Ukraine is increasing the displacement of Grain Initiative ships in order to increase exports and reduce ship downtime in the current conditions of sabotage of ship inspections by the Russian side, the Ministry of Restoration reported.
“In particular, for grain – from 20,000 tonnes to 25,000 tonnes, and for oil – from 6,000 tonnes to 10,000 tonnes. Considering that the average number of inspections of the incoming fleet is only 2.5 ships per day, the increase should be expected in a month and a half,” the ministry said on Facebook on Monday.
It also indicated that the ports of Greater Odesa last week sent 1.1 million tonnes of agricultural products as part of the grain initiative.
“In particular, 54,000 tonnes of wheat were sent to Sri Lanka, 57,000 tonnes to Bangladesh, and 90,000 tonnes are expected in Kenya, Tunisia and Egypt,” the ministry said.
According to the ministry, exports via the grain corridor last week increased by 152,000 tonnes compared to the previous week, but the overall rate of new ships entering for loading continues to decline.
“Last week, the ports of Greater Odesa accepted only 16 ships, the day before last – 25,” the department added.
At the same time, as of February 12, some 145 vessels are already awaiting inspection by the Joint Coordination Centre (JCC), of which 122 are heading to Ukrainian ports for agricultural products.
For comparison, by January 18, 121 ships (28 with agricultural products on board, 93 ships that went to ports for loading) were waiting for the JCC inspection in the Bosphorus, 104 ships on January 13, some 98 on January 10, and 95 on December 26.
“For the third month in a row, Russians have been purposefully sabotaging inspections under various unfounded and sometimes absurd pretexts,” the ministry said.
There are 18 vessels in the ports of Greater Odesa. They load 584,500 tonnes of Ukrainian food. Only one vessel moves along the grain corridor after the inspection.
In total, since August 1, a total of 732 ships left the ports of Greater Odesa, which exported 21 million tonnes of Ukrainian food to the countries of Asia, Europe and Africa. According to the estimates of the Ministry of Restoration, this volume should have amounted to more than 35 million tonnes in the conditions of the normal functioning of the grain initiative.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky believes it is important for the country to have meaningful relations with the entire region. Southeast Asia and with every state in the region.
In a video address on Monday, noting a telephone conversation with the president of the Philippines, he said that “Ukrainian diplomacy has a clear task – to reach out to all regions of the world, where our position is not yet sufficiently represented, to make Ukraine and Ukrainian interests understandable to all those states and peoples with whom we do not yet have stable relations.”
“This applies to Asian directions as well as to Africa and Latin America,” he said.
A new video dedicated to the situation in the Ukrainian and world economy at the beginning of 2023 has been published on the YouTube channel of the “Club of Experts” analytical center. The official data concerning the main macroeconomic indicators was presented in the program as well as the forecasts of the leading world analytics for the years 2023-2024 were consolidated.
According to the analysts, the indicators of Ukrainian economy are stable on the whole. Thus to support it in the conditions of war in 2023 the increase of volumes of macrofinancial help from partners will be required. Thus, the founder of the Club of Experts, candidate of economic sciences Maxim Urakin referred to the IMF assessment, according to which Ukraine’s needs for external financing in the current year will be not less than 39.5 billion dollars and can reach 57 billion.
“This forecast is an expression of a high degree of uncertainty on the part of the world’s leading financial institutions with regard to the situation in the Ukrainian economy, and also demonstrates the increasing pressure on it from expenditures,” the expert stressed.
As for the global indicators, the same IMF forecasts that more than a third of the global economy in 2023 will arrive in recession. In turn, Bloomberg notes a record fall in global stock and bond markets in the last months of 2022. At the same time, investors are more optimistic about this year’s prospects.
“The end of the cycle of interest rate hikes, the recovery of the Chinese economy and the end of the war in Ukraine followed by the recovery of our economy could significantly improve the situation both in our country and in the world,” said Maxim Urakin.
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Bdayvyklyk charity project has attracted over UAH 2.253 million to install 18 Neopuff devices for respiratory support of premature newborns.
As project initiator Kateryna Sadovaya told Interfax-Ukraine news agency, the funds were used to purchase modern NeopuffTMRD-900 neonatal resuscitators for maternity homes and “Cradles of Hope” centers in Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Dnipro, Zaporizhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kropivnytsky, Odessa, Sumy, Rivne, Chernihiv, Kirovohrad and Kyiv, and two resuscitators each for clinics in Lviv and Khmelnytsky.
“To date, 18 breathing resuscitators have been purchased and installed throughout Ukraine and their acute need has been completely covered,” she said.
Sadovaya noted that the original plan called for fundraising to purchase and install 16 resuscitators, but thanks to business participation, more funds were raised, making it possible to purchase four more machines.
Participants in the project included companies working in the Ukrainian fashion industry, which helped hold the first charity fashion markets.
“Ukrainian designers started developing author collections of clothes and accessories especially for the project and organizing exclusive auctions with limited access. Celebrity acquaintances took up brushes, money from the sale of their paintings supplemented the budget of the project,” said Sadovaya.
The Neopuff resuscitator is designed to treat respiratory disorders in newborns by creating a constant positive pressure in the airways directly in the delivery room. The resuscitator allows for a “continuous lung inflation maneuver,” reducing the need for classical artificial ventilation with tracheal intubation, and reducing the length of time babies stay on respiratory support.
Frozen seafood mixtures have a high cadmium content. The exporter is VPA Logistics, a Klaipeda-based company commissioned by Plungės kooperatinė prekyba.
The recipient is the Kyiv-based company Viciunai-Ukraine (a supplier of Viči products). The direct manufacturer is the Chinese Zhejiang Zhoufu Food Co, international certificate LT 0312851/L2-1277 dated January 19, 2023.
Market operators who circulate the above products are warned to withdraw them from circulation.
Cadmium is a metal that is toxic to humans, as are its compounds with other elements. In particular, cadmium oxide is particularly dangerous, and inhalation of its vapors in certain concentrations can be fatal. Cadmium affects the respiratory tract and kidneys. Symptoms of acute poisoning include vomiting and convulsions. In addition, cadmium is a carcinogen.
Number of dead and wounded civilians in Ukraine as result of military actions from 24.02.2022 according to un data (per)
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