KYIV, Nov 1 – The World Bank announced the launch of a new $593 million private sector development program in Ukraine, which will support 20,000 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and help create or preserve at least 40,000 jobs thanks to support programs introduced by the Ukrainian government after the Russian invasion.
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KYIV, Nov 3 - Moscow sent 96 drones and a guided air missile into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials said.
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KYIV, Nov 1 – In the third quarter of this year, Ukrainian banks relaxed the standards for approving business loan applications for the first time since 2021, the balance of responses was -16.9% (from -100% to 100%), according to the results of a quarterly survey of financial institutions on lending conditions conducted by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) in July-September this year.
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KYIV, Nov 1 – IAEA teams present at the Khmelnytsky, Rivne and Pivdennoukrainsk NPPs, as well as the Chornobyl NPP, have noted that nuclear safety is being maintained despite the consequences of the ongoing war, while noting air-raid alarms that were received over several days last week.
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KYIV, Oct 31 – Starting in 2025, higher natural gas transportation fees are expected to offset increased expenses for operating the gas transmission system without Russian transit.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 31 - Some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia near Ukraine’s border and are preparing to help the Kremlin fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days, the Biden administration said Thursday.
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KYIV, Oct 31 – Ukraine's real gross domestic product (GDP) growth will slow to 3% in 2025 from 4% this year: it will be supported by a gradual recovery in domestic consumption and the development of the military-industrial complex, and held back by a shortage of electricity and labor, Dragon Capital investment company predicts.
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KYIV, Oct 31 – The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) revised its inflation forecast for 2024 from 8.5% to 9.7% and for 2025 from 6.6% to 6.9%.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 30 - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that North Korean troops wearing Russian uniforms and carrying Russian equipment are moving toward Ukraine, in what he called a dangerous and destabilizing development.
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KYIV, Oct 30 - In 2024-2028, Naftogaz Group will operate with a profit, the size of which will depend on the volume of public service obligations (PSO), and the group's tax payments - on the size of PSO compensation from the state budget.
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