Category: 9. Business

Ukrainian private energy company DTEK and London-based global clean energy technology firm Octopus Energy Group are rolling out a new program, RISE, to install rooftop solar panels and energy storage solutions for Ukrainian businesses and public sector institutions. RISE…

In the realities of the war, a new type of buyer has emerged in the real estate market: Ukrainians from the east are buying housing in western Ukraine and leaving the apartments empty, in the event it becomes dangerous in their hometown, they will be able to take their…

US President Donald Trump stated that on the night of June 22, US aircraft targeted three nuclear sites in Iran – in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan. He specified that the operation was intended to eliminate the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear capabilities. These…

In an interview, President Zelenskyy said that Ukraine is negotiating the initiation of defense production abroad. Notably, there are already agreements in place with Denmark, Norway, Germany, Britain, and Lithuania. Formal agreements on the controlled export of…

The Russian dictator outlined the conditions that Ukraine must meet to halt the aggression: “Kyiv must agree to a neutral status, refrain from engaging in any foreign alliances, renounce any ambitions for nuclear weapons, and recognize the outcomes of referendums…

The European Union is considering transferring frozen Russian state assets (almost €200B) from Euroclear in Belgium to a “specialized organization” under the auspices of the EU. The main advantage of quickly creating a new fund is that the assets can be directed to…

The EU will increase the European Investment Bank’s annual lending limit to €100 billion this year. This new limit exceeds last year’s bank lending by more than €10B and is €5B higher than the EIB’s previous target. Under this budget, funding for the defense…

Representatives from 12 EU countries (the Baltic states, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Finland, France, and Sweden), along with Britain, Norway, and Iceland, called for enhanced counteraction to Russia’s attempts to evade international…

On June 19, the Ukrainian Parliament fully adopted draft legislation focused on improving the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism.

“We expect that the mechanism will finally work and will bring us up to $1 billion in investment in specific projects in the coming…

In May 2025, Ukraine’s real gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 1.1% compared to the same month last year, according to the IER. Analysts note that while the growth rate remains low, there are several positive indicators emerging. For instance, real gross value added…