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Movie “Oppenheimer” has won best film Oscar

The movie “Oppenheimer” directed by Christopher Nolan won the Oscar in the category “Best Film”.

The awards ceremony of the 96th American Academy Awards was held in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theater on Monday night, Kiev time.

Among the contenders for the award in this category were “American Fiction”, “Anatomy of a Fall”, “Barbie”, “Unfortunate Creatures”, “Zone of Interest”, “Maestro”, “The Departed”, “Past Lives”, “Killers of the Flower Moon”.

The movie “Oppenheimer” tells the story of the creator of the American atomic bomb, Robert Oppenheimer, focusing on the transformation of his relationship to the weapon created under his leadership.

The film also won awards for Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Actor (Cillian Murphy) and Best Supporting Actor (Robert Downey Jr.). In total, the picture was awarded seven Oscar statuettes.

The best actresses according to “Oscar” became Emma Stone for the movie “Unfortunate Creatures”, the best supporting actress played D’Vine Joy Randolph in the movie “The Departed”.

The Oscar winner in the category “Foreign feature film” was the film “Zone of Interest”.

“Oscar” for best original screenplay went to the movie “Anatomy of a Fall”. The award for best adapted screenplay went to “American Fiction”.

The best documentary was “20 Days in Mariupol” by Mstislav Chernov. “The Boy and the Heron” by Hayao Miyazaki won the “Oscar” as the best animated film.

The American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award, known as the Oscars since the 1940s, was established in 1929 and honors figures who have made contributions to the motion picture industry.

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Internal and external debt of Ukraine in 2010-2023

Internal and external debt of Ukraine in 2010-2023

Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news

Forecast of changes in discount rate of National Bank of Ukraine, %

Forecast of changes in discount rate of National Bank of Ukraine, %

Source: Open4Business.com.ua and experts.news

March 12 in Kiev rain with transition to wet snow

In Kiev region on Sunday, March 10, variable cloudiness, without precipitation, reports Ukrhydrometcenter. The wind is south-eastern with a transition to northeastern, 5-10 m/s.

The temperature at night 0-5° frost, during the day 4-9° heat.

In Kiev, cloudy with clearings, no precipitation. The wind is south-eastern with a transition to northeastern, 5-10 m/s. The temperature at night 0-2° frost, during the day 5-7° warm.

March 11-12 in Kyiv region is cloudy with clearing. March 11 without precipitation; March 12 – rain with transition to wet snow.

The wind is southeast, 7-12 m/s.

The temperature at night from 2° warm to 3° frost, during the day 1-6° warm.

In Kiev, cloudy with clearings, no precipitation on March 11, rain with change to wet snow on March 12.

The wind is southeast, 7-12 m/s. Temperatures at night and in the afternoon 0-2° warm, in the afternoon on March 11 4-6° warm.

On March 13-14 in Kiev region wet snow and rain.

Temperatures at night and in the daytime from 1° frost to 4° warm.

In Kiev, wet snow and rain, the temperature at night and in the daytime 1-3 ° warm.

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Ukrainian enterprises in January-February increased output of rolled products by 53%

Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises according to the results of work in January-February of the current year increased production of total rolled products, according to operational data, by 52.5% compared to the same period last year – up to 900 thousand tons from 590 thousand tons.

According to the information of Ukrmetallurgprom association on Friday, during this period steelmaking increased by 52% against January-February-2023 – up to 1.076 million tons from 708 thousand tons.

Iron smelting increased by 42.5% to 1.050 million tons from 737,000 tons.

As reported, in January-2024 increased output of total rolled products by 75.9% y-o-y to 453,000 tons from 257,000 tons, steel by 91.6% to 544,000 tons from 284,000 tons, pig iron by 44.5% to 555,000 tons from 384,000 tons.

Ukraine in 2023 increased production of total rolled products by 0.4% compared to 2022 – to 5.372 million tons, but decreased steel production by 0.6% – to 6.228 million tons, pig iron by 6.1% – to 6.003 million tons.

Ukraine in 2022 reduced production of total rolled products by 72% compared to 2021 – to 5.350 million tons, steel by 70.7% – to 6.263 million tons, pig iron by 69.8% – to 6.391 million tons.

For 2021, 21.165 million tons of pig iron (103.6% to 2020), 21.366 million tons of steel (103.6%), 19.079 million tons of rolled products (103.5%) were produced.

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Ukraine has increased electricity exports 12 times in February compared to January

Ukraine in February 2024 compared to January has increased the volume of electricity exports 12 times, but reduced the volume of imports by a third, DiXi Group reported with reference to the Energy map portal.

As noted in its report on Friday, Ukraine exported a total of 63.1 thousand MWh (5.2 thousand MWh in January – ER), of which the most – 32% (20 thousand MWh) went to Moldova. Another 30% (19.1 thousand MWh) went to Romania, 20% (12.6 thousand MWh) – to Poland, 14% (9 thousand MWh) – to Slovakia, 4% (2.4 thousand MWh) – to Hungary, to which electricity supplies were resumed after a two-year break with the introduction of joint auctions for the allocation of sections.

It is noted that after February 11, exports exceeded imports on almost all days.

However, at the end of the month, imports were 21 MWh more than exports, totaling 84.1 thousand MWh (one-third less than January’s 122.8 thousand MWh).

40% (33.6 thousand MWh) of this volume came from Slovakia, 34% (28.7 thousand MWh) – from Romania, 16% (13.6 thousand MWh) – from Poland, 7% (6.2 thousand MWh) – from Moldova, 3% (2.1 thousand MWh) – from Hungary.

DiXi Group experts point out that in February 2023 there were no exports at all, while imports were 41% higher at 141.8 thousand MWh.

They also note that last month Ukraine received five times (February 2, 4, 27-29) emergency aid from Poland, which bought back surplus Ukrainian electricity – a total of 5.9 thousand MWh.

On February 7, Ukraine accepted excessive 1.2 thousand MWh from Poland as emergency aid.

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