News on October 3: the hryvnia did not “fly into space”, the heating season in the capital is at risk of disruption
About the hryvnia. After abandoning the fixed exchange rate, the hryvnia did not “fly into space” – the NBU sold as much currency as needed to satisfy market demand.
The National Bank set the official rate of the hryvnia on October 4 – for the first time, after the cancellation of the fixed rate, which took place on October 3.
About the heating season in Kyiv. On Thursday, the Kyiv City Council will appeal to the government to repay the state’s debt to the capital, otherwise the heating season may be in danger of being disrupted.
About blackouts. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has approved an action plan in case of long-term power outages.
About “Rotterdam+”. The Higher Anti-Corruption Court (HAC) partially granted the request of the SAP prosecutor and seized the property of 3 defendants in the “Rotterdam+” case.
About the sponsors of the war. The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption included the three largest Chinese oil and gas companies in the list of international sponsors of the war: China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC Group), China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec Group) and China National Petroleum. Corporation (CNPC).
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