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Ukraine's Economy Ministry is preparing an official request to the European Commission to start formal talks on postponing the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for the war-torn country, The Odessa Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative
Ukraine's governmental commissioner for Public Debt Management, Yuriy Butsa, told investors in London last week that Kyiv is in no rush to restructure its debt linked to economic growth or so-called GDP warrants, Reuters reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Ferrexpo said it was forced to shut down two of its pellet production lines following a decision by the Ukrainian tax authorities to impose sanctions on Ukrainian oligarch Konstantin Zhevago and suspend VAT refunds.
Ukraine's Agency for Restoration is looking for candidates with "unquestionable integrity" and "an orientation toward change" to head of the Centralized Procurement Agency (CPO), which was recently established to ensure transparency in reconstruction efforts.
The National Bank of Ukraine said it is introducing a series of currency liberalization measures to attract more foreign investment and support existing businesses in Ukraine, businesses, starting May 10.
Ukraine has significantly advanced its anti-corruption reforms over the past decade, enhancing transparency, public accountability, and institutional integrity, according to the OECD's latest Integrity and Anti-Corruption Review of Ukraine.
Euroclear, the Belgian clearing house that holds the bulk of the frozen Russian assets, plans to redistribute €3 billion in cash to compensate Western investors who had cash seized in Russia in recent months, Reuters reported.
The cost of managing the Chornobyl exclusion zone rose 9% last year to UAH 2.31 billion ($55.6 million), the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management said.
Ukraine's state-run energy transmission system operator Ukrenergo said it has reached an agreement on the terms of a a liability management transaction for its outstanding $825 million sustainability-linked bonds.
Ukraine's government said it has failed to reach an agreement with investors on the restructuring of $3.2 billion worth of debt linked to economic growth or so-called GDP warrants.
Ukraine on Wednesday officially presented the Centralised Procurement Organisation (CPO) of the Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, as it looks to ensure transparency in reconstruction efforts, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development said.
Ukraine has started talks with holders of a GDP warrant to restructure a $500 million payment due on May 31, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
Ukraine's government has appointed Natalia Tabaka as head of the State Agency for Tourism Development (SATD), the country's Ministry for Development of Communities and Territories said on Tuesday.
Ukraine has signed a memorandum of intent with the government of the United States, confirming progress on the upcoming Agreement on Economic Partnership and reaffirming their intent to conclude the deal, according to Ukraine's economy ministry.
Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to extend martial law for 90 days, starting from May 9, when it was set to expire.
South Korea will provide $4.76 million in funding to accelerate the digital transformation of Ukraine's public administration system, under a three-year cooperation agreement signed in Kyiv on Sunday, according to a press release from the Ukrainian government.
