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30 December 2023
The year 2023 was a challenging period of trials in the fight against a cruel enemy, but despite all the hardships, Ukraine survived, became stronger and created tangible prerequisites for future victory, recovery, and post-war development.
In February 2024, Tokyo will host a conference on Ukraine’s recovery. One of the reasons was that the EU’s recent decision to start accession talks with Ukraine is expected to create huge business opportunities for companies, not only from Japan but also from Asia and throughout Europe.
The Cabinet of Ministers has established Energoatom JSC, 100% of whose shares are owned by the state, and approved its charter.
As of December 29, 2023, Ukrainian agrarians harvested 79.2 million tons of new crops, including 58.392 million tons of grains and 20.764 million tons of oilseeds.
The e-residency program should show that Ukraine is able to demonstrate high rates of development even during the war by attracting new investors and developing the digital economy.
29 December 2023
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to raise wages for people working under intense shelling.
In Poland, carriers continue to block the border with Ukraine, with 3,300 trucks waiting in lines.
The International Monetary Fund is focused on supporting the work of the Ukrainian state and its social obligations, not on the military.
The United States has proposed that working groups of G7 member states explore ways to seize frozen Russian assets worth $300 billion.
28 December 2023
The letter from the Ukrainian government to the participants of the Multidonor Coordination Platform is part of the systemic work with partners.
Political parties must file financial reports for the period from 2020 to 2023 with the National Agency for Corruption Prevention (NACP) for audit.
The Ministry of Strategic Industries is working to find additional funding for contracting domestic production, the capacity of which already almost doubles the funding for the next year.
President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the Law "On Amendments to the Criminal Code of Ukraine and the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine on Criminalization of Smuggling of Goods and Excisable Goods, as well as False Declaration of Goods".
The United States delivered 16 grain trailers to Ukrainian farmers this month alone, which will help increase grain transportation.
Russian assets worth more than €4 billion have been blocked in Germany.
The border with Ukraine continues to be blocked in Poland, with about 4,000 trucks waiting in lines.
Polish carriers will not be able to achieve the maximum in their demands, but what can be achieved should relieve emotions and possibly lead to a quick end to the blockade at the border.
In the 2023/2024 marketing year (MY) (from July 1 to December 27, 2023), Ukraine exported 17.484 million tons of grains and legumes.
27 December 2023
Western aid to Ukraine is now very urgent, and Kyiv may have to delay the payment of salaries to civil servants and pensions to millions of its citizens if the EU and the U.S. fail to provide the pledged financial aid early next year.
Ukraine's public and publicly guaranteed debt rose by $4.48 billion in November 2023 and amounted to $140.82 billion as of November 30.
Ukraine is working out, together with international partners, several options in case funding from the EU and the U.S. is delayed.
As of today, the waiting time for crossing the border in front of the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint is 500 hours, or almost 21 days.
The Ukrainian IT Army paralyzed the operation of Russia’s automated enterprise management system 1C-Rarus.
The European Union is preparing a reserve facility to provide Ukraine with up to EUR 20 billion in assistance, which would allow to bypass Hungary's veto.
Ukraine does not see any need to reset relations with Poland in politics, military cooperation, and support, but it does need to do so in economic matters.
In Zakarpattia, the blockades and queues at the borders threaten the production of the largest factories in the region, and they are cutting work shifts.
As of December 25, 2023, a total of 77,838 Ukrainians were taking part in socially useful works under the Army of Reconstruction project.
26 December 2023
In January-November 2023, the expenditures of the general fund of the state budget for the security and defense sector amounted to UAH 1,559.4 billion, or 59.2% of all general fund expenditures.
The time for trucks to cross the border at the Dorohusk-Yahodyn checkpoint is now more than 30 days due to the growing protest by Polish carriers.
Taiwan's economy ministry said on Tuesday it had expanded a list of sanctioned goods for Russia and its ally Belarus in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine to prevent Taiwanese high-tech goods from being used for military purposes.