Category: 9. Business

The OKKO group plans to initiate several large wind energy projects and has already started working on their implementation. Construction of the Ivanychi wind farm in the Volyn region is already underway. In April, OKKO secured €157M in financing from three Western…

MHP, the Ukrainian agro-industrial company, has become the majority shareholder in Uvesa, a leading Spanish poultry firm. In March, MHP secured 41% of Uvesa’s shares and later entered into additional agreements with other shareholders under identical terms, enabling it…

In February 2025, Ukrainian banks issued 516 mortgage loans totaling ₴926M, which is 7% higher than the mortgage lending volume in January. However, this amount is a third less than in February of last year, according to NBU data. As before, most loans for purchasing…

According to industry experts, prices for retail real estate have begun to rise across Ukraine. The primary trend as of March 2025 shows a price increase and a decline in supply. In terms of demand, most cities experienced a decline, with the capital seeing the only…

Large businesses with revenues of over ₴1B ($24M) increased the number of full-time employees by 22,200 in 2024, according to the results of a labor market study. It is noted that these enterprises employ a total of 1.6 million workers. The number of jobs is growing…

According to President Zelenskyy, it was a “symbolic meeting” that could become historic if it results in joint efforts that lead to peace.

Afterward, the US president stated that Vladimir Putin likely does not wish to end the conflict. Trump criticized Putin for his…

Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with the US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, expressed his willingness to negotiate with Ukraine without preconditions. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in turn, indicated that Russia is prepared to…

The US will insist that Russia acknowledge Ukraine’s right to develop maintain an adequately equipped military and defense industry as part of any peace agreement, rejecting Russia’s insistence on a significant demilitarization for the Ukraine as a condition for…

The US and Ukraine, along with their European allies, are suggesting a complete ceasefire, and Kyiv insists on the release of all prisoners.

The US draft contains vague language stating that Ukraine will receive “reliable security guarantees” from European countries…

Britain might change its previously discussed plans to deploy thousands of troops to Ukraine, as such an action is regarded as too risky if a potential peace agreement with Russia were to be disrupted. Instead, Britain and France are considering the option of sending…