Category: 9. Business
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Analysts suggest that the war in Ukraine is nearing its end.
Rajan Menon, a scholar at the Saltzman Institute for the Study of War and Peace at Columbia University, believes that the prospects for a peace agreement are now becoming more realistic and that the return of Donald Trump to the post of US president could significantly… Continue Reading
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Investors have shared their 2025 macroeconomic forecast for Ukraine.
The growth rate of Ukraine’s economy in 2025 will decrease to 3.4% compared to the expected result of 4% in 2024. At the same time, inflation will slow from 11.5% to 7%. ICU predicts that Ukraine’s nominal GDP in 2025 will amount to $203B, compared to the $191B… Continue Reading
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Poland will provide Ukraine with a new military aid package worth €100M and supports Ukraine’s simulataneous accession to the EU and NATO.
The Polish government plans to transfer a new aid package to Ukraine in January, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in Lviv. He said the 46th support package will include weapons and equipment worth €100M. Tusk added that Warsaw is preparing to implement a project… Continue Reading
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The war against Ukraine has changed the world’s energy priorities; coal use will reach a new high due to the gas crisis.
According to the IEA, in 2024 the world’s coal use will reach a new high of 8.7 billion tons and remain at a high level for several years. The cause is the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has led to a global gas crisis. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion, global… Continue Reading
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Within the framework of European integration, Ukraine is changing its approach to the search for minerals.
The Verkhovna Rada has made amendments to the national program for the development of Ukraine’s mineral and raw material base until 2030, which takes into account the low funding level and Ukraine’s partial occupation. The legislation provides that state funding be… Continue Reading
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To avoid a shortage of scrap metal in the domestic market, Ukraine increased its export duty. How has Ukraine traded scrap metal in the last six years?
According to analysts, in 2019 Ukraine exported 42,180 tons of scrap for $11.8M. In 2020, exports decreased by 15.1%, in monetary terms, to $9.5M. But in pre-war 2021, ferrous scrap exports increased by 1,600% to 615,690 tons (+1,618.8%), in monetary terms by 2,400% to… Continue Reading
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Shopping malls from Rivne to Kharkiv are being renovated and attracting new tenants.
In Rivne, the Pokrovsky shopping center has been put into operation after closing for renovation in 2022. Among the anchors, a Thrash! supermarket, with an area of about 420 square meters, and an E-ZOO pet store have already opened their doors for business. On… Continue Reading
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Russia plans to continue the war until it fully occupies four Ukrainian regions in 2025.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov said that Moscow intends to fully seize the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions of Ukraine in 2025. At a Defense Ministry meeting, he confirmed that Russia will achieve “the goals announced by President Putin in… Continue Reading
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The Ukrainian army is struggling to hold some positions on the front; about 50% of the captured territories in the Kursk region have been lost.
On December 16, Russian assault units carried out a series of attacks on Ukrainian positions in the eastern direction. In the resulting combat, some Ukrainian fortifications suffered significant damage, which made it impossible to hold them any longer, the Khortytsya… Continue Reading
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Trump said there was “some progress” in ending the Russian-Ukrainian war and warned to revoke permission for strikes deep into Russia.
US President-Elect Donald Trump noted that his team is currently working to end the Russian war against Ukraine, and there is already “some progress.” Trump stressed that “We have made some progress. The situation is complex and difficult.” He added that the… Continue Reading