Category: 9. Business

The Zolotonisky Bacon company from Time Investment Group will soon open the new AMILL-CORN plant, specializing in corn processing. The facility will process up to 100,000 tons of domestic grain annually. Modern technologies will ensure quality at all stages of…

The EBRD will allocate a €100M risk-sharing guarantee to state-owned Ukreximbank to expand lending to Ukrainian businesses. The guarantee will cover up to 50% of the credit risk. Up to €20M of risk-sharing sub-loans will be used to finance long-term business…

Founded in 2022, Ukrainian defense company Falcons received funding from a US-based Venture Capital Firm – Green Flag Ventures. Falcons specializes in creating affordable electronic warfare solutions that operate without GPS signals. Their direction-finding system…

In response to the Russian drone incursion into Poland on September 10, EU states used modern F-35 fighters from the Netherlands and Patriot air defense systems from Germany to secure Poland’s airspace. NATO has confirmed that three Russian drones were destroyed by two…

On Wednesday September 10, the US House of Representatives passed a defense policy bill totaling $892.6B. The bill aims to boost the country’s military readiness, increase pay for US military personnel, and also allocates $400M to the Pentagon’s Security Assistance…

Although US President Donald Trump previously discussed the need for a direct peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia to ensure lasting peace, now the US is considering a ceasefire agreement instead. A ceasefire would be a middle ground between a temporary halt and a…

Stockholm has allocated the country’s 20th military aid package to Kyiv with a total value of SEK 9.2B ($836M). The support includes the purchase of 18 Archer artillery guns, artillery ammunition, and long-range drones (approximately SEK 3.6 billion), with a focus on…

On September 11, the National Bank of Ukraine decided to maintain the discount rate at 15.5%, leaving it unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting. “Inflation is fixed on a downward trajectory, but is still high”, the regulator explained in its decision. In…

According to the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Ukraine’s agricultural sector must stop using around 100 active substances in plant protection products, which could lead to annual losses of about $500M. This includes potential losses of $202.7M from reduced yields,…

The IFC Board of Directors is set to consider the matter at its meeting on September 19. The IFC stated that REBUF focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises, with a target size of $250M, and is a general-purpose fund targeting consumer goods and services, healthcare,…