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One-third of Ukrainians have positive attitude towards Kyrgyzstan, 42% have not determined their attitude to this country – survey

Active Group and Experts Club have conducted a joint study on the attitudes of Ukrainians towards the countries of East Asia and the Middle East. The research was presented at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency in June 2024. The research was presented by Maksym Urakin and Oleksandr Poznyi. The results of the study are as follows:

The results of the survey are as follows:
Completely positive – 6.2%.
Mostly positive – 26.8
Mostly negative – 18.9 %.
Completely negative – 5.7
Difficult to answer – 42.3%.
Positive – Negative – 8.4

On September 19, 1992, diplomatic relations were established. In 1993, the Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic was opened in Kyiv, and in 2000, the Embassy of Ukraine in Kyrgyzstan.

The joint research by Active Group and Experts Club on the attitudes of Ukrainians towards the countries of East Asia and the Middle East was conducted in April-May 2024. It covers such countries as Turkey, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, India, China, Republic of Korea, DPRK, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Syria, and Iraq. Full information on the research is available on the website of the Club of Experts at

https://expertsclub.eu/rezultaty-spilnogo-socziologichnogo-doslidzhennya-provedenogo-experts-club-ta-kompaniyeyu-active-group-shhodo-stavlennya-ukrayincziv-do-krayin-blyzkogo-shodu-ta-czentralnoyi-aziyi/

Video – https://interfax.com.ua/news/video/986648.html

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50% of Ukrainians have positive attitude towards Kazakhstan – study by Experts Club and Active Group

Active Group and Experts Club have conducted a joint study on the attitudes of Ukrainians towards the countries of East Asia and the Middle East. The research was presented at the Interfax-Ukraine news agency in June 2024. The research was presented by Maksym Urakin and Oleksandr Poznyi. The results of the study are as follows:

The results of the survey are as follows:
Completely positive – 9.3%.
Mostly positive – 40.9%.
Mostly negative – 13.2
Completely negative – 2.6
Difficult to answer – 34%.
Positive – Negative – 34.4

On July 22, 1992, the Republic of Kazakhstan and Ukraine established diplomatic relations. The Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Ukraine was opened in December 1994.

A joint study by Active Group and Experts Club on the attitudes of Ukrainians towards East Asia and the Middle East was conducted in April-May 2024. It covers such countries as Turkey, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia, India, China, Republic of Korea, DPRK, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Syria, and Iraq. Full information on the research is available on the website of the Club of Experts at

https://expertsclub.eu/cpilne-doslidzhennya-kompaniyi-active-group-ta-experts-club-shhodo-stavlennya-ukrayincziv-do-krayin-shidnoyi-aziyi-ta-blyzkogo-shodu/

Video – https://interfax.com.ua/news/video/993142.html

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Net sales of foreign currency by NBU amounted to $722 mln over week

This week, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reduced net sales of dollars on the interbank market to $722.6 million from $897.8 million the previous week, according to the regulator.

According to the data, the central bank bought $0.23 million last week, while selling $722.8 million.

The official hryvnia exchange rate increased by 0.5%, or 20 kopecks, over the week, in particular, on Friday it strengthened by 7 kopecks to 40.4478 UAH/$1. On the cash market, the dollar also fell by 20 kopecks to 40.84 UAH/$1.

Since the beginning of 2024, the official hryvnia exchange rate has fallen by 6.4%, or UAH 2.44, and since the National Bank switched to a managed flexibility regime on October 3, 2023, it has fallen by 10.6%, or UAH 3.88.

According to the data published by the NBU during this period, from Monday to Wednesday, the negative balance between the volume of foreign currency purchases and sales by the population widened from $39.32 million to $43.35 million.

As reported, the NBU’s net interventions in May increased to $3.07 billion from $2.28 billion in April this year and $1.93 billion in May last year. Ukraine’s international reserves, according to preliminary estimates of the National Bank, decreased by 7.9%, or $3.4 billion, to $39 billion 033.8 million last month.

At the same time, the official hryvnia exchange rate weakened by 90 kopecks in May, from 39.6370 UAH/$1 to 40.5373 UAH/$1, gradually updating its historical lows every day in the last ten days of the month and approaching the average annual exchange rate of 40.7 UAH/$1 set in the state budget for 2024. In the cash market, the hryvnia also weakened by UAH 1.24 over the month to UAH 41.05/$1.

