Ukraine will receive long-range multiple-launch rocket systems from the UK. The United Kingdom will send more multiple-launch rocket systems (MLRS) to Ukraine, announced UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. In addition, according to the defense secretary, the UK will give a sig... #BritainMilitaryAid #militarysupportUkraine #NATOwilltrainUkrainiansoldiers
Ukraine will receive more than $1.55B in aid from allied countries. A group of 26 nations have pledged more than $1.55B (€1.5B) in assistance to Ukraine, Danish Defense Minister Morten Bødskov said after hosting ministers from allied countries in Copenhagen for a conf... #financialaidforUkraine #long_termsupportforUkraine
The foreign trade deficit for the first half of the year amounts to $4.3B. The foreign trade deficit in Ukraine for January-July this year amounted to $4.3B, which is 150% more than a year earlier, announced the State Customs Service. In the seven months of 2022 thus far, th... #Foreigntradedeficit #foreigntradeinUkraine #StateCustomsService
Ukrenergo and Ukravtodor Eurobond holders agreed to defer payments. Owners of Eurobond from the state highway agency of Ukraine (Ukravtodor) and Ukrenergo have decided to delay interest payments and postpone the maturity date for two years, announced the London Stock ... #Eurobonddeferpayments #UkravtodorEurobond #UkrenergoEurobond
Ukrainian exporters are most interested in five foreign markets. Ukrainian manufacturers are most interested in exporting their products to the markets of five countries: Poland, Germany, the USA, France, and Romania, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleb... #NAZOVNI #Ukrainianexportmarket #Ukrainiangoodspromotion
Spain has launched a railway route for Ukrainian corn export. The Spanish railway operator Renfe Mercancías sent an experimental freight train to Ukraine to transport 600 tons of corn, bypassing Ukrainian seaports, reports El País. With the first train, the Span... #SpainUkrainerailwayroute #Ukrainiancornexportbyrail #UkrainiancornexporttoSpain
Germany plans to resume work on the MidCat gas pipeline from Spain to Central Europe. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wants to resume construction of the MidCat gas pipeline project, connecting the Iberian Peninsula with central Europe, writes Bild. The project was abandoned three years ... #gaspipelinefromSpaintoCentralEurope #MidCatconstruction #MidCatgaspipeline
Russia has taken over $12.4T worth of natural resources in Ukraine. According to the WP, out of 120 minerals and metals used in industry, 117 are in Ukraine. But 2,209 energy resource, metal, and mineral deposits are concentrated in the Russian-controlled Ukrainian t... #RussiaseizedthedepositsofUkraine #ukrainiannaturalresources
Ukrainian Railways has launched an application for ticket sales. Now, you can buy a ticket without additional fees or return it with a few clicks. As well, the Ukrzaliznytsia application also allows users to receive train and track notifications and provides access... #UkrainianRailwaysapplication #UkrainianRailwaysdigitization
Ukraine’s bond holders agreed to defer payment until 2024. Ukraine won approval for a debt-payment freeze from the holders of its international bonds, gaining relief for a budget devastated by Russia’s invasion. Investors representing around 75% of $19.6B wo... #Ukraine’sbondholders #Ukrainianbonddeferpayment
The IAEA claims that there is no nuclear threat at the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has declared that there is no immediate nuclear threat at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the Russian military shelled the site. According to t... #IAEA #ZaporizhzhiaNPPnuclearthreat
The number of international companies represented in Ukraine has decreased by 78%. The number of international companies and their representative offices in Ukraine fell from 624 at the beginning of the year to 137 in July 2022, reported UTG. However, it is noted that the exodus beg... #internationalcompaniesinUkraine #internationalcompaniesoutflowfromUkraine
Grain stolen from Ukraine is being transported by 87 ships. According to the Ambassador of Ukraine to Lebanon, Ihor Ostash, “Currently, there is a criminal system that facilitates the transportation of stolen grain from Ukraine. Transit can take place th... #GrainstolenfromUkraine #transportationofstolengrain
The damage to Ukrainian infrastructure has increased to $110B. The total amount of direct, documented infrastructure damage caused in Ukraine due to the Russian invasion has reached $110.4B. The minimum need for the restoration of destroyed assets has increased t... #Ukrainianinfrastructuredamage #WarDamageinUkraine
Inflation in Ukraine in July 2022 accelerated to 22.2% in annual terms, according to the State Statistics Service. Compared to June, inflation was 0.7%, and since the beginning of the year – 18.2%. Over the last month, the price of eggs increased the most (by 8.7%),... #InflationinUkraine #InflationinUkraineforecasts
In July, the demand for electric cars in Ukraine increased by 2.3 times. In July, Ukrainians bought and registered 1,732 electric vehicles. This is 230% more than in July 2021 and 64% more than the previous month, Ukravtoprom reported. The percentage of new electric car re... #DemandForElectricCars #ElectricCarsinUkraine
The EU’s Russian coal embargo has come into force. The fifth package of sanctions approved in April is supposed to ban the purchase, import, or transport of coal and other solid fossil fuels in the EU if they originate in Russia or are exported from R... #Europeanembargo #Russiancoalembargo
