KYIV, March 12 – The European Union confirms plans to provide EUR 30.6 billion in funding to Ukraine this year and is ready to accelerate it if necessary, European Commissioner for the Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said at an ECOFIN press conference on Tuesday.

KYIV, March 12 – The decision of the International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament to extend duty-free trade for Ukrainian agricultural products until June 2025 was a chance to resume trade ties and prepare the way for Ukraine and its agricultural sector to fully integrate into the European Union as its future member, Deputy Minister of Economy - Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka said in an interview with Politico.

KYIV, March 12 - Metinvest B.V. (the Netherlands), the parent company of the international vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group of companies, paid the next coupon on 2027 eurobonds and continues to fulfill its debt obligations, including to eurobond holders, despite the war in Ukraine.

KYIV, March 12 – Contrary to forecasts, Ukrainian corn began to rise in price on world markets due to increased demand for it from China, Turkey, Egypt and the European Union, according the analytical cooperative Pusk, created within the Ukrainian Agrarian Council (UAC).

KYIV, March 9 – The Chornobyl nuclear power plant (NPP) has been completely disconnected from the power grid due to the actions of the Russian invaders, the system operator NPC Ukrenergo has said.

KYIV, March 9 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide the first financing package to support Ukraine's resilience in the amount of EUR2 billion.

KYIV, March 9 – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shifted the focus in discussions with the Ukrainian authorities from reforms to crisis management, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva has said.

KYIV, March 11 - The French government has allocated technical assistance to the Ukrainian state concern Ukroboronprom in the amount of about EUR 900,000 Aivaras Abromavicius, director general of the state concern, has said.

KYIV, March 12 – The sale of wood without electronic centralized records will be considered illegal from April 2020 and will be subject to additional checks by law enforcement authorities, Head of the State Forest Resources Agency Andriy Zablotsky has said.

KYIV, March 12 – Companies, operating in Ukraine, with the purpose of preventing the spread the coronavirus COVID-19 limit international business trips and trips inside the country, introduce restrictions to the access of visitors to the offices and production facilities and working on the organization of remote work.