Category: 9. Business

Currently, Ukraine has the second-largest area of blueberry plantations in Eastern Europe and could nearly double its blueberry output. To illustrate, Romania produces similar amounts of blueberries as Ukraine despite having half the plantation area, largely due to…

On November 14, the SPFU will host another auction for the privatization of the Ukrzakhidvuglebud enterprise in the Lviv region. The starting bid is ₴28.7M ($690,000) down from ₴57.39M at the previous auction. Thanks to its advantageous location and well-developed…

Alteco Group, an expert in solar power plant and battery energy storage system (BESS) installations, reports that this year demand for solar panel installation in Ukraine rose by 25%, while interest in BESS facilities soared by 150%. Commercial requests increased by at…

Since the beginning of 2021, over 30,000 land plots have been sold through the state electronic system Prozorro.Sales, with the total value of the agreements reaching ₴8B ($190M). According to the Ministry of Economy, this total was formed based on the results of land…

In Kharkiv, the median price for a one-room apartment in October reached $21,000, representing a 16% increase compared to the previous year. Dnipro occupies second place among the most affordable cities, with a one-room apartment priced at $26,000 and a growth rate of…

A State Department senior official mentioned that the move was actually harming allies, partners, and US industry. Arms shipments, including AMRAAM missiles, Aegis, and HIMARS combat systems, have been paused to allies including Denmark, Croatia, and Poland. The final…

On November 10, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov communicated Russia’s preference for an expedited resolution to the war in Ukraine, noting that current efforts have reached an impasse. He reaffirmed that Russia is prepared to end hostilities upon achievement of its…

The plan includes the deployment of the Sky Shield system and interceptor drones, which are being co-developed by Kyiv and London. Ukrainian experts have accumulated significant expertise during the ongoing conflict and are collaborating with partners such as the UK and…

Poland and Romania have started deploying a new system designed to defend against Russian drones after several incursions into NATO airspace. The system is the American Merops system, compact enough to fit in the back of a pickup truck. It can detect, track, and destroy…

A London judge mandated that two former Ukrainian billionaires pay over $3B after finding them liable for a fraud that caused billions in losses to the state-owned lender Privatbank. The bank sued Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov in 2017, accusing the former…