Ukraine: government compensates entrepreneurs UAH 224 million for employment of over 11,000 IDPs

The state has paid UAH 224 million to employers under the compensation programme for the employment of 11,300 internally displaced persons since the beginning of 2024. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine. “Since the beginning of this year, more than 8,000 employers have received compensation…

Ukraine: Finance Ministry transfers UAH 15.9 billion from state budget to local budgets in September 2024

In September, the Ministry of Finance made inter-budget transfers to local budgets in the amount of UAH 15.9 billion, the ministry’s press service reported. “In September, the Ministry of Finance, in accordance with the budget legislation, transferred UAH 15.9 billion in inter-budget transfers to local budgets, representing 93.8% of the allocations envisaged in the September…

Ukraine: alternative Kyiv-Bratislava railway connection will be launched

The governments of Ukraine and Slovakia will develop and strengthen cooperation in the areas of infrastructure and logistics. This was announced by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico following joint intergovernmental consultations on October 7. “We have made significant progress in the modernisation…

Ukraine: Energy Minister discusses energy security with Moldovan counterpart

Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko and his Moldovan counterpart Victor Parlicov discussed functioning of the energy system under Russian attacks, focusing on measures to balance it in emergency situations. The key theme of the meeting was cooperation between the two countries to ensure regional energy security. Halushchenko emphasized that the energy security of the region…