NBU raised the official dollar exchange rate to a new high
On April 22, the National Bank of Ukraine set the dollar exchange rate at 39.7879 UAH/$, which is a new historical high. In comparison with the previous banking day, the NBU increased the dollar exchange rate by UAH 0.1842. Before this, the historical maximum was on April 19 – 39.6037 UAH/$.
The European Commission approved the Ukrainian plan and opened the way for payments from a fund of 50 billion euros
Today The European Commission approved the Ukraine Plan within the framework of the EU Ukraine Facility Instrument for 2024–2027. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Finance.
Since the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Finance has attracted more than $3 billion of domestic borrowing to cover the budget deficit
In the first three months of 2024, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine raised $3.1 billion to finance the budget deficit through domestic borrowing.
Ukraine's GDP this year will grow to 3.2% – IMF
The International Monetary Fund expects Ukraine's economic growth to be 3.2% at the end of this year, and to rise to 6.5% next year. The IMF also provided forecasts for other indicators. In particular, the consumer price index in Ukraine may decrease from 12.9 in 2023 to 6.4 today. Next year, this index is expected to be at 7.6.
The IMF has predicted what the dollar exchange rate will be in Ukraine in the coming years
The International Monetary Fund forecasts a slight devaluation in 2024. Then the dollar to hryvnia exchange rate will gradually increase.
The growth of real GDP of Ukraine in March amounted to almost 5%
The growth of real gross domestic product of Ukraine in March compared to the same the period last year amounted to 4.9%. In February, growth was 5.0%, and in January 5.2%, according to the Monthly Economic Monitoring of the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting.
Hong Kong has approved several Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. p>
The Hong Kong regulator has approved the first ETFs for Bitcoin and Ethereum. According to media reports, applications from Boshi International, HashKey Capital, China Asset Management and Harvest Investment were approved. Investor demand from mainland China for ETFs is estimated at $25 billion.
