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10 June 2024
The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Transport of Slovakia have agreed to simplify the procedure for opening international bus routes between the countries.
Farmers across Ukraine’s Volyn region completed this year’s sowing campaign for spring grain and technical crops across 595,000 hectares.
The interstate power transmission line, which had been recently shut off for scheduled repairs, resumed operation.
The National Bank of Ukraine sold $694.7 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week.
Since the beginning of 2024, Ukraine has exported 421.8 thousand tonnes of sugar, including 301 thousand tonnes to the EU countries.
U.S. officials expect the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies to send a tough new warning next week to smaller Chinese banks to stop assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions.
Cargo turnover at Ukrainian seaports reached 45.8 million tonnes in the five months of 2024, almost twice as much as in the same period in 2023.
09 June 2024
At the Shehyni-Medyka checkpoint on the border with Poland, traffic is moving in both directions, despite the threats of Polish farmers.
Ukraine and France signed an agreement on the restoration and maintenance of critical infrastructure and priority sectors of the economy for EUR 200 million, of which EUR 60 million will be allocated for energy needs.
Ukraine and France have renewed the agreement on cooperation in the field of peaceful use of nuclear energy. The document was extended for 20 years.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the compulsory seizure of Odesa Oil Refinery PJSC, which belonged to Sergiy Kurchenko, in the interests of the state.
08 June 2024
Ukraine and France have signed the agreement on the establishment and operation of the French Development Agency, the Society for Promotion and Participation for Economic Cooperation (PROPARCO) and Expertise France in Ukraine, which are part of the AFD Group.
Most Swiss companies that were present in Ukraine prior to the Russian full-scale invasion continue doing business, even though they were forced to reduce the scale of activities due to wartime challenges.
07 June 2024
Ukraine has lost 50% of its electricity generation capacity as a result of shelling, and the government is working to restore it so that it can have as much generation as possible by winter.
The government has adopted a resolution to reduce power consumption for all public authorities, in particular, stop using air conditioners and switch off external lighting of buildings.
On Saturday, June 8, hourly power outage schedules for industry and households will be in effect from 0.00 to 05.00 and from 16.00 to 24.00.
At a meeting in Paris with the heads of leading French companies, President Volodymyr Zelensky called on them to invest in Ukraine now.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal, Vice President of the World Bank Antonella Bassani, and Vice President of the International Finance Corporation Alfonso Garcia Mora have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve the housing market in Ukraine.
The Verkhovna Rada has ratified a framework agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development on the activities of the International Cooperation Account for Chornobyl.
Ukraine’s Minister of Energy German Galushchenko and IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi held a meeting to discuss the situation at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (NPP).
Naftogaz Group Board Chairman & CEO Oleksiy Chernyshov and President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Odile Renaud-Basso have discussed the possibility of attracting financing for the Group’s projects.
Ukrhydroenergo PrJSC is planning to file a lawsuit with the International Court of Arbitration against Russia with a demand for compensation for the damages caused by the destruction of Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP).
After the de-occupation of the territory where the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant (HPP) is located, the facility can be rebuilt in 6-7 years.
At a meeting in Shanghai with representatives of Chinese business circles, First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Andrii Sybiha called on them to take a more active part in assisting Ukraine and developing trade and investment ties.
06 June 2024
On Thursday, June 6, the so-called Autonomous Trade Measures (ATMs) came into effect in the EU, suspending all import duties and quotas for Ukrainian exports to the European market for another year.
On the evening of June 6, emergency power outages were introduced in 12 regions and the city of Kyiv as consumption limits were exceeded.
The financial assistance of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) since the beginning of the full-scale invasion has amounted to almost EUR 4 billion.
The IMF Executive Board will decide on the allocation of a new tranche of USD 2.2 billion under the EFF programme to Ukraine at a meeting to be held in the coming weeks.
As heat and hydropower generation suffered the greatest destruction due to renewed massive Russian attacks, Ukraine is preparing for a hard winter.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of Ukraine says thanks to the agreement with the European Union within the framework of the Ukraine Facility, ratified by the Verkhovna Rada, the country will receive EUR 16 billion worth of assistance as early as this year.