Wednesday, August 13, 2025
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Category: 9. Business
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In the first six months of the year, the Ukrainian IT industry exported almost half of the total volume of services.
According to the NBU, in the first half of 2025 Ukraine exported various types of services totaling $7.6B – this is 10.9% less than in the same period last year. Despite the overall reduction, the share of IT services in the export structure increased from 38.5%…
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If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu: Europe insists on Ukraine’s participation in the peace talks beteen the US and Russia.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk reminded everyone of the fundamental principle – “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine”. He believes Kyiv should be involved in the upcoming peace talks. According to him, the American side promised to coordinate its positions…
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Rutte: Trump’s meeting with Putin will test the dictator’s intentions to end the war.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called the upcoming meeting between US and Russian presidents an important test of Putin’s seriousness toward ending the war in Ukraine. He emphasized that Friday will be a step toward the start of full-scale negotiations covering…
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The US believes that economic pressure on Putin will stop the war against Ukraine, but analysts hold a different view.
US President Donald Trump plans to use the US’ economic power to achieve results in negotiations with Russia to end its war against Ukraine, said State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce. However, analysts note that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has made it clear…
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Turkey is undermining EU efforts to reduce its dependence on Russian gas.
Ankara does not plan to comply with new EU legislation on a complete cessation of Russian fuel purchases, which could create a loophole that would allow continued Russian gas supplies to Europe. Turkey will not support the European plan to completely phase out Russian…
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The price of land in Ukraine has increased by 15% in dollar terms in one month.
In July 2025, the average price per hectare of agricultural land in Ukraine was ₴69,628 ($1,678), while in June its value was ₴60,789 ($1,465), reported Opendatabot, an analytical portal. The increase in the per hectare price amounted to $213, or 15%. In July of last…
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Several new plants are planned to be launched in Ukraine’s industrial parks.
In August, USP Panels intends to open a sandwich panel production plant in the Formatsia.Lviv industrial park, which has entered the final stage of constructing the first-phase intra-site networks. The premises are 85% complete, and the project, along with site…
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Ukrainian farmers cultivate crops unique to their local agricultural market and are developing new sales channels abroad.
The Diamantova Yagoda enterprise has established Ukraine’s first industrial irga (cotoneaster) plantation on 20 hectares in the Kyiv region. Not much is known about this berry in Ukraine, as it is not very common in European countries. It is mainly grown in the…
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A new French fry production plant and elevator will be built in the Cherkasy region.
The Potato Agro company from the Cherkasy region plans to launch a French fry processing plant in early 2026. The facility is currently under construction, and some equipment has already been delivered. The processing capacity will range from 150,000 to 180,000 tons…
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