Category: 9. Business

The country is reforming its mineral sector, which has endured three years of war, with the hope of unlocking its vast potential and attracting billions of dollars in investment through its partnership with the US on minerals, Ecology Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said….

The Ukrainian economy urgently requires an additional 4.5 million workers. Currently, out of 31 million Ukrainians living in the country, 13.3 million are employed, and around one million are unemployed. However, there are another 12.5 million individuals categorized as…

“All previously imposed restrictions – whether they have already been removed or not – are currently being reviewed because President Trump believes that the current status quo is not in our shared interest in forcing Russia to negotiate,” said one senior Western…

US President Donald Trump is considering these sanctions due to his frustration with Putin’s continued aggressive actions toward Ukraine and the slow progress in peace talks. The restrictions are likely not to include new banking sanctions. Other options for pressuring…

While the German government no longer plans to publicly announce specifics of defense assistance, relevant decisions are already being prepared behind the scenes. In particular, discussions are ongoing regarding how Berlin can assist Ukrainian enterprises in producing…

Ukraine is facing challenges with sourcing air defense missiles; in particular, it has exhausted its supply of charges for SAMP/T systems. Additionally, it has not received a single missile for the Crotale short-range anti-aircraft system in 1.5 years. Currently several…

The US has already received a list of conditions for achieving an end to the war from Ukraine and now expects a corresponding memorandum from Russia to compare them, said the US President’s special envoy in Ukraine, Keith Kellogg. He emphasized that it is necessary to…

On May 26, natural gas prices in the Ukrainian market reached ₴23,000 per 1,000 cubic meters (including VAT). The cost of gas has climbed to the highest level in over two years and exceeded European market prices, equating to $458-466 per 1,000 cubic meters or…

The Ministry of Economy and the World Bank discussed the implementation of the RISE program. Under this initiative, Ukraine signed agreements with the World Bank last year totaling $593M and has already received $236M. If the program’s key indicators are successfully…

The European Commission and leading EU countries support lowering the price ceiling for Russian oil from $60 to $45 per barrel as part of a new sanctions package against Russia. Sources familiar with the discussions of the 18th EU sanctions package said that the proposal…