In February, the cargo turnover of the ports of Greater Odesa totalled 8 million tons, of which 5.2 million tons were the products of Ukrainian farmers. According to Oleksandr Kubrakov, Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration of Ukraine and Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, these are record export figures not only for the Ukrainian…
In January-February, the general fund of the state budget of Ukraine received about $1.2 billion of external financing. Grants provided on a non-refundable basis accounted for 75% of the total amount of financial assistance. Among the donors were Japan – $901 million (concessional financing and grants), Norway – $295 million (grant) and Spain – $3…
Russia is the largest supplier of onions to the Polish market from non-EU countries, and the third after Germany and the Netherlands. This is reported by EastFruit analysts with reference to the official trade statistics of Poland. “From the beginning of the season (August 2023) to the end of December 2023, Poland purchased 24.3 thousand…
The cash payments will be limited. The parliament has approved, in the second reading, a draft law, which provides for norms on the circulation of cash money in the economic circuit and orientation to the carrying out of payments by transfer. The draft’s stipulations will be applied to the legal entities, no matter the type…
A price war between Poland’s two largest supermarket chains has intensified after a court asked bailiffs to seize adverts by Biedronka claiming that it has been “cheaper than Lidl since 2002”. The battle between the two giants over the last month has aroused great public interest, including spawning a series of memes. But it has…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is interested in contributing to the restoration of Kherson and Mykolaiv regions significantly affected by the war. This was discussed during a meeting between Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the EBRD, in London. “We are…
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) has increased the maximum capacity limit on Ukraine’s electricity exports to 550 megawatts. The relevant statement was made by Ukrenergo National Power Company Management Board Chairman Volodymyr Kudrytskyi on Facebook. “Starting from March 1, the maximum limit on the export of Ukrainian-produced electricity from Ukraine…