Ukraine broke a record in April: it reached the pre-war level of exports
Ukraine has reached the pre-war level exports In April, the country broke a new record for exports of goods from Ukraine – 13.1 million tons of Ukrainian cargo. In monetary terms, by $3.3 billion. This is an absolute record for the entire period of a full-scale war. For example, in March exports amounted to 11.8 million tons, in January – 12 million tons.
Ukraine's public debt increased to almost 6 trillion hryvnia
In March 2024, the amount of public and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine increased by UAH 434.31 billion, or $7.36 billion, to UAH 5.924 trillion.
Britain will allocate 3 billion pounds sterling to Ukraine military support annually – Cameron
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron promised that Britain would provide Ukraine with 3 billion pounds ($3.74 billion) of annual military assistance, and this would happen “for as long as needed.”
NBU predicts a decline in unemployment and an increase in wages
The National Bank predicts that the unemployment rate will drop to 14.2% in 2024 and 10-12% in 2025-2026, and real wages will exceed their pre-war level and will increase in the future.
The Cabinet of Ministers changed the terms of the “Affordable Loans 5−7−9%” program
The Cabinet of Ministers made changes to the Procedure for providing financial state support to business entities, which defines the parameters of the “Affordable Loans 5−7−9%” program.
The Cabinet of Ministers obliged PrivatBank to pay a record amount of dividends to the budget
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the report of the state-owned PrivatBank, the distribution of net profit for 2023 and the amount of annual dividends.
The Fed kept the rate at the level of 5.25−5.5% per annum
US Federal Reserve System ( The Federal Reserve System, which serves as the country's central bank, following a two-day meeting on April 30 – May 1, left the discount rate at the level of 5.25-5.5% per annum.
