4 min. 279 The Cabinet of Ministers has capped gas prices for household consumers, while the National Bank maintained its key rate and estimated the drop in GDP in 2020 at 4.4% - these are the main economic developments of the outgoing week.
The third week of January began with frosts, unusual for recent years, amid some hot news coming from the energy sector.
After a wave of rallies against tariff spikes swept across the country, the government moved to establish a fixed gas price of UAH 6.99 per cubic meter for household consumers from February until the end of the heating season. On behalf of President Zelensky, the government is adopting a resolution that sets the cap for gas prices at UAH 6.99 per cubic meter. This price will be valid until the end of the heating season, or until the end of quarantine. Suppliers will not be able to raise prices above
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 10:06
UkraineInvest plans to create up to 70 liaison offices this year
22.01.2021 15:53
Ukrinform
The Investment Promotion Office (UkraineInvest) plans to create up to 70 liaison offices around in the world this year and intensify cooperation with the Ukrainian regions. Since 2020, we have started developing an international network of UkraineInvest. Now we cooperate with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ukrainian World Congress and international business associations. Thus, by the end of 2021 we plan to have UkraineInvest’s liaison offices in 50-70 locations around the world, UkraineInvest Executive Director Serhiy Tsivkach said at the first event of public discussion of the draft National Economic Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 entitled Investment attractiveness, capital markets and macroeconomic stability , an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
Wednesday, 24 March 2021, 11:28
Ukraine creates all necessary mechanisms to attract investment â Petrashko
22.01.2021 17:22
Ukrinform
Ukraine has created all the necessary mechanisms to attract investment. The task is to implement them, Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine Ihor Petrashko has said.
He said this at a public discussion of the draft National Economic Strategy of Ukraine until 2030 on Friday, January 22, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. All the mechanisms for attracting investment are available. Now it is a question of their implementation, Petrashko said.
The minister is sure that the Investment Promotion Office (UkraineInvest), which accompanies an investor, plays an important role in this. Petrashko also named the priorities for Ukraine s development until 2030, namely to win competition for capital in the global market, achieve the rule of law, fair courts, protection of investor rights, increase the credit rating, develo
11:52 22.01.2021
Office of National Investment Council proposes to create state fund of funds, national investment fund with shares of large SOEs for holding IPO 3 min read
The Office of the National Investment Council under the President of Ukraine proposes to create the State Fund of Funds and the National Investment Fund (NIF) with shares of large state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for holding an IPO, Head of the Office Olha Mahaletska has said. Among the initiatives that are proposed to be considered for the National Economic Strategy of Ukraine is the creation of a National Investment Fund for the transformation of state-owned enterprises, the stakes in which will be under its management, into effective and profitable companies, as well as the State Fund of Funds. It will activate the development of the investment fund industry, she said, presenting the Office s proposals to the National Strategy until 2030.