Not everyone’s pensions will be recalculated from March 1: how to defend your right to an increase
From March 1, pensions will be indexed in Ukraine. But not all pensioners will see their payments increase by the stated 7.9%. For some, the size of the increase will hit the “ceiling” determined by the government at the level of UAH 1.5 thousand. Others will be even less lucky – they will receive a maximum increase of 100 UAH. The Ministry of Finance will tell who and how payments will be recalculated, and whether they can be made larger.
Bitcoin is approaching $64,000, Ethereum – to $3,500
Yesterday, February 28, in the evening the price Bitcoin immediately jumped to $63,734, then the asset rolled back. The second largest cryptocurrency by capitalization, Ethereum, rose to $3,480.
“There is no alternative”: why the dollar is strengthening and this is for a long time
The dollar is now just shy of the record reached during the pandemic and is on the verge of its best year since 2020. Relative to the currencies of America's largest trading partners, its rate is 17% above the average over the past two decades. What is the reason for the dollar’s rise, says Bloomberg. The Ministry of Finance publishes a translation of the article.
Border blocking: Why are Polish farmers protesting and what should Ukrainians do (video)
In this video, financial expert Alexey Kozyrev says: why are Polish farmers protesting, why are blocking the border of Ukraine, what should Ukrainians do, forecast for the exchange rate of the dollar and euro for the period from February 29 to March 6.
The bill on mobilization: The Rada Committee did not support blocking the accounts of draft dodgers
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Committee on Issues of National Security, Defense and Intelligence continued work on preparing for the second reading of the bill on mobilization.