KYIV, Dec 11 – The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine expects that in the near future Ukraine will receive a power unit from the Estonian Auvere power plant, capable of providing electricity to 150,000 people, the department reported on Wednesday.
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KYIV, Dec 11 – Ukrainian enterprises reduced steel consumption by 7.95% year-on-year in January–November 2024, down to 2.996 million tons. According to a press release by Ukrmetalurgprom on Wednesday, imports during this period amounted to 1.136 million tons, representing 37.91% of the domestic steel market.
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KYIV, Dec 11 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has increased its forecast for Ukrainian wheat exports in the 2024/2025 marketing year (July 2024 to June 2025) by 0.5 million tons to 16.5 million tons and revised the country’s corn production estimate upward by 0.3 million tons to 26.5 million tons.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 11 - Russia could launch its lethal new intermediate-range ballistic missile against Ukraine again soon, the Pentagon said Wednesday, as both sides wrestle for a battlefield advantage that will give them leverage in any negotiations to end the nearly 3-year war.
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KYIV, Dec 11 – Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal says that Ukraine plans to increase the share of innovative products in the country's GDP to 15-20%.
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KYIV, Dec 11 – The Ministry of Economy estimated the growth of Ukraine's gross domestic product (GDP) for January-November 2024 at 4% compared to the same period last year, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko reported on her Linkedin on Wednesday.
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KYIV, Dec 11 – Bankers surveyed by Interfax-Ukraine expect that the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will leave the key rate at 13% per annum at its meeting on December 12.
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KYIV, Dec 10 – Pivnichny (Northern) Mining and Processing Plant (Kryvy Rih, Dnipropetrovsk region), part of the Metinvest Group, is currently increasing the utilization of production capacities due to the stabilization of technological processes and the opening of sea routes.
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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.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 10 - The grinding war between Ukraine and its Russian invaders has escalated ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration, with President Joe Biden rushing out billions of dollars more in military aid before U.S. support for Kyiv’s defenses is thrown into question under the new administration.
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