The total amount of donor commitments for grant contributions to the Ukraine Energy Support Fund has reached more than EUR 322 million. Of this amount, EUR 192 million has actually been transferred to the Fund’s account by 15 public and private donors from different countries. The remaining amount consists of pledged contributions that are expected…
In January-September, Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC (Ukroboronprom) increased production of equipment and weapons by 62% compared to last year, Ukrainian Defense Industry CEO German Smetanin said. “In terms of volumes, we increased production by 62% over three quarters compared to the same period last year. I believe this figure will be higher in the fourth…
Government borrowings to the state budget’s general fund came to UAH 1.34 trillion in January-October, a report published on the Finance Ministry’s website said. “Actual state borrowings to the state budget’s general fund in January-October amounted to UAH 1,341.4 billion, or 86.3% of the plan for this period. From the placement of government bonds, UAH…
A special meeting was held to discuss the state of implementation of the agreements reached following the meeting of the Co-Chairs of the Intergovernmental Ukrainian-Moldovan Mixed Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. In particular, the issue of maintaining tariffs for the transit of natural gas through the territory of the Republic of Moldova at the…
The Swedish company H&M will resume operations in Ukraine in November, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has announced in an interview with The Village. “Last week, our diplomats in Stockholm received final confirmation that Ukrainian H&M stores, which were closed due to Russia’s full-scale invasion, would begin to resume operations in November,” Kuleba said. He added…
Since the beginning of the year, almost 12,000 agricultural enterprises have received UAH 62 billion in bank loans for the development of farms. Of these, more than 9,300 enterprises received UAH 35.9 billion in loans under the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9 programme. Agricultural enterprises in the following regions received the largest amount of loans…
In October, businesses returned to reporting guarded expectations for their current economic performance. This is evidenced by the business activity expectations index (BAEI), which the National Bank of Ukraine calculates on a monthly basis, apart from the forced break in March-May 2022. “Persisting considerable security risks, the destroyed production facilities of some companies, logistical hurdles…