The departure of 10 ships with 169.3 thousand tons of agricultural products is scheduled from the ports of Greater Odessa to the countries of Africa, Asia and Europe on Sunday, the Ukrainian Sea Ports Administration (USPA) reports.
“By 10:00 am, 8 ships left the ports of Greater Odessa, and 2 more are waiting for their turn and favorable conditions,” the agency noted on Facebook.
In total, since the release of the first vessel with Ukrainian food, 3.7 million tons of food have already been exported, and the total number of vessels for the countries of Asia, Europe and Africa has reached 165.
As reported, in Istanbul on July 22, with the participation of the UN, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia, two documents were signed on the creation of a corridor for the export of grain from three Ukrainian ports – Chornomorsk, Odessa and Pivdenny.
To date, the state of readiness for the heating season is already more than 80%, Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal said.
“The heating season will begin in Ukraine soon. The most difficult in history. Preparations for it went on in the summer, and continue now. The state of readiness is already more than 80%. Significant coal resources have been accumulated, gas is being pumped into storage facilities,” he said at a government meeting in Friday.
According to Shmyhal, the authorities are forming agreements with partners on additional gas supplies. UAH 1.4 billion was allocated to prepare for emergency situations, almost 1.5 thousand mobile generators and dozens of backup boilers were purchased.
“An operational headquarters has been formed that will quickly resolve any crisis issues. First of all, the issue of eliminating the consequences of Russian attacks on our critical infrastructure. We have been preparing and are preparing for all scenarios. And we will do our best to ensure that this winter Ukrainians are warm, light and water,” Shmygal summed up.
Das US-Unternehmen Halliburton hat den Verkauf seiner russischen Niederlassung an das lokale Management vollzogen, teilte der Ölfelddienstleister am 9. September mit.
„Damit operiert Halliburton nicht mehr in Russland. Das in Russland angesiedelte Managementteam besitzt und betreibt nunmehr das Geschäft und die Vermögenswerte von Halliburton in Russland als OOO (GmbH) BurService, die von Halliburton unabhängig ist“, heißt es in der Mitteilung.
Halliburton hatte im März den Ausstieg aus dem Russland-Geschäft angekündigt. Im Juli verlautete, dass die Halliburton Co. im zweiten Quartal mit der Aufgabe des Geschäfts in Russland 344 Mio US-Dollar abgeschrieben habe.
The National Bank of Ukraine is discussing the issue of a possible entry into the secondary market with its portfolio of domestic government bonds, as this may be one of the elements of strengthening monetary transmission and sterilizing excess hryvnia liquidity, NBU deputy head Serhiy Nikolaychuk said.
“In addition, this step will reduce the negative impact of the issue. We are working on technical issues and consulting with our stakeholders,” he said in an interview with Delo.
Commenting on the opinion that the National Bank’s entry into the market with its bonds may reduce the effectiveness of the primary auctions of the Ministry of Finance, Nikolaychuk noted that the reason for the low results of these auctions lies in the low rates offered to buyers, which was confirmed by insignificant volumes of attraction even before the resumption of the secondary government bonds market in early August.
“In order for the auctions of the Ministry of Finance to be successful, it should move towards the government bonds yield that the market wants to see. The NBU, in the event of an exit with its portfolio of government bonds, will focus primarily on the market yield of government bonds. Otherwise, such a step would make no sense” – said the deputy head of the NBU.
According to him, now for the most liquid hryvnia government bonds with a circulation period of 6-12 months, rates in the secondary market have stabilized at the level of 20-25% per annum, while the Ministry of Finance offers 12-14%.
Speaking about the situation in the foreign exchange market, Nikolaychuk pointed out that today the balance of supply and demand in the foreign exchange market of the National Bank “is more or less satisfactory.”
“And according to our estimates, it should not worsen during September and October. We also expect that, thanks to international assistance, we will be able to keep gold and foreign exchange reserves at a sufficient level,” the deputy head of the NBU said.
Currently, the total value of government bonds in the portfolio of the National Bank in terms of the principal debt is UAH 619.5 billion, while the total government bonds in circulation are worth UAH 1 trillion 280.9 billion, and the portfolio of banks is UAH 497.2 billion, non-residents – 66.9 billion UAH, legal entities – UAH 65.8 billion and individuals – UAH 30.8 billion.
Zoom Video Communications, Inc. will provide its products for distance learning, according to the Ministry of Education and Science.
“The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and Zoom Video Communications, Inc. have agreed to grant a license for the unified communication platform Zoom Education and Large Meetings applications for organizing distance learning in educational institutions of Ukraine,” the ministry’s press service said.
It is noted that Zoom will provide a sufficient number of licenses so that every school and institution of higher education in Ukraine can carry out educational programs online.
The agency says that as of today, nearly 800 schools have licensed access to use Zoom tools, allowing millions of applicants to start the 2022-2023 school year on time.
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal says that the state budget has received a $1.5 billion grant from the United States from the World Bank Trust Fund.
“The state budget received a grant in the amount of $1.5 billion. This is the last tranche of $4.5 billion from the United States from the World Bank Trust Fund,” Shmygal wrote on Twitter.
According to him, the funds will be used to reimburse budgetary expenses for pension payments and social assistance programs.
The prime minister thanked US President Joseph Biden for supporting Ukraine.