Hungary and Slovakia paid for the transit of Russian oil directly to Ukraine. The Hungarian company MOL and Slovak Slovnaft announced that they independently paid Ukraine for the transportation of Russian oil through the Druzhba oil pipeline, reported Reuters. “By assuming the ... #Druzhbaoilpipeline #HungarySlovakiapaidforoiltransit #transitofRussianoil
The largest coking coal producer has reduced production previously halted due to a lack of workers. Pokrovske Mine Management, part of the Metinvest group, reduced output during the war due to a significant outflow of personnel which led to a worker shortage. In January of this year, 838 people work... #coalproductioninukraine #cokingcoalproduction
The Ukrainian Parliament supports a customs visa-free relationship with the EU. The Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy recommends that the parliament adopts the draft law on customs visa exemption in the second reading. The new law would allow Ukraine to join the new c... #customsvisa_freewithEU #NCTSandUkraine #NCTStransitsystem
The US will allocate $89M to Ukraine for demining. The US State Department will allocate $89M in the 2022 fiscal year to help the government of Ukraine solve urgent problems related to demining its territory, the State Department said in a statement. ... #deminingofUkraine #USwillfinanceUkrainiansappers
About 60% of Poles are ready to buy Ukrainian goods. Poles do not know Ukrainian food brands well, but they support their appearance on Polish stores’ shelves, according to a sociological study conducted by the Polish agency Inquiry. The survey sh... #Ukrainianfoodbrands #UkrainiangoodsinPoland
The occupiers want to switch the Zaporizhzhia NPP to Crimea. The Russian Rosatom personnel transferred to the station a program designed to connect the nuclear plant’s output to Crimea. The prerequisite is severe damage to the communication lines of the ZNPP wi... #PetroKotin #ZaporizhzhiaNPPswitchtoCrimea
Ukraine and Poland are upgrading the interstate transmission line. Ukrenergo and the Polish transmission system operator PSE S.A. began improving the cross-border interstate power transmission line between Ukraine and Poland. It will increase the network’s capacity b... #exportUkrainianelectricitytoPoland #interstatetransmissionline #UkrenergoandPSES.A.
The Ukrainian stock market resumes trading after an almost six-month hiatus. The index of the Ukrainian Stock Exchange, which has not been traded since February 24, changed for the first time since the war began. By the market’s close, the index had decreased by only 0.64% to... #UkrainianStockExchangeindex #Ukrainianstockmarkettrading
Holders of Ukraine’s GDP warrants approve the restructuring proposal. Holders of 91% of the notional value of GDP warrants in circulation have approved Ukraine’s proposal to postpone payments and revise their terms. It is noted that holders of approximately 93% of... #Eurobondpaymentspostpone #GDPwarrantsrestructuring #Ukraine'sGDPwarrants
The development and implementation of investment projects within the framework of the investment nanny program have been simplified. The investment nannies mechanism provides for the assignment of specialized employees for large investors, who help overcome bureaucratic problems and provide general information and guidance. These ... #investmentnannyprogram #InvestmentProjectsinUkraine
Ukraine’s investment attractiveness rating has fallen to its lowest level since 2013. In the first half of 2022 Ukraine’s investment attractiveness index decreased by half a point and amounted to 2.17 points out of a possible 5, which is the lowest value since 2013, reported the EBA. ... #investmentclimateukraine #Ukraine'sinvestmentattractiveness
Production of metal products in Ukraine has fallen by 63% since the beginning of the year. Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-July 2022 reduced the production of general rolled products by 62.7% to 4.23 million tons compared to the same period of last year, announced Ukrmetalurg... #Productionofmetalproducts #Ukrainianmetallurgicalenterprises
The EU has postponed the introduction of fees for Ukrainians traveling without a visa. The European Commission has postponed the launch of the ETIAS system until the end of 2023, according to which travelers from visa-free countries, including Ukraine, would have to pay a fee of €7 ever... #ETIASsystem #travelwithoutvisas
The Ministry of Agrarian Policy predicts $20B in grain export revenue. Extrapolating average statistical prices in the world food market, Ukraine expects to receive at least $20B from grain exports this year. According to Deputy Minister of Agricultural Policy Taras Vyso... #graincorridorukraine #grainexportrevenue #seaportsexsport
The meeting in Copenhagen will be an extension of the Ramstein format. The conference between the defense ministers from the Northern European allies in support of Ukraine scheduled in Copenhagen this week will be a continuation and expansion of the Ramstein format for ... #conferenceofdefenseministers #meetinginCopenhagen #Ramsteinformat
The US will allocate $4.5B in additional financing for Ukraine. The World Bank Group today announced $4.5B in additional financing mobilized for Ukraine under the Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance in Ukraine (PEACE), reported the World Ban... #TheWorldBank #USaidforUkraine #USfinancionaidforUkraine
