11.08.2014 | Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• Traditional Sorochynska Fair have been cancelled by the Government due to the complicated socio-political situation in the country.
• Official Fx rate, established by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), continue to decline: 12.82 UAH / 1$ (-22 cop), 17.17 UAH / 1€ (-32 cop), 3.52 UAH / 10 RUR (-5 cop). Daily rates fluctuated within the range of 12.6-13.2 UAH / 1$ and 16.87-17.67 UAH / 1€. NBU explains Fx erosion by the military actions in the east of Ukraine, experts stress currency deficit on interbank trade. So far none of the NBU attempts to calm down the market with interventions have succeeded.

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War in Ukraine

• Russia continue to concentrate invasive military units on Ukrainian border, continuously shelling Ukrainian military strongholds and cities from its territory, supply LPR and DPR terrorists with armored vehicles, artillery, ammunition and mercenaries through parts of the border not covered by Ukrainian border guards.
• Ukrainian army, contain terrorists forces near big cities, advance to their territories, recently cut the supply between Donetsk and Luhansk, successfully combat near the border and liberated Popasna and Miusinsk. Terrorists are trying to build massive strongholds in big sites and use civilians as a shield.

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Na Ukrajině

• Prezident Porošenko v oficiálním tiskovém prohlášení vyjadřil hlubokou soustrast rodinám a přátelům lidí, již zesnuli při pádu letadla, sestřeleného teroristy na Donbasu.
• Oficiální devizový kurz hřivny se nepatrně opevnil a byl stanoven Ukrajinskou národní bankou na úrovni 11,65 UAH/USD (- 6 kopějek), 15,75 UAH/€EUR (-10 kop), 3,35 UAH/RUB (-5 kop).
• Mezinárodní měnový fond zhoršil prognózu HDP Ukrajiny. Čeká se pád o 6,5%. Tato prognóza souvisí se situací na východě Ukrajiny. Další část úvěru MMF ve výši 1,4 mlrd. USD Ukrajina může ziskat už v srpnu, prohlásil na briefingu vedoucí mise MMF na Ukrajině Georgijev.
• Všechny lety nad Donbasem jsou zrušeny. Mnohé letecké společnosti také omezují nebo ruší lety na Ukrajinu. V Borispole jsou zrušeny 11 mezinárodních letů.
  

18/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• President Of Ukraine, Mr. Poroshenko expressed condolences to families and friends of passengers deceased in the plane shot down by terrorists in Donbass, as statement of the press service on his official website calls.
• Exchange rate of Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) slightly strengthened as exported by the NBU: 11.65 UAH / 1$ (-6 kop) 15.75 UAH / 1€ (-10 cop), 3.35 UAH / RUR (-5 kop).
• IMF revised the outlook on Ukraine GDP, forecasting it to shrink by -6.5%. This is mostly due to the situation in eastern Ukraine. The next tranche of the IMF stand-by credit, amounting to $ 1.4 billion can be provided in August, as mentioned during the briefing following the termination of the IMF mission in Ukraine by its head Mr. Georgiev.
• All flights over Donbas are canceled, as well as many airlines reduce or cancel their flights to Ukraine. 11 international flights were cancelled in Borispol.

17/07/2014 Daily Highlights by “Digests & Analytics Ukraine” News Agency

Ukraine

• At the National Security & Defense Council meeting, President of Ukraine Mr. Poroshenko discussed with security forces representatives the need to mobilize and introduction of martial law, taking into account participation of foreign states in war in Ukraine. He stressed that evidence do exist on direct Russian aggression againt Ukraine, and instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to respond to the facts of aggression.

• Official exchange rate of Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH) has slightly changed as established by the National Bank of Ukraine: 11.71 UAH / 1$ (+1 cop), 15.85 UAH / 1€ (-10 cop), 3.40 UAH / 10 RUR.

• Director of the Kiev armored vehicles factory was detained by Security Service of Ukraine in accusation of embezzling public funds aimed to repair and upgrade armored personnel carriers and cashing them through a fictitious firm.

• Industrial production decreased by almost -5%, compared to the same period last year, in the first half of year in Ukraine. Decline was more than -2% in May.