The new EU defense loan program, SAFE (Security Assistance Facility for Europe), which offers up to €150B to bolster the bloc’s defense capabilities, has shifted from being unpopular to highly sought after in just a few weeks. So far, 18 EU countries have officially
Category: 9. Business
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Ukrainians investing in land plots for private development are pushing prices higher.
In the first half of 2025, the number of plots for individual real estate development offered for sale increased significantly. Specifically, in June the supply grew by 39% compared to the end of 2024. Meanwhile, price trends in the first half of the year remained…
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The US and NATO have introduced a new mechanism to supply military aid to Ukraine: The Netherlands will contribute €500M, and three other countries $486M.
Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that the US and NATO have announced the launch of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) initiative, which aims to expedite the delivery of American-made weapons and equipment to Ukraine. This initiative is based on…
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For three years, China and India have been increasing their imports of Russian oil and show no signs of stopping.
Last year, India’s oil imports from Russia hit 92.01 million tons, making up 38.1% of its total oil imports – its highest amount ever. In 2021, this volume was only 4.54 million tons (2.1%). Before that, India hardly purchased Russian oil, and Russia’s share in…
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Trump believes that a $10 drop in oil prices will force Putin to end the war against Ukraine.
“OPEC and OPEC+ are increasing production. But Putin will stop killing people if energy prices fall by another $10 per barrel. He will have no choice because his economy is weak”, said US President Donald Trump.
Note that as of August 5, Brent crude was trading below…
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The EU prepares sanctions against China over its secret supply of drone engines to Russia.
The European Union is planning to impose sanctions against China this fall for its support of Russia in the war against Ukraine. Western media outlets are claiming that Chinese drone engines were covertly supplied to Russia via shell companies using the designation…
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The results of the Land Bank’s operation has surpassed expectations: The state budget has already received ₴1B.
Over the 10 months of the Land Bank project, agricultural producers paid over ₴1.008B ($24M), including VAT for using state-owned agricultural land. “This result exceeded our initial expectations”, said Yaroslav Yaroslavsky, General Director of the State Land Bank….
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A billion dollars’ worth of deals: Ukraine and Japan start a new chapter of economic cooperation geared for reconstruction.
At the first Ukraine-Japan Forum, focused on Ukraine’s economic recovery, representatives from both countries signed 29 agreements to initiate joint projects in agriculture, the food industry, infrastructure, construction, green industrial recovery, technology, and…
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The Ma’Ryzhany Industrial Park in the Zhytomyr region plans to double its hemp processing capacity.
It aims to expand the industrial hemp crop area to 4,000 hectares, which will enable the processing of up to 20,000 tons annually. Currently, the park’s technical hemp processing capacity exceeds 10,000 tons per year. Within a 20-kilometer radius of the site, there are…
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The Ma’Rijany Industrial Park in the Zhytomyr region plans to double its hemp processing capacity.
It aims to expand the industrial hemp crop area to 4,000 hectares, which will enable the processing of up to 20,000 tons annually. Currently, the park’s technical hemp processing capacity exceeds 10,000 tons per year. Within a 20-kilometer radius of the site, there are…
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