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4.4 Corp profit
The profit of medium and large Ukrainian enterprises has risen. In the first half of the year, it amounted to UAH462bn, which is 76% more than last year. These funds are becoming an important source of domestic investment and wage growth, Shmyhal said.
Saudi Arabians interested in Ukrainian startups. The CEO of the TaibahVally investment campaign and one of the leaders of the national investment program "Saudi Vision 2030", is in Ukraine looking for profitable and innovative areas for investment. The Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia, which finances the program, is one of the largest investment funds in the world. He has met with Alexander Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation for IT Development, and visited the offices of several Ukrainian technology companies, including UNITCity.
4.5 Labour and income
4.5.1 Labour market, unemployment dynamics
The number of Ukrainians receiving unemployment benefits in August is 36% below the level of one year ago, reports the State Employment Service. The drop of recipients to 273,000 people indicates “a gradual economic recovery,” the Economy Ministry said.
The lure of working in Poland burns bright for Ukrainians, Jakuk Dudziak, spokesman for Poland’s Foreigners Office, tells Polish Radio. During the first half of this year Ukrainians accounted for 75% of the 42,000 foreigners
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