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On June 30, the NBU issued resolutions #90 and #89. These documents introduce new rules for replenishment of accounts through self-service terminals (self-service software and hardware complexes) starting from August 1. Thus, starting from August 1, 2023, details will be added to receipts generated during cash transactions using payment devices, including terminals. In particular, receipts […]
National Agency for Prevention of Corruption adds British company Unilever to the list of international war sponsors This was reported by the NACP. The company is a global leader in the sale of household chemicals and products, with more than 400 brands produced at 280 facilities. Unilever supports Russia’s economy by paying significant taxes to […]
On July 1, the NBU changed a number of rules for exchange offices to improve the situation with dollar exchange. Now they will be able to withdraw money from bank cash desks without restrictions to replenish their own cash desks. This is stated in the NBU’s announcement. “This will help to expand the supply of […]
International payment systems Visa and MasterCard plan to increase the interchange rate* to 0.9% starting July 1, 2023. Accordingly, the acquiring fee paid by businesses for each non-cash transaction to banks and payment systems will increase. This will entail hundreds of millions of hryvnias of additional costs for Ukrainian businesses per year. Ukrainian retailers are […]
The Parliament supported the tax bill No. 8401 as a whole. Thus, starting from August 1, 2023, the 2% single tax will be canceled. This was stated by the First Deputy of the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Yaroslav Zheleznyak. The draft law regulates the transition from a 2% single tax: a […]
Germany became the fifth EU country to open Nova Post offices. Delivery from 5 days. By the end of the year, the company plans to open branches in Hamburg, Frankfurt am Main, Munich, and Cologne. “We plan to continue entering new markets and developing our network in the countries where we are already present, as […]
As part of its commitments to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Board of the National Bank of Ukraine has approved a strategy that includes easing currency restrictions, moving to greater exchange rate flexibility, and returning to inflation targeting. This is stated in the NBU’s announcement. “The development of this Strategy was a key component […]
Business costs for electricity will increase significantly. This will quickly affect the prices of goods and services for consumers. This is reported by Channel 24 with reference to the NEURC. The National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission adopted a resolution to increase the ceiling prices for electricity for business. The new tariffs for entrepreneurs will […]
Express delivery company Nova Poshta has opened its first Nova Post branch in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, the company’s press service reports. This is the first country where Nova Poshta has started providing delivery services to Ukraine and Moldova. Delivery time to Ukraine is from 5 days, and between Romania and Moldova – from 3 […]
ChatGPT may have grabbed the world’s attention, but Google’s DeepMind research lab claims that its next big language model will be able to rival and possibly surpass OpenAI. According to information published in Wired, DeepMind uses techniques from AlphaGo, DeepMind’s artificial intelligence system that was the first to beat a professional go player, to create […]