On August 19 2025, the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine raised the equivalent of ₴8.2B for the state budget at an auction for domestic government bonds – a similar result to last week’s auction. On August 19, investors were offered the following OVDPs: 16.35% with maturity in 1.2 years, 17.1%…
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Most Ukrainian refugees in Poland are unlikely to return home after a ceasefire.
According to forecasts by the international rating agency Fitch Ratings, most Ukrainian refugees living in Poland are expected to stay there, even if Ukraine reaches a ceasefire agreement with Russia. Since 2022, about one million Ukrainian refugees have relocated to…
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Ukrainian farmers are experimenting with growing exotic crops.
The Bonelet agriculture enterprise has been cultivating artichokes in the Odesa region for the second year in a row. The entrepreneurs planted a hectare of this crop to test the yield and demand. Although the artichoke is considered a perennial, it did not overwinter in…
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One of Ukraine’s largest infrastructure construction companies is purchasing a promising quarry in Vinnytsia.
The State Geology and Subsoil Service of Ukraine held an auction to sell a 20-year special permit to extract limestone and clay at the Rivska site in the Zhmeryn district of the Vinnytsia region. The winning bid, ₴12.85M ($310,000), was made by a Vinnytsia-based…
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Lithuania calls on the EU to set a date for Ukraine’s accession.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda has called on European leaders to set a specific date for Ukraine’s accession to the European Union. He has suggested opening the first chapter of negotiations on Ukraine’s EU integration as early as September this year.
“This…
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Ukraine will become one of the world’s top five arms exporters after the parliament implements the Defence City program.
Danylo Hetmantsev, head of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Finance Committee, believes that if parliament approves the Defence City program, Ukraine will be able to fully equip its military with essential weapons. The next step, he said, will be Ukraine’s establishment as…
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Ukraine will become one of the world’s top five arms exporters after the parliament implements the Defense City program.
Danylo Getmantsev, head of the Ukrainian Parliament’s Finance Committee, believes that if parliament approves the Defense City program, Ukraine will be able to fully equip its military with essential weapons. The next step, he said, will be Ukraine’s establishment as…
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The government has allocated ₴300M for the restoration of the Kyiv region.
Russian attacks this year have damaged 957 houses in the capital. The Cabinet of Ministers has set aside ₴300M ($7.3M) from the Fund for the Elimination of the Consequences of Armed Aggression to restore housing and complete shelters in the Kyiv area. This funding will…
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Trump is making preparations for a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy.
US President Donald Trump announced that he has started putting together a meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader confirmed his willingness to meet with Zelenskyy one-on-one and suggested a…
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The issue of security guarantees for Ukraine will be formalized in 7-10 days.
The US has promised assistance in providing the guarantees but has ruled out NATO membership. “The US has given a signal that it will be among the countries that will assist and coordinate and will also be a participant in security guarantees for Ukraine,” President…
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