Category: 9. Business

During their visit to Lviv, top European diplomats promised to provide Ukraine with additional military support totaling nearly €1.9B, with €1B being allocated to purchase weapons directly from Ukrainian manufacturers using the Danish model. Another €600M will be…

Finland has proposed imposing duties on all imports from Russia to the EU, which will operate simultaneously with existing sanctions. This step will not require unanimity from all member states. The proposal arose when the EU faced renewed resistance from Hungary…

According to a study, 20% of companies plan to actively hire employees, while 39% will limit themselves to selective recruitment, and 34% will not change their personnel levels. At the same time, 7% of companies indicated that they plan to reduce staff this year. The key…

In April 2025, inflation in the consumer market was 0.7%. In annual terms, price growth accelerated to 15.1%, compared to 14.6% in March, as reported by the State Statistics Service. Prices for food products and non-alcoholic beverages increased by 1.8% in April. Pork…

American Elliott Investment Management, one of the most influential investment companies in the world, is negotiating to buy a stake in a package of infrastructure assets, including the pipeline through which Russian natural gas is supplied to the EU. The fund wants to…

The National Bank has launched a “stimulating currency liberalization” aimed at attracting foreign capital to Ukraine. Its essence is to create a mechanism that will encourage foreign investors to invest in Ukrainian enterprises in exchange for permission to conduct…

The first contribution will come from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). According to Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine has not yet signed two other agreements regarding a limited partnership between the countries and on…

At midnight on May 8, Russia announced the start of a three-day truce with Ukraine, lasting from May 8 to midnight on May 11, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in World War II. However, just a few hours earlier on May 7, Russian troops launched drones at…

According to Reuters, restoring Russia’s role in the European gas market is viewed as a potential component of a peace deal with Putin, and US involvement in this process could alleviate political resistance in Europe while granting the Americans some control over the…

Last year, the European Union exported goods valued at €42.8B to Ukraine and imported €24.5B, resulting in a trade surplus of €18.3B, according to Eurostat data. Compared to 2023, exports and imports increased by 9.4% and 7%, respectively. The EU’s main export…