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Ukraine grain export deal off to ‘a very good start’ – UN interim Coordinator

New York: Under the Black Sea Initiative so far, 12 vessels have been “authorized to depart the Ukrainian ports,” the acting UN coordinator for the grain deal told UN journalists in New York on Wednesday. more

Guterres hails ‘critical step forward’ on resuming Ukraine grain exports

New York: The UN chief on Wednesday described progress between Russia and Ukraine on allowing the resumption of grain exports during UN-brokered talks in Türkiye, as a “ray of ...

Ukraine: UN labour agency update shows 4.8 million jobs lost to war

New York: An estimated 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since Russia’s 24 February invasion, according to a brief published on Wednesday by the UN’s labour agency.

Ukraine conflict putting global trade recovery at risk: WTO

The war in Ukraine has created immense human suffering but it is also putting the fragile recovery of global trade at risk, and the impact will be felt across the planet, the World Trade ...

Russia retaliates against Western sanctions with export bans: Report

Moscow (JEN): Russia has retalited to the western sanctions to isolate it for invading Ukraine by imposing export bans on a host of products until the end of 2022, BBC reported.

Russia-Ukraine War: EU removes Russian banks from SWIFT, bans RT, Sputnik

Brussels: In yet another wave of measures to isolate Russia and choke its international money flow, the European Union (EU) on Wednesday blocked seven Russian banks from the SWIFT payment ...

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