Politics & Economics

Ukraine and Italy have prospects for expanding cooperation in the defense and food industries and green metallurgy. This was stated by First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko during the preparatory event "On the Road to URC2025", an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Italy has provided substantial funding and support, particularly for the energy system. We are now entering a new phase of cooperation between our countries. We are facing the biggest challenge yet – Ukraine’s recovery. This presents a substantial opportunity for Italian businesses,” the Minister said.…

On March 4, the Finance Ministry of Ukraine raised UAH 6.7 billion to the state budget at an auction for the placement of domestic government bonds. The ministry’s press service wrote this on Facebook, Ukrinform reports. "Today, the Finance Ministry placed bonds worth almost UAH 6.7 billion," the post reads. The Finance Ministry offered investors hryvnia-denominated domestic government bonds: UAH 979 billion at 15.85% with a 1.4-year maturity; UAH 619 million at 16.95% with a 2.4-year maturity; UAH 5.1 billion at 15.52% with a 3.4-year maturity. Read also: Ukraine's budget gets UAH 9.9B from privatization last year - Shmyhal As…