Экономика и политика

The Parliament of Ukraine met for an emergency meeting on Thursday to vote for budget amendments addressing the consequences of the natural disaster in Western Ukraine.

On Tuesday, July 29 the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) made an Interbank intervention and bought Great Britain pounds (GBP) at the 9.4376 UAH/GBP rate, almost UAH 0.2 lower than the official NBU 9.6234 UAH/GBP rate.

The President of Ukraine, Mr. Viktor Yuschenko, proposed amendments to the state budget to address the current natural disaster in Western Ukraine.

Official Ukraine state statistics have been provided, showing industrial output changes by region for June 2008.

The Ukraine State Statistics Committee announced that the real incomes of Ukrainians grew MoM in all regions of Ukraine, with an aggregate 5.2% MoM growth.

The Ukrainian Parliament’s Speaker, Mr. Arseniy Yatseniuk, scheduled an emergency Parliament meeting for Thursday, July 30, to address the current natural disaster in Western Ukraine.

The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine announced that. in May, Ukraine’s external debt decreased by 0.3% MoM to USD 10.86 bln and its internal debt decreased by 1.34% MoM to UAH 17.23 bln (USD 3.55 bln).

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) announced that Ukraine’s monetary base is expected to rise 25-30% and M1 by 35-40% in 2008.

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) announced that Ukraine’s current balance deficit increased (YoY) to USD 6.7 bln in June 2008 (7.7% of GDP).

The Ukrainian government approved an increase of UAH 1.48 bln (USD 305 mln) to the budget reserves.