Category: 9. Business
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Russian stocks of combat-ready heavy equipment have decreased by 75% since the beginning of the war.
Covert Cabal and Jompy conducted a total count of heavy equipment that remains at Russian Federation storage bases. As of 2021, the Russians had 22,173 pieces of heavy equipment. As of 2024, 12,504 units remain, of which only 5,651 are in usable condition, a four-fold reduction, and 6,853 units… Continue Reading
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Ukraine will need up to €13B to build a sustainable energy system.
Chairman of the Board of Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, said that in order to build a power system resistant to possible attacks, Ukraine must build more than 12 GW of capacity in the coming years, for which €12-13B is needed. According to him, the emphasis should be placed not on… Continue Reading
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Ukraine increased its cement production by 25% against the background of its looming reconstruction needs.
According to the results from January-June, enterprises of the Ukrcement association increased their cement production by 24.4% compared to the same period in 2023 – up to 3.799 million tons, the association reported. “Despite the huge challenges of the war, the enterprises of the… Continue Reading
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Rental activity in the warehouse market increased by 13%.
Rental activity in Ukraine’s warehouse real estate market in January-June increased by 13% compared to the same period last year and amounted to about 70,000 square meters, according to CBRE. Despite the war, the warehouse market is currently the most stable commercial real estate segment…. Continue Reading
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The EU increased its imports of liquefied gas from the Russian Federation by 7%.
Supplies of Russian liquefied natural gas to Europe in the first half of the year increased by 7% compared to last year, with France increasing its imports the most. French companies imported almost 4.4 billion cubic meters of Russian LNG, compared to more than two billion cubic meters for the… Continue Reading
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Ukraine can replace Russia in many European market segments, particularly in pharmaceutical exports.
According to NBU analysts, Ukrainian producers can replace the supply of goods and services from Russia and fill the EU market with the necessary finished products or raw materials. Prospective ways of increasing the presence of Ukrainian manufacturers in the European market include… Continue Reading
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Ukrainians’ interest in hryvnia assets is weakening.
In June, for the first time in a long time, there was a reduction in the volume and share of hryvnia time deposits in the banking system despite maintaining positive rates in real terms. The Committee on Monetary Policy noted similar trends in the OVDP market: Interest in government bonds on… Continue Reading
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What goods dominated Ukraine’s exports at the beginning of the year?
During the first five months of the year, the main volume of commodity exports was occupied by products of plant origin – 34.5%. Inexpensive metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) lost significant volume during the war; now, they are the third largest category, with a share of 10.6%. However, fats… Continue Reading
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The Council of the EU approved almost €4.2B through the Ukraine Facility for Ukraine.
The EU Council concluded that Ukraine had fulfilled the necessary conditions and implemented the required reforms that were established in the plan as prerequisites in order to receive the first regular payment. The reform plan envisaged by the Ukraine Facility program contains nine indicators… Continue Reading
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The ban on the use of Western weapons in Russian territory prevented Ukraine from destroying the Russian air fleet.
At the beginning of this summer, Ukraine lost the opportunity to destroy dozens of Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers because of the ban on strikes using Western long-range weapons inside Russia. The Russian military was then able to openly station dozens of Su-34s at the Malshevo Air Base near… Continue Reading