The EU Council approved aid to Ukraine worth 50 billion euros
The Council of the European Union approved the start Ukraine Facility instrument with a total volume of 50 billion euros for 2024–2027. Within the framework of the Ukraine Facility, during 2024–2027, Ukraine will receive about 39 billion euros of direct budget funding, of which more than 5 billion are grants.
Banks increased the import of cash dollars and euros into Ukraine
The volume of cash foreign currency that banks imported into Ukraine in January 2024 amounted to $1.864 billion. This is the maximum volume since February 2014 ($3.208 billion).
Bitcoin crossed $64,000
NBU reduced currency sales on the interbank market to a minimum since April 2023
< p>In February 2024, the National Bank sold $1.509 billion on the interbank foreign exchange market, which is the minimum since April last year, when the regulator sold $1.37 billion.
The decrease in external financing influenced the reduction of public debt in in January by 31 billion
Ukraine's public debt decreased in January by 31 billion, primarily due to the fact that our state did not receive external funding this month.
The EU will use the proceeds from Russia's frozen assets to purchase weapons for Ukraine – von der Leyen
The European Union will direct the proceeds from Russian financial assets located in European banking institutions for the collective purchase of weapons for Ukraine. This was stated by the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
