Category: 9. Business

Stockholm has allocated the country’s 20th military aid package to Kyiv with a total value of SEK 9.2B ($836M). The support includes the purchase of 18 Archer artillery guns, artillery ammunition, and long-range drones (approximately SEK 3.6 billion), with a focus on…

On September 11, the National Bank of Ukraine decided to maintain the discount rate at 15.5%, leaving it unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting. “Inflation is fixed on a downward trajectory, but is still high”, the regulator explained in its decision. In…

According to the All-Ukrainian Agrarian Council, Ukraine’s agricultural sector must stop using around 100 active substances in plant protection products, which could lead to annual losses of about $500M. This includes potential losses of $202.7M from reduced yields,…

The IFC Board of Directors is set to consider the matter at its meeting on September 19. The IFC stated that REBUF focuses on small and medium-sized enterprises, with a target size of $250M, and is a general-purpose fund targeting consumer goods and services, healthcare,…

Delegations from the Ministry of Economy and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) from the World Bank Group examined ways to bring investment into Ukraine through privatization and public-private partnerships (PPPs), building an investment portfolio for investors,…

From September 10 to 30 2025, the selection of community projects for funding under the Ukraine Recovery Program III (Tranche B) is in progress. The budget for this phase is €100M, supplied by the European Investment Bank. Priority projects include reconstructing and…

The DTEK Group, together with the American company Fluence, have built 200 MW of energy storage facilities, which is currently the largest such complex in Ukraine. In partnership with the global leader in energy storage, the Ukrainian company connected six new facilities…

Indian oil importers are urging Russian sellers to significantly increase oil price discounts due to the higher risks of continuing dealings with Moscow. Buyers want the discount on Russian oil to rise to about $10 per barrel compared to the benchmark Brent grade, up…

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine will request that the South Korean government provide a loan for the purchase of 20 Korean-made high-speed electric trains to support both regional and international passenger services provided by state-owned Ukrzaliznytsia. Last year,…

During Russia’s massive attack on Ukraine on the night of September 10, several attack drones flew into Polish territory. The Polish air forces moved to intercept and shoot them down, causing the wreckage of one of the downed drones to damage a residential building….