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The Ukrainian delegation headed by the president signed a series of important documents with the Emirates; The situation with the coronavirus in Ukraine is similar to that of neighboring countries. Korrespondent.net highlights yesterday’s major events.
Several contracts worth $ 3 billion were signed during Zelenskiy’s visit to the United Arab Emirates.
According to Volodymyr Zelensky, the UAE announced its intention to invest in the Ukrainian economy “after all, our chernozems are known all over the world for their harvests.” rated the trip to the UAE as one of Zelenskiy’s most successful breakthroughs and overseas visits, in particular, the Emirati state investment company Mubadala has signed three memorandums of understanding with Ukrainian government agencies to explore investment opportunities mutually beneficial.
Mortality from coronavirus in Ukraine has been reduced by almost half
According to scientists, the number of new hospitalizations has stabilized. The National Academy of Sciences calculated that the proportion of positive tests has stopped decreasing; now it is: 19.9% in the number of positive tests and 17.7% in the number of new cases. It is noted that now the situation with the coronavirus in Ukraine is similar to the indicators of neighboring countries: Poland and Romania.
The first indictment in the Maidan case sent to court
Charges were brought against two civilians declared on the international wanted list for committing, as part of a criminal organization, kidnapping on the night of January 21, 2014 at Aleksandrovsk Clinical Hospital in Kiev, torturing participants of Euromaidan Lutsenko IV, Verbitsky Yu.T. , in addition to premeditated murder of the latter, and for illegal obstruction of meetings and demonstrations.
The economic contraction in 2020 was less than expected, authorities say
According to preliminary data from the State Statistical Service, Ukraine’s GDP decline in the fourth quarter of 2020 slowed to 0.7% from 3.5% in the third and 11.4% in the second quarter. At the same time, compared to the third quarter, growth was 0.8%, while a quarter earlier this figure was 8.5%.
Ukraine will be able to meet the 2021 budget without even receiving financial assistance from the IMF
The head of the parliamentary tax and customs policy commission, Daniil Getmantsev, said that Ukraine has all the necessary resources and capabilities to meet all budgetary obligations. In addition, he described the negotiations with the IMF mission as a negative result.
Zelensky inspects the Ukraine pavilion, which will function at Expo-2020
The president got acquainted with the presentation of the national pavilion and the exhibition of Ukraine at the Expo-2020 exhibition in Dubai. The Ukrainian pavilion said it will run in test mode in early August 2021, with the exhibition itself taking place in October.
The average price of liquefied gas in gas station networks has exceeded the psychological barrier of 15 hryvnia
The average price of autogas in Ukraine has reached 15.08 UAH. So, in the WOG network, the product increased by 30 kopecks / l, to 15.78 UAH / l. The AMIC network raised prices by 40 kopecks / l, to UAH 14.85 / l. In addition, autogas increased in price by 40 kopecks / l at Avtotrans, Prime and Avantage 7 stations.
WTO elected new executive director
The World Trade Organization has elected a new Executive Director: the representative of Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. She became the first woman and the first African to hold this position.
The State Statistics Service announced with whom Ukraine trades
Last year, China accounted for the largest part of Ukraine’s external turnover (export and import of goods and services): 13.1%, which amounted to USD 15,731.3 million. It is observed that in the first quarter the participation of China was at the level of 10.9%, according to the results of the first half of the year – 12.5%, for nine months – 12.9%. Meanwhile, Russia fell to second place.
OSCE mission names four “hot spots” in Donbass
Approximately 76% of all 2020 ceasefire violations in Donbas were recorded in four “hot spots” on the contact line. We are talking about the Popasnaya-Pervomaisk-Zolotoe area, the Avdeevka-Yasinovataya-Donetsk airport triangle, areas east and northeast of Mariupol and areas southwest, south and southeast of Svetlodarsk.
Stoltenberg announced plans to intensify activities on NATO’s eastern flank
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg intends to discuss with the defense ministers of the Alliance countries the expansion of funding for military activities on the eastern flank. According to him, he intends to propose increased funding for the Alliance’s core containment and defense activities. This, according to Stoltenberg, will support the deployment of allied forces in battle groups on the eastern flank of the Alliance, the deployment of air police, deployments and naval exercises.
Unusual animals discovered under the Antarctic ice shelf
An international team of scientists has discovered an unexpected variety of life under the Antarctic ice shelf, which turned out to be much richer than previously thought. During the observation, sponge-like organisms and possibly representatives of previously unknown species were found on a rock lying on the bottom.
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