The Binance cryptocurrency exchange (based in China) has announced the start of cooperation with the Kyivstar mobile operator.
As noted in the joint release of the companies, distributed on Thursday, within the framework of this partnership, Kyivstar users interested in innovation, blockchain, investments and financial products will have access to a wide range of cryptocurrency opportunities.
All customers of the mobile operator in the My Kyivstar application will be able to receive a special bonus promo code, which can then be used when registering on Binance.
In the future, Binance and Kyivstar plan to work together to improve crypto literacy in Ukraine, which will help lower the barriers to start using digital assets in everyday life.
As reported, in September, the WOG filling station network became a partner of the Binance blockchain ecosystem and launched the possibility of paying for fuel with cryptocurrency using Binance Pay.
In May, the Foxtrot network became a partner of the Binance blockchain system and launched the ability to pay for goods in the online store and retail outlets of the network using Binance Pay.
Earlier, Binance planned to launch a payment card in Ukraine with a balance in cryptocurrencies and automatic conversion upon payment.
Binance is the world’s leading blockchain system and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider with a range of financial products including the largest digital asset trading exchange by volume.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a climate conference in Glasgow, the press service of the head of state has reported.
“They noted the importance of intensifying political contacts at the highest level in order to deepen the comprehensive partnership between Ukraine and India. It was agreed to exchange visits in the near future, taking into account the pandemic situation,” the message says.
The parties noted the importance of mutual assistance in the fight against COVID-19. Zelensky expressed gratitude to the Government of India for providing Ukraine in February 2021 with half a million doses of the Indian vaccine Covishield, with which vaccination was started in Ukraine. The parties also discussed the possibilities of potential co-production of vaccines.
Zelensky and Modi positively noted the significant growth of economic and investment cooperation between the countries, despite the pandemic, and agreed to intensify the existing mechanisms of bilateral interaction – in particular, to hold a regular meeting of the joint Intergovernmental Commission on Trade, Scientific, Technical, Industrial and Cultural Cooperation.
The parties also discussed certain aspects of practical cooperation in the military-technical sphere and aircraft construction.
Special attention was paid to issues of education and culture. The heightened interest of Indian students in obtaining education in Ukrainian institutions of higher education, including medical ones, was positively noted.
Qatar seeks a sustainable investment partnership with Ukraine, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Acting Minister of Finance of Qatar H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari said during the second meeting of the joint commission on economic, trade and technical cooperation between the two countries.
“In August 2020, the Qatari company QTerminals signed an agreement with the Ukrainian side on the concession for Olvia seaport in Mykolaiv. In the next five years, it is planned to invest in the development of the Ukrainian port and infrastructure. We will continue to expand the investment partnership,” he said.
“Today’s meeting of the commission is a necessary tool to achieve this goal,” he added.
Following the meeting, the co-chairs of the commission namely Minister of Commerce and Industry of Qatar H E Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari and Ukrainian Minister of Finance Serhiy Marchenko signed a protocol on amending the agreement between the governments of Ukraine and Qatar on avoidance of double taxation and prevention of tax evasion in relation to income tax.
The parties also discussed further steps in the development of bilateral relations and defined promising areas of cooperation, in particular, attracting investments, developing entrepreneurship and cooperation in tourism, agriculture, infrastructure, energy, health care, and financial sector, the report said.
“The meeting reaffirmed the desire of the two states to intensify economic activity. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, we are seeing an upward trend in bilateral trade and hope to continue this positive trend. One of our top priorities is to attract investment in the economies of the two countries and strengthen business cooperation,” Marchenko said.
The Ministry of Finance recalled the first meeting of the joint commission on cooperation between Ukraine and Qatar took place in 2018.
United States President Joe Biden, during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said the partnership between Kyiv and Washington will strengthen in the future.
“I am pleased to welcome President Zelensky to the Oval Office in the White House. During the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence, the partnership between our countries is stronger than ever and will become even stronger,” Biden said during talks with Zelensky, the video of which made public by the Dom television channel in Telegram.
He also said that Ukraine and the United States have common values and goals, in particular, regarding the provision of peace and stability in Europe.
“Ukraine and the United States have common values. We are unswervingly committed to our long-term goal for Europe: to make it whole, free and peaceful,” the U.S. President said.
Ukraine and Denmark have signed a cooperation agreement that opens up opportunities for companies working with green energy, among other things, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said.
“The agreement between the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Denmark will mark a new stage in deepening intergovernmental cooperation, which will focus on strengthening the environment for sustainable energy solutions and technologies based on Danish experience and technical assistance, as well as opportunities for companies working with ‘green’ energy,” the message says.
According to Minister of Energy of Ukraine Herman Haluschenko, “Denmark is one of the European leaders in the implementation of the transition to ‘green’ energy. Ukraine, in turn, shares the goals of the European Green Deal. Therefore, I see significant potential for deepening cooperation between our states in the development of renewable sources of energy and enhancing energy security.”
The press service of the Ministry of Energy noted that Ukraine is making significant efforts to implement projects aimed at reducing traditional energy consumption, increasing energy efficiency and introducing energy-saving technologies. The draft National Energy Efficiency Action Plan developed by the Ministry of Energy provides for a decrease in final energy consumption by more than 17% by 2030.
In its turn, the Danish Energy Agency will contribute in the form of consultations, technical assistance and mutual training of specialists from the Ukrainian energy sector.
“The energy partnership with Denmark will help improve conditions for the introduction of the latest environmentally friendly energy technologies and attracting investments in sustainable energy,” Haluschenko said.
The Eastern Partnership Summit will take place in December, EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrell said in Brussels on Thursday following a meeting with the foreign ministers of the three Eastern Partnership countries – Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia.
The ministers of the three countries visited the EU capital for the first time in the format of the so-called Associated Trio.
“This year is an important year for the Eastern Partnership. Together with the Commission, we are in the process of finalizing the post-2020 agenda, which contains concrete deliverables and targets. Our Eastern Partnership summit will take place in December. I understand that all of us are sorry for the fact that it has [previously] been postponed, as has also happened with other summits. But in December, when this summit will take place, we will have an opportunity to set this new agenda in motion, and to agree on a common vision for the future,” he said.
Borrell said the EU is looking forward to further development of relations with the countries of the Eastern Partnership, which are “based on the principles of inclusivity and differentiation. Both have to be taken together and this will require flexibility from both parts.”
