The Russian leader insisted on this format when US President Donald Trump called him on August 18, but the US president proposed a trilateral format. According to Trump, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is arranging the meeting between the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. US…
Category: 9. Business
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The US is “making money” by arming Ukraine, and this could be a vehicle to fund its security guarantees. Russia is eager to participate in the discussions.
The US sells weapons to European countries with a 10% markup, which are then shipped to Ukraine. The revenue from this could partly cover Ukraine’s security guarantees, said US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The US is also considering providing air support to…
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It will take years for the US-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund to attract investments. What are the reasons?
The US-Ukrainian Fund established as part of the mineral deal between the two countries will face several challenges as it begins to operate. Specifically, it will take at least five years to prepare the necessary documentation to develop deposits alone, noted Oleksandr…
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The EBRD has assessed the condition of small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine during the fourth year of the war.
SMEs are operating in an environment of strategic and tactical uncertainty, and are focusing on conserving their resources and cutting costs. The perception of how difficult it is to run an SME in Ukraine has stayed nearly the same at 3.4 (neither difficult nor easy),…
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Ukraine’s bond market: The focus remains on FX-denominated bonds.
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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