LUXEMBOURG, May 29 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) from the World Bank Group currently has a portfolio of projects for possible implementation in Ukraine worth over $1 billion, Head of IFC operations in Ukraine Olena Voloshyna said at the second Luxembourg-Ukraine business forum "Rapid Recovery of Ukraine" organized by LUCC in Luxembourg recently.

KYIV, May 26 – The National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine has begun discussing a possibility of refusing to use Chinese-made equipment by Ukrainian telecom operators, Head of the Information Security Department of the Information Security and Cybersecurity Service of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Volodymyr Zverev said at a conference "Ukraine: Resilience of Communications and the Internet During War."

KYIV, May 29 – Ukraine plans to end this year's sowing season on June 5-10, good weather in May made it possible to catch up in April, First Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy Taras Vysotsky said during a telethon on Saturday.

KYIV, May 29 – The National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission of Ukraine (NEURC) has officially submitted proposals to set from June 1, 2023 a single electricity tariff for household consumers at UAH 2.88 per kWh (including VAT) within the framework of the first stage of price correction.

KYIV, May 29 – On Friday, May 26, within the framework of the Ukrainian Investment Forum in Copenhagen, the launch of a social program of the Danish Investment Fund for Ukraine for a total amount of DKK 1 billion, which is about $133 million, was announced, the press service of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine reported.

KYIV, May 29 – The war in Ukraine and its economic consequences have caused significant damage to the production and income of small farmers, which exceeded $3.85 billion, according to a report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

KYIV, May 29 – The energy system generates enough electricity to cover consumption, but in the evening it is necessary to consume the resource efficient due to a significantly smaller number of power units because of active repair campaigns at thermal power plants and some nuclear power plants, Ukrenergo said.

KYIV, May 29 – In April 2023, the total state debt of Ukraine increased by 3.6% and reached a new historical maximum: in U.S. dollars by $4.37 billion, to $124.28 billion, in hryvnias by UAH 159.9 billion, to UAH 4 trillion 544.9 billion, according to data on the Finance Ministry's website.

KYIV, May 28 – The volume of cargo transportation on the Dnipro River in the four months of 2019 grew by 140%, to almost 2 million tons, compared to the same period in 2018, according to the Ministry of Infrastructure's infographic, the Rivers of Ukraine association said on its Facebook page.

KYIV, May 28 – Ukraine's GDP growth in 2019 will slow down to 2.7% from 3.3% last year, with inflation falling (December to December) to 7.6% from 9.8%, according to an updated consensus forecast posted by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade.