About 4,000 trucks queuing to cross Ukraine border
As many as 2,400 trucks were waiting at the border with Poland to cross into Ukraine early on Saturday, December 16.
16 December 2023
As many as 2,400 trucks were waiting at the border with Poland to cross into Ukraine early on Saturday, December 16.
As of December 14, Ukrainian farmers harvested 78.3 million tons of new crops, including 57.6 million tons of grain and 20.7 million tons of oilseeds.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a draft law to terminate the Ukrainian-Belarusian intergovernmental agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments.
15 December 2023
Ukraine and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed an agreement to provide EUR 150 million to support Ukrenergo through the heating season.
The safety system at the temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant continues to degrade. The personnel at the plant are incompetent.
On Friday, December 15, the Japanese government introduced new restrictive measures against Russia for its war against Ukraine.
The Slovak side allows about 100 trucks to pass through per day, and there has been no official announcement of the end of the strike.
There are 2,600 trucks in queues at the border with Poland to enter Ukraine.
The World Bank announced on Thursday, December 14, the allocation of $1.34 billion in additional financial assistance to ensure the provision of critical public services at the national and regional levels in Ukraine.
The European Council has stressed the importance of security and stability in the Black Sea region for Ukraine’s grain exports to world markets and urged the European Commission, together with its Member States, to increase the capacity of "solidarity lanes" on the borders with Ukraine.
On 14 December, Ukraine received EUR 50 million on a non-refundable basis from the KfW as part of the state support programme Affordable Loans 5-7-9%.
The Appeals Chamber of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine (HACC) has overturned the decision of the court of first instance that closed the so-called "Rotterdam+" case.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has decided to reduce its key policy rate to 15%.
Naftogaz Group is starting a decarbonization strategy development.
14 December 2023
The cyberattack on Kyivstar was one of the most powerful telecom breaches seen in Europe in its entire history.
Bulgaria's National Assembly has ratified an agreement with the European Commission for the provision of EUR 3.6 billion in micro-financial aid to Ukraine, which is the second stage of planned assistance.
The plenary session of the European Parliament discussed the blockade of transport routes between Ukraine and Poland and Slovakia and emphasized the need to ensure the proper functioning of the solidarity lanes.
The Swedish government on Thursday approved a winter aid package for Ukraine worth EUR 124 million, which Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced a few days earlier.
Since the outset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the volume of trade between Ukraine and Türkiye has reached the historic high as Turkish investors continue to implement their projects in Ukraine despite the ongoing war.
Today, on December 14, Ukraine received the third tranche of financing in the amount of about USD 900 million (SDR 663.9 million) from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program.
At the Uzhhorod checkpoint on the Slovak border, 520 trucks are waiting to enter Ukraine.
There are about 2,600 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at three checkpoints.
The movement of trucks to cross into to Slovakia from Ukraine has been partially resumed.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will help Kherson develop a master plan.
LTG Cargo, a transport company of the Lithuanian Railways (Lietuvos geležinkeliai, LTG), is going to launch a weekly container train to Ukraine due to the complicated situation at the automobile border crossing points.
The governments of Ukraine and Türkiye are ready to ratify the Free Trade Agreement in the near future.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has supported the draft law "On amendments to certain Laws of Ukraine on reporting in the framework of attracting international assistance".
Despite the huge economic downturn at the beginning of the war, Ukraine's economy is now showing positive signals.
13 December 2023
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has discussed the strengthening of Ukraine's economic resilience during a virtual meeting with U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker.
Together with international partners, Ukraine is engaged in the preparation of analytical data on all the reform commitments it has undertaken.