The National Bank explained this weakening by the government’s increased spending after receiving external financing in March-April, as well as the impact of the largest package of currency restrictions for businesses since the start of the full-scale war announced on May 3.

Shareholders of two Ukrainian insurance companies decide to merge

Due to the economic situation in Ukraine, the shareholders of Veltliner Insurance Company (Kyiv) have decided to merge their business and team of specialists with ASKO Donbass North Insurance Company (Druzhkivka, Donetsk region), the Forinsurer website reports.

It is noted that some of the shareholders of Veltliner Insurance Company became shareholders of PJSC “IC “ASKO DS”, as a result of which the companies will continue to operate under the single brand “ASKO DS”, which will expand the presence of the insurer in the regions throughout Ukraine and improve the quality of service and insurance services.

IC “ASKO-Donbass North” was registered in November 1991. Since 1994, it has been a member of the Motor (Transport) Insurance Bureau of Ukraine, and since 2015 – a member of the Insurance Business Association.

The company’s shareholders are Yevhen Matushevsky with a 20.74% stake, Oleksandr Ivanenko (17.91%), Viktor Spir (9.18%), Yuriy Kostyshyn (9.99%), Andriy Alekseev (4.82%), Ruslan Sheremet (9.99%), Olga Kopot (9.99%), Lyudmila Shopulko (7.34%) and Ruslan Lyudkevych (9.99%).

Veltliner Insurance Company was founded on November 12, 1997. Since 2012, it has been the legal successor of PJSC Insurance House “Evropeyskiy Mir”. It holds 28 licenses for voluntary and compulsory insurance, and offers more than 100 insurance products to its customers.

According to the National Securities and Stock Market Commission, as of the second quarter of 2023, 33.86% of the company is owned by Andriy Alekseev, 27.5% by Ruslan Sheremet, and four other individuals own stakes ranging from 9.1% to 9.9%.

EU-Ukraine security agreement expected to be signed on June 26

The European Union and Ukraine are expected to sign a security agreement on June 26, Deutsche Welle reports, citing a senior EU official.

At a briefing in Brussels on Friday, the official said that the parties have already agreed on the text of the agreement, which took several months. According to the official, the document is expected to be signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 26. The agreement covers not only military assistance to Kyiv, but also financial support, European integration, and other areas of cooperation.

It is also expected that on June 24, the EU foreign ministers will officially approve the 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine at the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg.

On Sunday night, rains and thunderstorms forecast throughout Ukraine

On the night of Sunday, June 23, in the western, sometimes northern regions, during the day in Ukraine, except for Volyn, Luhansk, Donetsk and southern regions, short-term rains, thunderstorms, in some areas of Chernivtsi, Khmelnytsky, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy and Chernihiv regions, hail and squalls of 15-20 m/s; in Transcarpathian, Ivano-Frankivsk and Chernivtsi regions, heavy rains throughout the day, the Ukrainian Weather Center reported.

Southwest wind with a shift to northwest, 7-12 m/s.
Temperature at night 15-20°; during the day 29-34°, in the western and northern regions 23-28°, in the Carpathians 18-23°.

In Kyiv, on Sunday, there may be rain (at night in some places), thunderstorm in the afternoon. Southwest wind with a shift to northwest, 5-10 m/s. Temperature at night – 18-20°, during the day – 25-27°.

According to the data of the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory. On June 23, the highest daytime temperature in Kyiv was 33.7 in 2021, the lowest at night was 6.5 in 1983.

On Monday, June 24, in the southern, eastern, southern and northern regions of Ukraine there will be short-term rain and thunderstorms in some places; in the rest of the country there will be no precipitation.

Northwest wind, 5-10 m / s.

Temperature at night 12-17°, during the day 20-25°, on June 25 in Transcarpathia up to 28°; in the southern, on June 24 and in the eastern regions at night 16-21°, during the day 26-31°, on June 24 in the Crimea up to 34°.

In Kyiv, on Monday night, no precipitation, in the afternoon there will be short-term rain and thunderstorms. Northwest wind, 5-10 m / s. Temperature at night 14-16°, during the day 22-24°.

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