Category: 9. Business

Since early August, Ukrainian drone strikes have targeted over twenty major oil refineries across Russia. As of September 28, Russian analysts report that 38% of the country’s primary oil refining capacity – sufficient to process 338,000 tons of raw material daily…

EU leaders are debating how to best allocate €140B in frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, with a focus on enabling Kyiv to purchase weapons. Many European leaders favor a zero-interest reparations loan and ensuring that the funds are used…

Since 2022, Taiwan’s purchases of Russian petroleum products have increased by nearly 500%, generating $1.7B in revenue for Russia. This amount would suffice to produce 170,000 Gerber drones, according to the Center for Energy Research and the Environmental Rights…

The Head of the Ministry of Development and Reform, Oleksiy Kuleba, noted that Ukraine has taken another step toward joining the EU by completing the screening process of national legislation for EU compliance. This marks the final stage before the official start of…

According to Bloomberg, the G7 countries (US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and Canada) are close to reaching an agreement on intensifying sanctions that are intended to severely limit Russia’s ability to wage war against Ukraine. It is noted that the G7 is…

In the first six months of 2025, Ukrainian retailers produced a total of ₴936B ($22M) in revenue (last year – ₴800B ($19M), +17%). If we single out the main players that contributed to the growth of Ukrainian trade, we can see that among the 15 companies whose…

Postal and logistics group Meest is putting $30M into building and launching a new terminal near Lviv. Construction of the complex, which covers about 24,000 square meters, started last spring near the southeastern portion of the Lviv bypass. The new logistics center is…

In the first half of the year, gross absorption reached 109,000 square meters, a 27% increase from the previous year and one of the highest figures since early 2018. The primary demand comes from logistics firms (56%) and also wholesale and retail companies (39%),…

The EIB and Naftogaz of Ukraine have signed an agreement under which the Ukrainian company will receive a €300M loan that will be used to promote the energy sector’s sustainability and replenish gas reserves ahead of the heating season. The loan is backed by a…

In 2021, cement production hit 11 million tons, but the full-scale war caused a decline to 5.4 million tons in 2022. Over the following two years, production gradually recovered to 7.43 million and 7.93 million tons. This year, manufacturers forecast up to eight million…