Lithuania is launching five training courses for Ukrainian military personnel, Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said on August 16. “We are starting five training courses for Ukrainians in August,” he said. The courses will be designed for specialists, rather than recruits, to better improve the skills of the Ukrainian military in using Western weapons, Anusauskas said.…
Over the past week, 271 preferential loans for the total amount of UAH 1.21 billion were issued within the framework of the State Program Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%, including 250 credit agreements to the tune of UAH 939.9 million concluded by banks of the public sector of the economy. Since the start of the program,…
Last week, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) sold $521.69 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. The relevant data were posted on the NBU’s website. In particular, following the foreign exchange interventions, between August 8 and August 12, the NBU acquired $93.4 million and sold $521.69 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. In…
The Georgian Government will subsidise the 2022 grape harvest due to the “record-high grape yield”, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has announced at a Government meeting. Garibashvili pledged “not a single kilogram of grapes will be left behind” in accepting produce from farmers, and added the Government would provide “maximum support” to about 25,000 of them…
The mobile teams of medical specialists will offer free prophylactic consultations to residents of Cahul, Comrat and Taraclia districts on August 15 -19. According to the National Medical Insurance Company, in the following days the mobile radiodiagnostic complex for chest examination will be located in the localities of Cahul district: Zarnesti, Crihana Veche, Colibas, Slobozia…
Georgia received $306 million from abroad in July, up by 46.8% YoY, the National Bank of Georgia reported. Russia ($100.59 million), Italy ($35.96 million) and the United States ($28.56 million) were the largest remittance senders in July. Overall, the vast majority (97.2%) of all money transfers from abroad came from 24 countries. Last month, remittances…
In January-June, Energoatom National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine generated over 34.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, or 55.4% of the country’s total electricity output. The relevant statement was made by the company’s press service. “In the first half of 2022, Energoatom generated over 34.3 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, or 55.4% of the country’s total…