Business news from Ukraine

Business news from Ukraine

NATIONAL BANK OF UKRAINE’S OFFICIAL RATES AS OF 15/07/20

National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 15/07/20

Source: National Bank of Ukraine

OFFICIAL RATES OF BANKING METALS FROM NATIONAL BANK AS OF JULY 15

Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of July 15

One troy ounce=31.10 grams

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DRAFT GENERAL PLAN OF KYIV INCLUDES RAILWAY TRANSPORT HUBS DEVELOPMENT

The draft general plan of Kyiv includes the construction of an external bypassing railroad from Nizhyn to Korosten directions for passing transit freight traffic which has overloaded the capital’s railway hubs recently.
The press service of Kyiv City State Administration said referring to the municipal organization Kyivgenplan on Wednesday that the main railway development measures include:
– construction of a railway junction at various levels near the Livy Bereh (Left Bank) stop;
– construction of additional running lines on the sections: Kyiv-Demiyivsky – Darnytsia, Zhuliany – Hlevakha, Kyiv – Myronivka;
– closure of 66 low-density line at ten freight stations;
– creation of three transport and storage facilities near Kozhukhivka in Vasylkivsky district, Kalynivka in Brovarsky district, Ukrainka at the facility with new freight districts of the river port;
– closure of freight stations and Kyiv-Tovarny, Kyiv-Dniprovsky yards, Kyiv-Pochaina freight yard, Kyiv-Pasazhyrsky hauling yard and Darnytsia sorting yard.
As reported, the draft general plan of Kyiv also envisages the construction of two new bus stations at Kyiv’s exits and shutdown of the Central Bus Station.

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PAINTING STOLEN BY NAZIS DURING WWII RETURNS TO UKRAINE

Pierre Louis Goudreaux’ painting “An Amorous Couple,” stolen by the Nazis during WWII, has returned to Ukraine, said Minister of Culture Oleksandr Tkachenko.
“This story is sad, but with a happy ending. The Nazis stole the painting from the museum’s storerooms in 1943. After the war, the painting appeared on the antique market. In 1953 it ended up in a private collection in the U.S. For 60 years ‘An Amorous Couple’ was put up for sale, but at the request of the owners – the Khanenko Museum – the sale was stopped,” Tkachenko wrote on his official Telegram channel on Tuesday, July 14.
The Minister of Culture of Ukraine invited everyone to visit the Khanenko Museum and see the masterpiece.
As previously reported, U.S. law enforcement agencies transferred the painting “An Amorous Couple” by Pierre Louis Goudreaux to Ukraine, stolen by the Nazis during World War II.
During the Second World War, the painting was stolen by the Nazis from Kyiv National Museum of Khanenko and subsequently ended up in the United States.

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IN UKRAINE MORE PEOPLE RECOVER FROM COVID IN PAST 24 HOURS THAN GET INFECTED

In Ukraine, as of Wednesday morning, 836 new cases of CVID-19 were detected, 977 people from among the previously sick recovered, 15 patients died, according to the website of the Coronavirus Epidemic Monitoring System of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC).
A day earlier, on July 14, some 638 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, while there were 612 cases on July 13, 678 infected people on July 12, 800 new cases of the disease on July 11, and on July 10, there were 819 new registered infections. On June 26, an absolute anti-record was registered – 1,109 new infections.
The cumulative number of coronavirus cases reached 55,607 on Wednesday morning, including 28,131 recoveries and 1,427 deaths. The number of active COVID-19 cases currently stands at 26,049 in Ukraine, which is 156 less than the day before.
The largest number of detected cases of COVID-19 over the past day was recorded in Lviv region (171 cases) and in Kyiv (147 cases).

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PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE: VISA LIBERALIZATION FOR TOURISTS FROM CHINA, INDIA SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that visa liberalization for tourists from China and India should be carried out as soon as possible.
According to the presidential press service, the head of the state said this at a meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine members on Monday, July 13, at which Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that the government is actively working on the issue of liberalizing the visa regime for tourists from these countries.

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