The share of the yuan in international settlements reached a record 4.74% in July, up from 4.61% in June, Securities Daily reports, citing data from the SWIFT settlement system.
The yuan has been the fourth most popular currency for international payments for the ninth month in a row.
In the trade sector, the Chinese currency has a market share of 6% and is second only to the US dollar, outperforming the euro for the second month in a row.
The popularity of the yuan is due to the growth of trade, stable macroeconomic indicators and greater openness of the country’s financial market, said Chao Zhen, a researcher at the Hainan Institute of Financial Studies at the People’s Bank of China.
Restrictions on the movement of large vehicles weighing more than 24 tons have been imposed in Kyiv due to the heat wave, the capital’s Patrol Police reported.
“Today, on August 26, restrictions on the movement of freight transport have been introduced in the capital,” the Patrol Police said in a message on Telegram on Monday.
It is noted that in order to preserve the road surface, trucks are prohibited from moving when the air temperature is above +28 degrees Celsius. The ban applies to vehicles with an actual weight of more than 24 tons and an axle load of more than 7 tons.
“Drivers can wait out the hot period at temporary parking areas in the right-of-way of highways and near road service facilities,” the Patrol Police reminded.
It is noted that the lifting of the restriction will be announced later.
The first Mental Health Center in Ivano-Frankivsk region has been opened in the regional center, the head of the regional military administration, Svitlana Onyshchuk, has reported.
“The center will operate at the Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University,” she wrote in a telegram channel on Friday.
According to her, the center will work in the following areas: psychoeducation; outpatient psychiatric reception; group psychotherapy; individual psychotherapy; training of family doctors.
“Our region is actively working to make mental health care a daily habit for people. That is why in Prykarpattia we are implementing the All-Ukrainian Mental Health Program initiated by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska “Are You OK?”,” Onyshchuk said.
Ukraine’s first inclusive town for veterans was built in Kyiv region, and 45 soldiers who sustained significant physical injuries during the fighting received the keys to their new homes on Sunday, said Ruslan Kravchenko, head of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration.
“The Andriy Zasukha Charitable Foundation and Kolos Kovalivka FC helped to implement this unique project… Everything was realized in 9 months. Not a single penny of the regional or state budget was used,” Kravchenko wrote on Facebook on Sunday.
According to him, there are 59 houses in the complex, each of them is 75-80 square meters. “The housing and land, which is 4-5 acres, will become the property of our defenders and their families. Philanthropists will also help to make repairs in the houses, install kitchen furniture and equip bathrooms. Everything will be done with the veterans’ needs and comfort in mind. The houses have spacious terraces, water, electricity, gas and sewerage. The sidewalks and driveways are arranged so that its residents can easily move around the city. There is a recreation area, a park, sports and children’s playgrounds, barbecue areas, a post office, and shelters are being completed. An outpatient clinic and a shop will be built,” said the head of the regional administration.
According to him, the town will also be home to defenders from various military units, as well as the families of the fallen. “KOVA focused on the brigades under its auspices: 72nd Airmobile Brigade, 114th TRO, 3rd Assault Brigade, and GUR. All candidates for accommodation in the city were submitted by the command of the military units. The criteria are as follows: these are soldiers who were injured and can no longer serve, have a family and do not have their own housing,” said Kravchenko.
Ukrainian athlete Mykhailo Kokhan won a silver medal in the hammer throw final at the 2024 Diamond League in Silesia, Suspilne. Sport” on Sunday.
In Silesia, Kokhan, a bronze medalist at the Paris Games, competed against reigning world champion and 2024 Olympic champion Ethan Katzberg of Canada and 2024 Olympic silver medalist Benze Galas of Hungary.
Mykhailo Kokhan failed to surpass Katzberg’s result (80.03 meters), throwing the projectile 79.85 meters and winning the silver medal. “Wojciech Nowicki won the bronze medal, beating Benze Galas for the second best result, both athletes showed the same result (76.05 meters).
1. Ethan Katzberg (Canada) – 80.03 meters
2. Mykhailo Kokhan (Ukraine) – 79.85 meters
3. Wojciech Nowicki (Poland) – 76.05 m
There will be no precipitation throughout Ukraine on Monday, August 26, according to the Ukrainian Weather Center.
Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s, 7-12 m/s in the southern part of the country during the day. Temperature at night 14-19°, in the south up to 23°. During the day, 29-34° (in the highlands of the Carpathians 22-27°), in the southern and central regions, in some places, a strong heat of 35-36°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on August 26. Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. The temperature at night will be 17-19°, during the day 31-33°.
According to the Borys Sreznevsky Central Geophysical Observatory, for the entire period of meteorological observations in Kyiv on August 26, the highest daytime temperature was 33.7° in 1903, the lowest nighttime temperature was 6.3° above zero in 1899.
On Tuesday, August 27, most regions of Ukraine will also be without precipitation, only in the southern part of the country, and in the Carpathian region, short-term rain and thunderstorms are expected in some places.
Wind will be east, northeast, 3-8 m/s; in the south and southeast of the country, 7-12 m/s. Temperature at night 15-20°, in the south of the country up to 23°; during the day 29-34°.
No precipitation in Kyiv on August 27. Northeast wind, 3-8 m/s. Temperature at night 18-20°, during the day 31-33°.
