Category: 9. Business
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Trump likes two points of the Victory Plan written in the case for his presidency.
Donald Trump, who won the US presidential election, is interested in two points of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Victory Plan, which he presented to Trump during a meeting in September. The first offers Ukrainian troops as replacements for American troops stationed in… Continue Reading
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Trump is gathering his new team, and none are pro-Ukrainian.
US President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate Florida Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. The senator has recently supported Trump’s narratives on international issues, particularly concerning the stalemate in Russia’s war against Ukraine. In April, he was… Continue Reading
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At the G20 Summit in Brazil, Starmer will try to convince Biden to provide a $20B loan to Ukraine before Trump’s inauguration.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will call on US President Joe Biden to allocate a $20B loan to Ukraine before Donald Trump takes office as the next US president. The British prime minister will also insist that the US finally allow Ukraine to fire long-range Storm… Continue Reading
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In 2024, banks in Ukraine earned ₴118B thanks to lending and bonds.
From January to September, solvent Ukrainian banks earned ₴118B ($2.8B) in net profit. The NBU explained that the primary income sources were the increase in lending volumes and investment in government securities. Since the beginning of the year, the hryvnia loan… Continue Reading
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A Ukrainian investment fund is expanding its retail space portfolio in Poland to €300M.
A leader in Polish commercial real estate, the Newgate Investment Fund belongs to the founder of the chain of Comfy stores, Stanislav Ronis. The value of the company’s portfolio is already estimated at €300M. The fund specializes not only in the purchase of new… Continue Reading
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The Armed Forces of Ukraine have already received one million drones, and next year this number will increase significantly.
In 2024, a million drones have already been delivered to the front, and 96% of them are Ukrainian-made, the Ministry of Digital Transformation reports. Brave1 defense cluster participants have already developed 3,086 pieces of equipment including drones, EW technologies,… Continue Reading
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A Ukrainian pipe manufacturer invests $1B to maintain competitiveness in the global market.
Over the past several years, Interpipe, a Ukrainian producer of pipes and railway wheels, has invested about $1B in the construction of a modern electric steelmaking complex – Interpipe Steel, which already meets the goal of the European Green Deal for 2030 as well as… Continue Reading
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The EU suggests avoiding a trade war with the US by reducing dependence on Russian gas.
The EU wants to increase imports of liquefied natural gas from the US to reduce dependence on Russian gas and convince the next US president, Donald Trump, not to impose tariffs on European goods. EU officials insist that increased LNG imports from the US will help ease… Continue Reading
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The war in Ukraine and the Trump presidency forces Brussels to funnel billions of euros to defense.
Brussels is changing its spending policy to redirect tens of billions of euros to defense and security in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and Donald Trump’s return to the White House. The changes could affect around €392B allocated to so-called cohesion funds… Continue Reading
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Ukraine is preparing to restart concession projects in ports to attract investment.
The Ministry of Infrastructure is preparing new concession projects and restarting those whose implementation was stopped in Ukrainian ports, said Timur Tkachenko, deputy head of the department. “Preparations are underway to restart projects in the ports of Olbia and… Continue Reading