KYIV, May 7 – The capabilities of the enterprises of JSC Ukrainian Defense Industry (Ukroboronprom) are approximately three times greater than the currently available level of funding, so "we need as many long-term contracts as possible," Ukroboronprom General Director Herman Smetanin has said.
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KYIV, May 7 – The Head of the State Inspectorate of Ukraine for Energy Supervision Ruslan Slobodian acknowledges the possibility of increasing electricity tariffs in 2024 due to the urgent need of the energy industry to attract substantial financial resources for the restoration of energy facilities after the Russian attacks.
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BRUSSELS, May 8 - European Union nations reached a tentative breakthrough deal to provide Ukraine with billions in additional funds for arms and ammunitions coming from the profits raised from frozen Russian central bank assets held in the bloc.
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KYIV, May 8 – On May 8, the enemy massively attacked power generation and transmission facilities in Poltava, Kirovohrad, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Vinnytsia regions, the consequences are being clarified, the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine reported.
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KYIV, May 8 – Banking institutions are ready to finance projects for the construction of new energy facilities and have a sufficient level of liquidity to do this, but some of them note low demand for loans in this area.
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KYIV, May 8 – A reduction in wheat production in Ukraine and the world, as well as a decrease in grain reserves will be significant factors in the record rise in food grain prices in the new season, the weather may become a decisive factor supporting the growth trend, reported the analytical cooperative Pusk, created within the Ukrainian Agrarian Council (UAC).
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KYIV, May 7 - Ukrainian counterintelligence investigators have foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top military and political figures, Ukraine’s state security service said Tuesday.
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KYIV, May 7 – PJSC Ukrnafta together with the Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) applied to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) with a statement regarding obtaining permission for concentration in order to begin fully manage the assets of Tatneft Group.
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KYIV, May 6 – The indicator of business confidence in the Ukrainian construction market for the second quarter of 2024 decreased by 1.1 percentage points (p.p.) compared to the first quarter, to 40.9%, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine said.
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KYIV, May 6 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), taking into account Russia's recent attacks on energy infrastructure, is incorporating into its macroeconomic forecast an electricity deficit averaging around 5% in 2024–2025, estimating electricity imports at $0.8 billion in 2024 and $0.6 billion in 2025.
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