The Verkhovna Rada at a meeting on Friday adopted a law on the full guarantee by the state of deposits of individuals for the period of martial law and three months after its completion. According to the head of the committee Daniil Getmantsev in the Telegram channel, the law also establishes that subsequently the maximum amount of compensation on deposits will be UAH 600,000 compared to UAH 200,000 now.
In addition, the Rada adopted in the first reading bill No. 7233 amending the Tax Code and other laws regarding the collection of a single fee and accounting for denatured ethyl alcohol and chemical and technical products. The bill is aimed at providing favorable conditions for the production of denatured ethyl alcohol, bioethanol, chemical and technical products.
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies decline on Friday, with some of the largest digital assets posting their biggest drop in weeks as risk appetite wanes, Barron’s writes.
Bitcoin has lost over 4% in the past 24 hours but is holding above the key technical level of $45,000. The price of the cryptocurrency jumped above this indicator last Sunday and continued to rise at the beginning of the week, rising above $48,000.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, bitcoin began to decline as investors exited risky assets, including cryptocurrencies and equities. By Thursday evening, its price had fallen more than 3%, showing the most significant one-day drop since March 10, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
“Bitcoin’s rally is fading, and the Wall Street session, which was accompanied by risk aversion, could lead to continued pressure on cryptocurrencies,” said Edward Moya, an analyst at Oanda.
The price of the most popular cryptocurrency at the beginning of 2022 was around $46,200 and remains well below the high of $68,990 reached in early November.
Meanwhile, some market participants believe that the fall in prices may be short-term, said Barron’s.
Meanwhile, the price of Ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by capitalization, fell more than 3% below $3,300, also showing the largest one-day decline since early March on Thursday.
Following regular talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the readiness of the Turkish state to become a guarantor of Ukraine’s security.
“Had another conversation with a real friend of Ukraine, President of Turkey Recep Erdogan. Noted the high level of organization of negotiations of delegations in Istanbul. Agreed on further steps towards peace. Thanked for the readiness of Turkey to become the guarantor of security of our state!” Zelensky tweeted.
Raiffeisen Bank (Kyiv) and Raiffeisen Bank Zrt have launched the possibility of exchanging hryvnia cash in Hungary since March 31, the bank’s press service said on Thursday.
“From March 31, Ukrainians who are in Hungary can exchange their cash in hryvnia within the Exclusive Group partner currency exchange offices, ” the message says.
The press service noted that now there is a limit of UAH 10,000 for the exchange of cash hryvnia by one person per day.
European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson believes that the export of electricity from Ukraine has a positive effect on Poland, the Energy Ministry said.
“Kadri Simson stressed that Ukraine, after synchronization, is already becoming an important factor in the reliable operation of the European energy system. She noted that the auctions launched for the export of electricity from Ukraine to Poland had a very positive effect on the energy supply of the latter,” the ministry said in a statement following an online meeting with European Commissioner for Energy Minister German Galushchenko on Thursday.
According to the release, the parties also discussed issues of compliance with the nuclear safety of Ukraine and Europe in the context of the visit of IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to Ukraine.
Galushchenko, referred to by the press service of the ministry, during the meeting noted that the head of the IAEA recognizes Ukraine’s significant potential in nuclear energy.
At the same time, the minister pointed out that the presence of Russian troops at nuclear facilities not only threatens nuclear safety, but can also cross out the prospects for the development of the Ukrainian nuclear industry.
In addition, the head of the Ministry of Energy once again emphasized that Ukraine can help European countries “jump off the hook” of Russian fossil fuels, in particular by providing its underground gas storage facilities and electricity supplies.
“Coordination of the position of Ukraine and Europe is very important for ensuring nuclear and energy security,” Galushchenko stressed.
As reported, NPC “Ukrenergo” on March 28 began holding auctions for access to interstate cross-sections for the export of electricity to Poland.
Prior to this, all import-export auctions were stopped due to the entry of the Ukrainian energy system into an isolated mode from February 24. The unification of the energy systems of Ukraine and Europe took place on March 16, after which work began on the resumption of the commercial exchange of electricity. Other destinations are not yet open.
Export to Poland starts from March 30th. All the capacity offered at daily auctions for March 30-April 2 was bought by DTEK group companies – D.Trading LLC 210 MW on March 30, DTEK Zakhidenergo JSC 210 MW on March 31 and 190 MW each on April 1 and 2.
According to the data on the ENTSO-E website, physical exports were carried out on March 30 at 210 MWh, except for the first three hours of the day, when deliveries were 70 MWh, 100 MWh and 200 MWh, on March 31 – at 210 MWh -h all day, and on April 1, deliveries of 190 MWh are planned all day, there are no data for April 2.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on Australia to join the program for the restoration of the regions of Ukraine, in particular, the coast of the Black and Azov Seas.
We invite the leading states of the world, leading companies and the best specialists to join the project of restoring Ukraine. To take patronage over a region, city or industry in our country in need of restoration. Your state granted ours such a special status of a like-minded country. But we are not only related in our thoughts, we are also related in dreams. Therefore, I invite your country to take a closer look at our southern regions, at our coast of the Black and Azov Seas. The restoration of our ports, the development of cities like Kherson, the restoration of the Ukrainian maritime industry can be a special contribution to stability for you after this terrible war,” he said in a video message to the Australian Parliament on Thursday.
He also called on Australia to join in arms assistance to Ukraine. “You have excellent Bushmaster armored vehicles that can significantly help Ukraine. As well as other models of equipment and weapons that can strengthen our positions,” he said.
“And I hope that the Ukrainian community of Australia, our strong Ukrainian community, will join this work. It will support us now as strongly as in previous years,” Zelensky said.
