KYIV, Dec 10 – The World Bank on Tuesday announced a new support package for Ukraine in the amount of $454 million for the Transforming Healthcare through Reform and Investments in Efficiency (THRIVE) project, the bank said in a statement.

KYIV, Dec 10 – The First Ukrainian International Bank (FUIB, Kyiv) provided OKKO Group with a 10-year loan for the construction of the first stage of the GORO Mountain Resort recreational project, the cost of which is estimated at $1.5 billion, of which OKKO plans to finance $500 million from its own and credit funds, and $1 billion from other investors.

KYIV, Dec 6 – Ukraine will be able to export 50 million tons of grain and oilseeds from the 2023 harvest, as well as about 10 million tons of vegetable oils and meal, to world markets, Mykola Horbachev, president of the Ukrainian Grain Association (UGA), has said.

KYIV, Dec 6 – The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has extended the design life of power unit No. 1 of Pivdennoukrainsk NPP by 10 years – until December 2, 2033, the Ministry of Energy announced on Wednesday.

KYIV, Dec 6 – Ukraine’s forex reserves, according to preliminary data, in November decreased by $187.8 million, or 0.5%, to $38.785 billion, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported.

KYIV, Dec 7 – Ukrzaliznytsia transported a record volume of cargo in November 2023 - 14.13 million tons, which is 33.8% more than the average monthly transportation volume during the year, said Valeriy Tkachev, deputy director of the department of commercial work of Ukrzaliznytsia, at a meeting with agricultural exporters on Thursday.

KYIV, Dec 7 – On December 11, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will consider the issue of second review under the extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Ukraine and the third disbursement of SDR 664 million (about $880 million at the current exchange rate).

KYIV, Dec 9 - Ukraine's central bank raised its main interest rate to 9% from 8.5% on Thursday and stood ready to tighten monetary policy again as it warned about the risk of a military conflict with Russia and higher global food and gas prices, Reuters reported.

KYIV, Dec 9 – Novus Ukraine LLC, which manages the Novus supermarket chain and is a part of the Lithuanian investment group BT Invest, plans to transfer the work of Billa stores under the Novus signboard within a year.

KYIV, Dec 9 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Ukrainian government have signed three loan agreements totaling EUR 640 million to implement priority infrastructure and transport projects.