Ukraine has called on the UN and the IAEA to send a security mission to the Zaporizhzhia NPP. The Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, Dmytro Lubinets, called on the UN and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to send a security mission to the occupied Zaporizhzhya NPP... #DmytroLubinets #IAEAsecuritymission #ZaporizhzhyaNPPsecuritymission
Ukraine has developed a methodology for determining business losses due to war. The Ministry of Economy, together with the State Property Fund, completed the development of a methodology for determining the losses suffered by enterprises as a result of the Russian Federation’s mi... #businesslossesduetowar #Ukrainianbusinessdamageassessment
Germany promises to release €8B in aid from the EU. Germany will help Ukraine to quickly receive the next €8B in macro-financial assistance from the EU and will take the lead in this process, said German Finance Minister Christian Lindner. The Prime Mi... #EUfinancialAid #FinancialSupportforUkraine #macro_financialsupport
The Yuzhny Ukrainian port has resumed operation. On the morning of August 8 the bulk carrier SACURA, loaded with Ukrainian products, was the first ship to leave the Yuznhy port and then headed on its way to Italy. The vessel joined a caravan with th... #exportagriculturalproducts #YuzhnyUkrainianport
Ukraine has submitted an official proposal for a new special program to the IMF. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, during an online conversation with the Minister of Finance of Germany, Christian Lindner. According to the prime minister, the letter w... #ChristianLindner #DenysShmyhal #IMFprogramforUkraine
The Ukrainian Parliament will approve new anti-Russian sanctions. In the upcoming plenary week, the Parliament will approve the decision of the National Security Council regarding sanctions against individuals and legal entities from the Russian Federation. The pack... #anti_Russiansanctions #UkrainianParliament
The EU plans to punish Turkey for helping the Russian Federation. Western countries are increasingly concerned about deepening ties between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin. They have warned Ankara about the consequences if Turkey helps Russ... #ErdoganPutinmeeting #EUplanstopunishTurkey #TurkeyhelpingRussian
Germany has confirmed that the possibility of launching Nord Stream-2 has been ruled out. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the German government are not even considering the possibility of putting the Nord Stream 2 pipeline into operation. This was stated by the German federal government ... #NordStream_2willnotlaunch #nordstream2
The manufacturer of the Bayraktar is ready to start the construction of a plant in Ukraine. The Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Makina purchased land and will build a factory in Ukraine. Just a week ago, the Ukrainian government approved a bilateral agreement and sent it to the parliament ... #BaykarMakinainukraine #BayraktarplantinUkraine #Bayraktarproduction
The US is preparing a new $1B military aid package. The Biden administration is preparing a new $1B military aid package for Ukraine. Reuters writes that it will include ammunition for long-range weapons and armored medical vehicles. The package should... #MilitaryAidforUkraine #USmilitaryAid
Half of the G20 countries do not support the US and European sanctions against Russia. Also, these states oppose the Russian Federation’s isolation, according to Bloomberg. It is noted that the G20, unlike the G7, does not actively support Ukraine in its fight against Russian aggr... #G20sanctionsagainstRussia #SanctionsAgainstRussia #USandEuropeansanctions
The first ship has arrived in Ukraine to load grain. On August 6, for the first time since the beginning of the war, a bulk carrier, the FULMAR S, arrived in Ukraine to load grain. The vessel arrived though the implementation of the safe transportation ... #bulkcarrierinukrainianport #graincorridorukraine #shipforloadgrain
Ukrainians’ food availability has decreased by almost 50%. As of June 2022, the Food Availability Index (FAI) fell to 6.5, which is 47.6% lower than the pre-war level, 12% lower than in the first half of June, and 14.9% lower than in May. This is evidenced by... #FAIUkraine #foodbasketprice
The UN announces a drop in global food prices. World food prices fell in July after record growth. This is evidenced by the World Food Index published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It is noted that the news ... #WorldFoodIndex #WorldFoodPrices
Ukraine is finalizing negotiations on the industrial visa-free agreement with the EU. The ACAA agreement is a recognition of the equivalence of Ukraine’s technical regulation and conformity assessment system to the European one. Signing the industrial visa-free agreement would allow ma... #ACAAagreement #industrialvisa_free
The Russian Federation is shelling the Zaporizhzhia NPP to cut off electricity in south Ukraine. Artillery shelling of the Zaporizhzhya NPP is intended to destroy the plant’s infrastructure, damage all power lines through which electricity is supplied to Ukraine’s power system, and cu... #Energoatom #zaporizhzhiaNPP #ZaporizhzhiaNPPshelling
USAID will help Ukrainian farmers to purchase grain storage equipment. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will issue up to 15 sub-grants for a total amount of about UAH 300M to Ukrainian farmers. It is assumed that the sub-grants will be used ... #USAIDforUkrainianfarmers #USAIDsub_grants
