During July, Ukrainian energy workers restored power to almost 5 million consumers who were cut off as a result of Russian attacks and hostilities. Restoration work continued in regions where the energy infrastructure was damaged as a result of Russian attacks and hostilities. Despite the difficult security situation, energy workers promptly eliminated the consequences of…
After just a few months on the Slovak market, Russian discount chain Mere unexpectedly closed all three of its stores in the country on July 30. Announcements citing “technical reasons” were posted on the social media pages of the stores in Banska Bystrica, Prievidza and Nove Zamky, as well as on notices displayed at the…
According to the operational data of the State Treasury Service of Ukraine, in July, 17.9 billion hryvnias of military levy were received by the special fund of the state budget. The new procedure for transferring funds to the special fund is effective from July 1. In accordance with the amendments to the Law of Ukraine…
The Government has expanded its support program for people planning to install autonomous heating in their homes. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Sergii Koretskyi. A preferential loan of up to UAH 250,000 or UAH 480,000 can be taken for the purchase of solid-fuel stoves, chimneys, related materials, and their installation. The state…
When Prime Minister Robert Fico visited farmland near Senec during a recent harvest tour, he surprised many by saying that the government was considering bringing in a major foreign investor to help restore Slovakia’s dilapidated irrigation systems. Following this week’s developments, it appears he may have found one in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). On…
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has completed the second stage of investing financial reserve funds in state military bonds of domestic state loan. The financial reserve is formed at the expense of regular contributions of JSC “NNEC “Energoatom”. Previously, these funds were accumulated in accounts, but due to inflationary processes they gradually lost their…
Ukraine and Lebanon are deepening cooperation in the agricultural sector to ensure stable supplies of Ukrainian agricultural products, strengthen food security, and boost bilateral trade. This was agreed upon during an online meeting of the leadership of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine with the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of…