KYIV, Aug 23 – The Norwegian-Finnish company Nammo (Nordic Ammunition Company) has signed an agreement that facilitates the establishment of licensed production of 155-mm artillery shells in Ukraine by a Ukrainian defense company, the Norwegian government said on its website on Friday.
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KYIV, Aug 23 – The Swedish government has appointed Ulrik Tideström as a special commissioner for reconstruction, business and development of Ukraine.
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KYIV, Aug 23 – Raiffeisen Bank (Kyiv) opened its first underground branches in Kharkiv and Dnipro, the bank’s Telegram channel reported on Friday.
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KYIV, Aug 23 – It is in the interests of the European Union and Poland to help countries such as Ukraine and Moldova prepare for accession to the EU; we are competent and have experience in this area, Polish Minister of Agriculture Czeslaw Siekierski said at the opening of the project "Summer School for Representatives of the Administration of Moldova and Ukraine" in Krakow on Thursday.
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KYIV, Aug 22 - The Verkhovna Rada ratified the framework agreement between the governments of Ukraine and the Republic of Korea on loans from the Economic Development Cooperation Fund for 2024-2029, which opens up the possibility for Ukrzaliznytsia to purchase another 20 Intercity+ class electric trains.
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CHISINAU, Aug 22 – Germany is closely monitoring the situation amid Kyiv's operation in Kursk region, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said, adding that Berlin will not stop financial support for Ukraine.
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KYIV, Aug 22 – The Verkhovna Rada on Tuesday adopted a draft law on the ratification of the Agreement on Ukraine's participation in the EU Anti-fraud Programme (EUAF), the Ministry of Finance reported on its website.
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KYIV, Aug 22 – The share of Indian drugs since the beginning of 2024 amounted to about 4% of the Ukrainian pharmaceutical market, president of the Indian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (IPMA) Dr. Menon R.U.P said.
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WASHINGTON, Aug 22 - The Biden administration will send about $125 million in new military aid to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Thursday, even as Washington works to get a better understanding of Kyiv’s incursion into Russia and how it advances the broader battlefield goals more than two years into the war.
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KYIV, Aug 22 – The majority of Ukrainians surveyed - 76% - believe that Russians do not perceive Ukraine as an independent sovereign state, most of them in the central and western macro–regions - 80.5% and 78%, respectively.
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