Category: 9. Business

The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry called the final declaration adopted at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit a failure of Kremlin’s diplomatic efforts, as it made no mention of Russia’s war against Ukraine. “It is surprising that the largest war of…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte noted that global, particularly US, diplomatic focus is on two main areas: drawing Zelensky and Putin closer and securing long-term US-European security guarantees to prevent another Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Finnish President…

Capital investments in Ukraine from January to June 2025 grew by 30.6% compared to the same period in 2024, down from 32.5%. In the first half of the year, ₴280B ($6.6B) of capital was invested. The main source of funding remains internal funds of enterprises and…

Due to ongoing significant security risks and substantial defense spending, the ninth review of the current EFF program in 2026 will be considerably more complex. Therefore, a new, longer-term program is more suitable, explained NBU Deputy Chairman Serhiy Nikolaychuk. He…

The Business Activity Expectations Index increased to 49 in August, up from 48.3 in July and 48.4 in August 2024. Although it remains below the neutral level of 50 points, it indicates some improvement in the outlook across all sectors, the NBU noted. This improvement…

The Cabinet of Ministers has released a resolution approving the terms of the competitive bid to establish a production sharing agreement at the Dobra deposit in the Kirovohrad region. All product extracted from the project is considered state property until it is shared…

According to the ICU, in August the ministry issued UAH 26.4B in hryvnia bonds but only repaid UAH 12.1B. Additionally, in August the ministry raised $390M, surpassing the $280M in repayments in the same currency last month. No euro-denominated bonds were issued in…

The country’s electricity exports increased by 60% compared to July, reaching 450,000 MWh. Analysts noted that since Ukraine’s power system was integrated into ENTSO-E, this is the highest monthly export figure recorded. The largest shares in the export structure…

In the first half of the year, Ukraine imported energy resources worth $4.86B, while export revenues were only $0.12B. Compared to the same period in 2024, the cost of imports rose by 14.4%, and export revenue increased by 20.6%. To put it in perspective, in 2021 for…

The Polish defense company WB Group has begun mass production of FlyEye drones in Ukraine. The new production facilities are located at a plant that has been servicing Polish systems for the Ukrainian military for over ten years. The drone can operate up to 50 kilometers…