The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) purchased $159 million on the interbank foreign exchange market last week, according to data provided by the central bank. According to the results of foreign exchange interventions, the National Bank bought $159 million on the interbank foreign exchange market between August 30 and September 3. The regulator also sold…
Since the beginning of 2021, local budgets of Zakarpattia region have received UAH 6.9 million in tourist tax payments, which is 36.1% more than in the pre-pandemic period of 2019. This was reported by the Tourism and Resorts Department of Zakarpattia Regional State Administration. “In January-August, the local budgets of Zakarpattia region received UAH 6,916,000…
On September 1, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine redeemed the third series of Eurobonds worth $1.3088 billion, issued during the restructuring in 2015. “On September 1, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine repaid the third series Eurobonds issued during the restructuring in 2015. The total redemption amounted to more than $1.3 billion, including $974.146…
The Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine claims that the average pension in the country has increased by 25% since the beginning of 2020. “As a result of a comprehensive program to increase pensions, the average pension in Ukraine has grown by almost 25% or by UAH 784 since the beginning of 2020. Thus, as…
The energy ministers of Ukraine and the United States of America signed a statement on the start of a strategic dialogue in the field of energy and climate, President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on his Twitter account. “A strategic dialogue in the field of energy and climate has been initiated between Ukraine and the United States.…
Ukrainian Energy Minister German Galushchenko hopes that the deepening of cooperation between Ukraine’s National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom and U.S. nuclear power company Westinghouse will help strengthen Ukraine’s energy security. “The deepening of Energoatom’s partnership with Westinghouse will help strengthen our country’s energy security. We will expand our cooperation with the American company with…
Money transfers within Ukraine through money transfer systems rose by 40% YoY in the first half of 2021, the press service of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported. “Domestic money transfers through money transfer systems increased by 40%. Thus, in the first half of 2021, 388.58 million money transfers for a total sum of…