The Polish Association of Oil Producers (PSPO), which represents 95% of the industry, has asked Prime Minister Donald Tusk to reverse the 2023 order banning Ukrainian rapeseed imports. The raw material shortage for the 2025-2026 season could reach at least 500,000 tons,…
Category: 9. Business
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A Spanish-Polish investor plans to develop transportation and energy infrastructure in Western Ukraine.
Representatives of the Volyn Regional State Administration met with a delegation from Aldesa Polska, a Polish subsidiary of the Spanish construction group Grupo Aldesa. The company announced its intention to enter the Ukrainian market and considers Volyn in the Western…
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DTEK is developing new wind farms with a capacity of 1,150 MW and has invested ₴4B in repairing thermal power plants.
DTEK’s CEO, Maksym Timchenko, said: “We are currently building onshore wind farms with a capacity of 500 MW – there are no such projects of this scale in Europe. We are also preparing a project in the Poltava region with a capacity of 650 MW.” He explained that…
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The government is planning a partial privatization of large state-owned companies to attract billions of dollars.
The Ministry of Economy is currently working on legislative changes that will enable the privatization of shares in large state-owned companies, said the Minister of Economy, Oleksiy Sobolev. “We are currently preparing a new stage, and we are considering selling…
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OKKO is expanding its agribusiness by acquiring another company and building a bioethanol plant.
The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine has approved VI.AN Holding Limited (Cyprus), owned by Vitaliy Antonov (founder of OKKO Group), to take control of Kairos-Holding. OKKO Group stated that this acquisition is a logical step in its agricultural growth strategy,…
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Helsing sees significant opportunities in Ukrainian drone production and considers the country its primary market.
Co-founder of defense startup Helsing, Gundbert Scherf, noted that Ukraine has strong capabilities in drone manufacturing and is rapidly improving designs and technology. Initially, the war-torn country primarily focused on FPV drones, but now it is also advancing…
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The government in Ukraine has been reshuffled, and it is now headed by former Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko.
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Yulia Svyrydenko as the new Prime Minister. The Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, became the First Deputy Prime Minister and Denys Shmyhal was appointed Minister of Defense. The department will also oversee…
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Domestic deals picked up and new foreign markets have been entered; here is what has taken place in the Ukrainian M&A market in the first half of the year.
According to a KPMG study, Ukraine’s M&A market showed positive trends in the first half of the year. The revival of domestic deals and strategic acquisitions both domestically and abroad contributed to a 26% increase in the number of transactions and a 21% rise in…
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Piraeus Bank is a key player in managing pension assets.
Piraeus Bank holds leading positions among providers of custodial services, professional custody of assets with clear mechanisms for control, reporting, and transparency for leaders in the non-state pension segment. Piraeus Bank’s share in servicing the 10 leading…
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The EU is seeking partners to share in Ukraine’s financial support over the next two years.
Before the new seven-year EU budget for 2028-2034 is adopted, the EU will not be able to fully cover Ukraine’s financial needs on its own, so it is negotiating with partners on how to split aid costs, said EU Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos, commenting on the…
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