US President Donald Trump is seeking to resolve the conflict through diplomacy, and Europe holds hundreds of billions of euros in frozen Russian assets, which could serve as leverage. Brussels is currently working to redirect interest from these assets to provide support…
Category: 9. Business
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Trump expressed his expectations for a “trial” meeting with Putin in Alaska.
According to White House, President Donald Trump believes he will quickly determine whether a deal is possible. “I’ll probably know in the first two minutes whether a deal can be made because that’s what I do. I make deals”, Trump stated.
The US President also…
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The Telegraph: Ukraine may concede some of the occupied territories to achieve peace.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told European leaders that they should reject any proposals by US President Donald Trump that would transfer additional Ukrainian lands to Russia, but he might consider allowing Moscow to retain some of the territories it has captured….
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Trump did not fulfill the terms of his own ultimatum because Putin proposed a meeting.
“I was going to do a lot more, but I got a call that they want to meet. I’ll see what they want to talk about”, US President Donald Trump said. He added that he would like to see a ceasefire in the war Russia is waging against Ukraine and to achieve the best deal…
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Europe is acquiring more weapons for Ukraine than the US.
According to a study by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe has taken the lead in channeling funds for weapons production to Ukraine. From the start of the full-scale war through June 2025, Europe allocated at least €35.1B in military aid through defense…
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What is happening with prices in Ukraine and what should we expect by the end of the year?
Consumer inflation in July slowed to 14.1% annually compared to July of last year, and compared to June, prices even decreased by 0.2%. The actual inflation numbers turned out to be lower than the NBU’s July forecast, mainly because of a faster decline in vegetable…
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Terwin Corporation’s retail chains aim to surpass $2B in annual sales this year.
The combined revenue of EVA and Varus, which are part of Terwin, may exceed $2B (over ₴83B), according to the company’s president Ruslan Shostak. Last year, the company’s total revenue was ₴47B ($1.15B). The company projects EVA will generate ₴45-47B with a…
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Despite strong demand, high prices and long construction timeframes prevent Ukrainians from investing in housing.
Over the next five years, 37% of Kyiv residents want to buy new homes. Demand is restrained by high prices (cited by 78% of respondents) and unpredictable construction times, according to a study by the Ukrainian Association of Developers. The study also indicates that…
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Over 50% of the rooms were sold in the first hotel of the GORO Mountain Resort in the Lviv region within five months.
By early August, GORO Development, an investment and development company, had sold over half of the rooms in its first hotel project at GORO Mountain Resort near Slavsk in Lviv region. Specifically, 103 out of 197 rooms in the ONDE Hotel complex had been sold, with…
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Privatization continues: On Tuesday, one lot brought the government more money than everything sold last week.
The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) held seven successful online privatization auctions last week, raising ₴134.21M. The average price increase was 175%. The most expensive object of the week was the Kyiv Automobile Repair Plant enterprise, which was sold for…
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