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21 February 2023
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva praised the stability of the Ukrainian economy amid Russia’s full-scale invasion and assured Ukraine of the Fund's firm support in the future.
This year, Ukraine needs another $17 billion for the rapid reconstruction of energy, critical, and housing infrastructure, as well as economic recovery.
Ukraine expects to receive the first tranche of almost $10 billion in direct budget aid from the United States as soon as possible as an important element of the country’s financial stability.
The European Union extended for a year the restrictions imposed on Russia in response to the illegal recognition, occupation, or annexation by the Russian Federation of certain non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine.
Since the outset of the full-scale war, external support for Ukraine has followed the same pattern: the U.S. leads, Europe follows, while the West allocates much less to help Ukraine than to overcome its own economic issues.
20 February 2023
Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva commended the activities of the Ukrainian state and all institutions that continue to work despite the full-scale Russian invasion.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has met in Kyiv with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and the IMF team and said Ukraine hopes for the launch of a new program worth more than $15 billion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has met with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Kyiv and thanked her for supporting Ukraine since the first days of Russia's full-scale invasion.
Ten ships carrying 361,200 tonnes of agricultural products departed from the ports of the Odesa region on February 18-19, 2023.
The European Union is launching the Digital Transformation for Ukraine (DT4UA) project and allocating EUR 17.4 million in assistance.
Türkiye has not imposed sanctions on Russia but neither does it allow its territory to be used by Russia to circumvent sanctions and nor does it export to Russia products that can be used in the defense industry.
Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida has stated that Japan will provide $5.5 billion in additional financial aid for the reconstruction of infrastructure in Ukraine.
19 February 2023
The operator of Ukraine’s energy system, Ukrenergo, says no capacity shortage is being observed or forecast in the short term. All power plants operate in normal mode, in line with the dispatchers’ instructions and schedules.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $660.6 and purchased $4.9 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week.
The implementation of the Grain from Ukraine program is gaining momentum. At the moment, a bulk carrier is being loaded with 25,000 tonnes of wheat at Chornomorsk Port and will soon sail to the Republic of Kenya.
18 February 2023
Within the framework of the Grain from Ukraine program, 110,000 tonnes of grain have been delivered to Ethiopia and Somalia.
The Grain From Ukraine program is gaining pace. Now a ship bound for Kenya is being loaded in the port of Chornomorsk.
Emergency power outages have been introduced in the city of Kyiv and such regions as Kyiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk due to the threat of Russian missile attack.
Each ship with grain that Ukraine sends within the Grain From Ukraine program provides food to an average of 90,000 people.
17 February 2023
The IMF mission and Ukraine’s officials have reached staff-level agreements regarding the review of the Program Monitoring with the involvement of the Executive Board (PMB).
The Netherlands will continue to support our energy sector. In particular, 40 trucks with energy equipment are already on their way to Ukraine.
Ukraine received the second part of $203 million in additional financing from the United Kingdom through the World Bank project.
Ukraine exported 30.014 million tonnes of grain and leguminous crops in the current marketing year (from July 2022 to February 17, 2023), according to the State Customs Service of Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will increase pension payments by 20% in March 2023.
As of the morning of February 17, there has been no deficit in Ukraine's power system for a week so import volumes are accordingly insignificant.
16 February 2023
Ukraine nationalized the factories owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska worth over UAH 10 billion.
The situation of Ukraine's energy system is not absolutely stable, but there is no threat of a shortage due to scheduled repair works.
President Andrzej Duda of Poland wants his country to take part in the reconstruction of Ukraine in the post-war period.
15 February 2023
Ukraine calls on the international community to demand that the Russian Federation immediately stop undermining the Black Sea Grain Initiative and using food as a weapon.
14 February 2023
In the city of Kyiv, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, there will be no power outages on Wednesday, February 15.