On September 4, a roundtable discussion on the state of the energy sector and preparations for the heating season was held in Kyiv with the participation of Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. It featured a U.S. delegation headed by Deputy National Security Advisor Jonathan Finer, Minister of Energy German Galushchenko, Acting Minister for Communities,…
The Defence Procurement Agency of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has signed the first contract for the purchase of ammunition for funds raised through the UNITED24 fundraising platform. The agreement provides for supplies worth UAH 47 million. “This is an important step in strengthening the defence capability of our army through new sources of…
More than 12,500 Ukrainian families have taken out preferential mortgage loans under the eOselia (eHousing) programme totalling UAH 20 billion since its launch. The volume of loans disbursed in the first eight months of this year exceeds last year’s figure and amounts to UAH 10.5 billion. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime…
A high-level visit of representatives of the Baltic States, initiated and organised jointly by the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the WHO Office in Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, has begun in Ukraine. The purpose of the delegation’s visit is to strengthen cooperation in the healthcare sector, study the Ukrainian experience of countering and responding…
The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development is increasing the number of checkpoints that are eligible for choosing the time of border crossing by buses within the eCherha service. Four more checkpoints have been added to the list on the borders with Poland, Hungary and Slovakia. This brings to 20 the number of checkpoints…
Having the excise duties on fuel raised from September will generate an additional UAH 2.8 billion per month for Ukraine’s state budget as soon as this year. The relevant statement was made by A95 Consulting Group Director Serhii Kuiun. “Already from September, the state budget will be receiving UAH 2.8 billion per month,” Kuiun said.…
On September 1, the UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement entered into force. Ukraine became the second country in the world after Singapore to sign such an agreement with the UK. “The support from the UK is unprecedented. Ukraine has felt it since the first days of the full-scale war. The Digital Trade Agreement between our countries…