Japan to assist Ukraine with humanitarian demining, agricultural sector recovery
The Government of Japan will help Ukraine with humanitarian demining efforts and the restoration of agricultural sector.
16 October 2023
The Government of Japan will help Ukraine with humanitarian demining efforts and the restoration of agricultural sector.
Kyiv authorities have allocated more than UAH 1 billion to make preparations for the winter period and renovate the energy infrastructure objects damaged by Russian attacks.
In 2023, Ukrainian farmers are expected to sow 20% less winter crops compared to last year due to the lack of financing.
A total of UAH 11.04 billion has been raised towards Ukraine’s various-level budgets via auctions in the ProZorro.Sale system since the beginning of 2023.
In 2023, 15 new vegetable storage facilities were completed in Ukraine.
There has been no need to introduce power outage schedules across Ukraine so far. Power supply limits can be put into effect in case of Russian attacks, adverse weather, or technical failures.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine developed and approved the National Strategy for Reducing Gender Pay Gap, as a result of which the pay gap between men and women will be reduced from 18.6% to 13.6% by 2030.
Penny Pritzker, U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine's Economic Recovery, has arrived in Kyiv.
As of today, October 16, the water level in the cooling pond at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is at 15.72 m. compared to 15.74 m as of October 13.
The United States is planning to encourage European officials to take concrete steps to capture the interest generated on the Russian assets that had been frozen.
Starting next year, non-bank financial institutions will report to the banking regulator in accordance with international standards and EU directives.
Over the past week, the Ukrainian State Property Fund has raised UAH 59 million in the state budget from eight privatization auctions.
Ukraine is finding it harder to secure financial support as the attention of officials in key donor countries shifts to upcoming elections and geopolitical tensions heighten.
15 October 2023
Among the innovations in the import of humanitarian aid from December 1 is the cancellation of guarantee letters previously required from military units, as well as a number of other documents.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) established a Ukraine Capacity Development Fund, which had already received $14 million from donors.
Ukraine will work on expanding the powers of the International Atomic Energy Agency during its membership in the IAEA Board of Governors and this, in turn, will help speed up the de-occupation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP).
Agricultural companies operating in Kharkiv region have already threshed 1,473,000 tons of grain from early and late crops.
14 October 2023
Two days ahead of schedule, the repair of another power unit of a Ukrainian thermal power plant was completed, which allowed adding 160 MW of power to the energy grid.
Since the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine has received almost $33 billion from the G7 member states. These funds have become key in ensuring the balance of Ukraine's state budget and financing critical expenses.
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko has held a virtual meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt.
A 40% decrease in the export potential of Ukrainian ports and almost 300,000 tonnes of destroyed grain is Russia's attempt to deepen the food crisis in countries that depend on Ukrainian products.
In January-September 2023, Ukraine’s trade turnover reached $73.7 billion.
In September 2023, 26,032 new individual entrepreneurs were registered in Ukraine in the Diia app, which is the highest number in the past three years.
13 October 2023
The Netherlands will help guarantee the safety of cargo ships passing through alternative corridors in the Black Sea.
The International Monetary Fund expects that Ukraine's GDP will demonstrate growth dynamics in the coming months and will exceed forecasts given the efforts of macroeconomic stabilization and restoration of economic activity.
The Romanian government has adopted a resolution approving a mechanism for the import of a group of Ukrainian agricultural products agreed with Kyiv, which aims to protect Romanian farmers.
The government is planning to raise about $42 billion in aid from international partners by the end of the year.
The second review of the International Monetary Fund's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme for Ukraine is expected next month.
Twenty-eight enterprises, acting as part of Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC (formerly known as Ukroboronprom State Concern), have already changed their organizational and legal form. Another seven enterprises are undergoing corporate restructuring.
As part of preparations for the heating season, Ukraine has already accumulated 15.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas and more than 1.2 million tonnes of coal.