Category: 9. Business
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Ukraine is working on the possibility of weapons exportation.
Ukraine has created a working group that will deal with the development of a mechanism for exporting military equipment from domestic factories. Technological Forces of Ukraine, a MilTech association, proposed several norms to officials for the creation of an arms export policy. The idea is to… Continue Reading
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Ukraine is increasing its national debt, but its value has decreased by 10.3% since the beginning of the year.
As of June 30, the state and state-guaranteed debt of Ukraine amounted to ₴6.16T ($152.2B), including external debt – ₴4.45T ($109.9B), internal debt – ₴1.71T ($42.2B), the Ministry of Finance said in a statement. In the second quarter, the total volume of state and state-guaranteed… Continue Reading
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How have Ukrainian bank deposit portfolios and investment returns changed?
According to the year’s first half results, as of June the financial institutions with the two largest deposit portfolios were Privatbank (₴490.83B) and Oschadbank (₴201.4B). Also among the leaders are Universal Bank (₴92.13B) and PUMB (₴57.25B), NBU data shows. On the other hand, the… Continue Reading
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Ukrainian companies, with sufficient investment, can produce 90% of the building materials that will be needed for reconstructing Ukraine.
According to the KSE, Ukrainian manufacturers can potentially produce 90% of the building materials needed to rebuild the country. About $65B will be needed for these building materials. Currently, the size of foreign and Ukrainian investments in this industry’s development is estimated at… Continue Reading
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During the war, foreigners have opened more than 3,000 companies in Ukraine.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, foreigners from 101 countries have opened 3,075 companies in Ukraine. Most often, citizens of Turkey opened businesses in Ukraine – 396 companies or 12.9% of the total. This is followed by citizens of Uzbekistan – 312 businesses (10.1%) and… Continue Reading
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The grain corridor’s operation has allowed Ukraine to start a new grain export season with an increase of 59%.
Since July 2024, when the new marketing season began, Ukraine exported 4.96 million tons of grain, which is 58.9% more than in the same period last year (3.12 million tons). This includes 1.26 million tons of grain exported in August, 48.5% more than in August last year (848,000 tons). In… Continue Reading
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Unemployment is increasing in Ukraine, and job seeker activity remains consistently low.
The number of new vacancies in the employment market during July practically did not change and remained at about 90% of the average level in 2021, according to data from the Center for Economic Strategy. As well, the activity of job seekers remains at a consistently low level, which is lower… Continue Reading
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The Pentagon is not worried about escalation due to the events in the Kursk region; Kyiv again asks Washington for permission to use ATACMS in Russian territory.
The Pentagon is not concerned with the possible increase in tensions with the Russian Federation after Ukraine’s incursion into the Kursk region, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said. She emphasized that Ukraine is entitled to do everything possible to continue to reclaim its… Continue Reading
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The attack at Kursk has humiliated the Russian army and Putin has many reasons for concern.
The sudden breach of the border in the Kursk region of Russia and subsequent hostilities has caused humiliation for the Russian army. “In less than 48 hours, Ukraine seized more territory than during the entire unsuccessful counteroffensive of the summer of 2023,” The Telegraph noted…. Continue Reading
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Ukraine struck the Russian Lypetsk airfield, where Su-34, Su-35, and MiG-31 aircraft are stationed.
Last week, Ukraine’s military struck another important enemy military object in Russian territory. In the attack, the Russian Lypetsk airfield in the Lypetsk region was severely damaged, which is where Russian forces had housed Su-34, Su-35, and MiG-31 fighter jets, the General Staff of the… Continue Reading