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On the morning of August 5, the first caravan of ships with Ukrainian grain left the ports of Ukraine. This was announced on Facebook by the Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov. He clarified that there are 57,000 tons of corn on board the three bulkers NAVI STAR, ROJEN and POLARNET, which are headed for Turkey, […]
From October 1, the “Affordable mortgage” program at 3% per annum will be launched in Ukraine. At first, the program is available for four categories of citizens. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal. The following will be able to get a soft loan at 3% per annum for 20 years: contract military and […]
Damages to the Ukrainian telecom market, which suffered significant destruction due to Russian aggression, have already reached $2.6 billion, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine reports with reference to the World Bank assessment. Until February 24, Ukraine had the largest high-speed Internet coverage in Europe — in 2021, more than 7,000 additional social facilities […]
Turkey will be able to buy Ukrainian and Russian grain at prices lower than world prices. This was decided on the basis of agreements on unblocking the export of grain from Ukraine. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to the statement of the chairman of the Turkish Parliament’s Agriculture Commission, Yunus Kylych, quoted by […]
As of July 15, 678 enterprises were relocated to safe regions under the relocation program. Of them, 68% – 467 enterprises – have already resumed their work. This is reported by the Government portal. A total of 1,732 companies applied through the digital engagement platform for relocation assistance. Among the enterprises that have already resumed […]
Washington has unveiled 18 countries that face secondary sanctions for helping Russia circumvent Western sanctions. The US Treasury has published a list of 18 countries through which the Russian Federation is trying to circumvent Western sanctions. It includes the states of the former USSR: Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Turkey, China, Brazil, India, […]
Auto-gas prices continue to decline for several weeks in a row. On July 13, the average price of liquefied gas in gas station networks decreased by UAH 0.76/l to UAH 34.98/l. This is evidenced by the data of the daily monitoring of the retail market of the ‘A-95’ Consulting Group. At OKKO and WOG gas […]
Lithuania does not support the idea of creating green corridors for the transit of Russian goods to the Kaliningrad region through its territory. This was stated by the adviser to the President of Lithuania Asta Skysgirite on the air of the national radio LRT. ‘It is necessary not only to ban the transit of goods […]
Investments can be used to restore bridges and repair water supply systems in Ukraine. Also for promoting Ukraine’s exports or for its energy and digital infrastructure. The European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, is proposing a financing structure similar to the one used during the Covid-19 pandemic to channel up […]
Switzerland will invest in the implementation of Ukrainian public and private climate projects of “green” recovery. A corresponding agreement was signed today in Lugano, reports Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. We are talking about projects in the field of electricity, heat supply, industry, transport, construction, agriculture, and waste. “Ukrainian business will get access to […]