Category: 9. Business

The US will not discuss business relations with Russia until the war in Ukraine ends, according to US President Donald Trump. Commenting on the chances of concluding trade agreements after the meeting in Alaska on August 15, he said that Putin “wants a piece” of the…

Ukrainian defenders have stopped the advance of the Russian occupiers in this area. The Armed Forces of Ukraine have liberated the following settlements from the enemy: Gruzske, Rubizhne, Novovodyan, Petrivka, Vesele, and Zoloty Kolodyaz. Additionally, units from the 7th…

This impacts production timelines and product costs, according to market participants. Notably, in Kyiv alone there over 700 jobs are currently vacant at a large defense company. Experts highlight that the skills shortage issue is complex and partly related to the…

In the first six months of the year, Ukraine exported goods worth $20B, which is 4.2% less than in January-June of the previous year, while imports reached $38.6B (+15.6%), according to the State Statistics Service. As a result, the negative trade balance amounted to…

According to the National Bank of Ukraine, the pace of lending growth is speeding up in both the corporate and retail sectors. As a result, gross loans to businesses in the national currency in July 2025 rose by 15.9% year-over-year, while loans to individuals increased…

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ukraine’s largest leasing company, OTP Leasing, with backing from the UK, have introduced a €50M Risk Sharing Facility (RSF) to boost financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in Ukraine. This initiative…

The Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine, along with QTerminals of Qatar and its subsidiary QTerminals Olvia, have signed a memorandum of cooperation to restart the concession project at the Olvia specialized port in the Mykolaiv region. The…

The US is willing to provide Ukraine with security assurances after a peace agreement is reached, but NATO membership is not seen as a possible guarantee, French President Emmanuel Macron stated on August 13. However, in a joint statement issued after the meeting of the…

US President Donald Trump plans to provide several economic incentives at his meeting with Russian Dictator Vladimir Putin today in order to persuade him to agree to end the war in Ukraine. These proposals include giving Moscow access to rare earth minerals, including in…

The foreign ministers of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia issued a joint statement supporting Ukraine’s territorial integrity and warning that Russian occupation is never truly temporary. The statement was released ahead of a meeting between US President Trump and…