Economy

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed the head of the Odesa department of expertise and research of the specialized laboratory of the State Customs Service for corruption.

The Verkhovna Rada approved in the second reading draft law No. 8274, which will significantly complicate the export of secondary raw materials from Ukraine, artificially lowering the amount of the duty.

Ukraine will guarantee compensation to ship owners and operators for risks caused by russian aggression.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed with the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the issue of food security and the opening of food hubs in Africa.

Over the past week, the daily volume of grain export transportation by rail decreased by an average of 2-3 thousand tons per day – to 108 thousand tons/day.

“Ukrainian Danube Shipping” continues to reform its fleet maintenance infrastructure.

Spain will allocate 4.4 million euros to the Grain from Ukraine initiative. The state will provide funds together with the World Food Program.

This year, the company “Nibulon” plans to withdraw its fleet from Mykolaiv in order to unblock assets, as well as work in the direction of demining.

Only in January of this year, the indicator of pig iron transshipment through the Izmail port amounted to almost 38 thousand tons. For the entire year 2022, the total volume was only 18.9 thousand tons.

Since October, the Grain initiative has ensured only 40% of exports due to the russians’ inhibition of ship inspections in the Bosphorus.