President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law that will help improve the management structure of the State Property Fund, as well as resume large-scale privatization. “Due to the joint work of the President, the Verkhovna Rada and the government, we are resuming large-scale privatization. Attracting private investments in state-owned enterprises means new technologies,…
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $446.76 million on the interbank foreign exchange market over the past week. These are the results of currency interventions published on the central bank’s website. Between June 12 and June 16, the National Bank sold $446.76 million and purchased $10.94 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. Since…
Several farmers came on June 20 with tractors to the center of the capital for a protest action. They parked their tractors in the Great National Assembly Square. They were dissatisfied with the situation in the agricultural field, which, according to them, was influenced by the war in Ukraine and last year’s drought. At the…
June 19 marked a record-breaking day for domestic gastronomy after Bottiglieria 1881 became the first Polish restaurant to win two Michelin stars. The good news did not end there with the Warsaw-based Nuta also winning a star in its first full year of operation. The city of Poznan, too, was left celebrating after Muga became…
As of the morning of June 19, the average water level in the Kherson region was 80 cm. Five settlements on the right bank of the region are still flooded as a result of Russian terror attack on Kakhovka HPP. “Active work is underway to pump out water, dispose of debris and clear mines. The…
On June 19, the State Budget of Ukraine received funding of EUR 63 million from the World Bank. The funds were provided by the International Development Association (IDA) on concessional terms under the World Bank’s Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) Project. The loan has a maturity of 10 years, with a 4-year grace…
Prime Minister Dorin Recean and representatives of the Farmers’ Force Association, at a new round of discussions at the government’s headquarters, have tackled the current challenges in the agricultural sector, against the background of the regional crisis and a protest announced by the association. Attending the discussions was also Deputy Prime Minister, Agriculture and Food…