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09 December 2023
The Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Ruslan Strelets, and the Minister of the Environment of Korea, Han Hwa-Jin, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to contribute to the restoration of the war-damaged environment.
The Dragon Capital investment company has upgraded its Ukraine’s economic growth forecast in 2023 by 0.7 percentage points to 5.2% yoy.
Consumer prices in Ukraine in November 2023 increased by 0.5% compared to October 2023, and by 4.4% since the beginning of the year.
As of December 8, 2023, Ukrainian farmers harvested almost 78 million tons of new grain and oilseeds.
08 December 2023
There are about 3,300 trucks on the Polish-Ukrainian border, and traffic is being blocked at four checkpoints.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has held a meeting with the delegation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, headed by Senior Vice President Europe Marjorie Chorlins.
The dynamics of support for Ukraine from Western partners has slowed down, with partner assistance falling to its lowest level since January 2022.
07 December 2023
The International Monetary Fund has confirmed that Ukraine will need at least USD 42 billion in external support in 2024 to ensure financial and external economic stability.
The IMF Executive Board is scheduled to meet next Monday to discuss the second review of the EFF program for Ukraine, which will open the possibility of receiving the next tranche for the Ukrainian economy.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has simplified the procedure for placing cogeneration gas-piston units, required to ensure uninterrupted power supply, at critical infrastructure facilities, where they will be allowed to be installed bypassing an approval routine.
The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers of Poland (ZPP) and the Federation of Employers of Ukraine (FRU) agreed on the creation of a dialogue platform to reach a compromise on ending the blockade of border checkpoints.
Since the beginning of the year, Ukraine has received almost $37.4 billion worth of international aid, including over $4.7 billion in October-November.
President Volodymyr Zelensky invited American defense companies to cooperate with Ukraine.
Japan is ready to allocate about $4.5 billion to Ukraine for the country’s post-war reconstruction efforts.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development - Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has outlined the main digitalization projects, which are expected to be implemented across the country in the near future.
06 December 2023
Almost 7.5 million tons of goods have already been transported through the new export corridor in the Black Sea, which Ukraine launched after expelling the Russian navy fleet from the area.
The Union of Road Carriers of Slovakia (UNAS) threatens to completely block the Vyšné Nemecké-Uzhhorod border crossing point if the situation with the return of the permit system for Ukrainian truckers is not resolved.
The temporarily occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is currently receiving electricity from only one power line. Russian shelling prevents the restoration of the second line.
As of the morning of December 6, some 2,950 trucks are waiting in line to cross the border from Poland to Ukraine as the blockade of the border checkpoints by Polish carriers continues.
PJSC Ukrnafta drilled a new oil well in western Ukraine, with an initial flow rate of 25-30 tonnes per day.
05 December 2023
Ukraine and the World Bank have signed an agreement on the launch of a new project, entitled "Investing in Social Protection for Inclusion, Resilience, and Efficiency (INSPIRE)", to finance 29 social assistance programs in the country.
As a result of the blockade of the Ukrainian-Polish border, exports through these checkpoints decreased by 40%, and the state budget of Ukraine lost UAH 9.3 billion due to a shortfall in customs payments.
European Commissioner for Transport Adina-Ioana Vălean said that the EU supports the preservation of the Agreement on the liberalization of transport between Ukraine and the EU.
Truck traffic through the Vyšné Nemecké checkpoint, adjacent to the Ukrainian checkpoint Uzhhorod, has been unblocked.
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), G7+ countries and Ukraine launched the Clean Energy Partnership, to support the sustainable recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine.
As of December 4, 200 vessels have exported more than 7 million tonnes of cargo from the ports of Great Odesa since the start of operation of a temporary maritime corridor in the Black Sea announced by the Ukrainian Navy in August 2023.
In the 2023/2024 marketing year (MY) (from July 1 to December 4, 2023), Ukraine exported 13.402 million tons of grains and legumes.
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $ 739.5 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week.
04 December 2023
The Contributors’ Committee of the EU for Ukraine Fund managed by the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved the Fund’s first project financing of EUR 25 million.
Lithuanian Finance Minister Gintare Skaiste and Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) Carlo Monticelli signed an agreement in Vilnius on Monday, under which Lithuania will send EUR 1 million to the CEB's Ukraine Solidarity Fund for the recovery of the country.