agreed to continue negotiations in the same format soon, as well as to return the ships and crews that were forced to stay in Ukraine.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to conduct the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program for Ukraine in the second half of May.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) has included 25 big companies in the list of international sponsors of war.
The agreement on the grain corridor in the Black Sea may be extended for at least two more months.
Currently, the Republic of Moldova is not planning to impose restrictions on grain and oilseed imports from Ukraine.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has authorized the first transfer of forfeited Russian assets for use in Ukraine.
10 May 2023
The U.S. Department of State stressed the relevance and urgent need to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative against the backdrop of Russian attempts to thwart the effort and weaponize food supplies.
A meeting of deputy defense ministers of Türkiye, Ukraine, Russia and UN officials to discuss the operation of the "grain corridor" has started in Istanbul.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has endorsed a decision to transfer more than UAH 47 million to the Ukrainian Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Ministry to implement a new government-funded energy efficiency program.
Starting today, all citizens whose housing has been slightly damaged as a result of Russia's armed aggression and has not yet been repaired will be able to use the eVidnovnennya service to receive state aid to restore their homes. First of all, it is about replacing windows or doors, repairing roofs, etc.
As of May 10, Russians continue to shell the energy infrastructure, leaving some consumers in six regions without power.
The operation of the "grain corridor" is actually 90% blocked due to the actions of the Russian side.
On week 40 of the Black Sea Grain Initiative’s operation, May 1 through 7, some 404,000 tonnes of agricultural products were exported through the seaports of Odesa region, which is 10% below the figures recorded last week.
Russian assets frozen abroad must be used to pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine.
09 May 2023
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal discussed the issue of the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to the European Union with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.