Category: 9. Business

The EU Council has adopted a decision to reduce or eliminate customs duties on several Ukrainian agricultural items such as dairy products, fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, and meat products. This decision forms part of the review of the Deep and Comprehensive Free…

The Dutch Defense Cluster (DDC) was launched in Kyiv, serving as a platform to unite Dutch and Ukrainian defense technology manufacturers. The DDC acts as an operational bridge between Dutch technologies and the needs of the Ukrainian Defense Forces: participants gain…

During a visit to Kyiv, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, announced several new EU initiatives that will support Ukraine in its fight against Russia. Kallas noted that the EU has already allocated €800M to assist Ukraine…

The EP has urged EU member states and the G7 to quickly approve the European Commission’s plan to establish a new mechanism to finance Ukraine’s military needs. This innovative financial and legal solution would allow for the use of frozen Russian assets to support…

Analysts at the ICU investment company reported that last week the Ministry of Finance issued hryvnia and foreign currency government bonds and raised the equivalent of ₴23.3B, including nearly ₴15B and $203M. Notably, the ministry did not issue reserve bonds, only…

A new IEA report states this is comparable to the combined energy capacity of China, the EU, and Japan. The most significant growth is forecasted in solar power, with capacity expected to increase 100% over five years, driven by low costs and easier access to permits….

The Ukrainian Financial Housing Company (Ukrfinzhytlo) had distributed half of the total ₴70B ($1.75B) allocated through government bonds as of early October. The company has agreed on a development strategy with the IMF, which includes ₴30B in additional…

A pessimistic outlook predicts the Ukrainian population will decline to that level, while an optimistic forecast – if the war ends soon – envisions the population rebounding to 35-40 million. Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE),…

On Saturday October 11, US President Donald Trump had a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, during which they talked about the possibility of Ukraine receiving long-range Tomahawk missiles. It is believed that these missiles would enable Ukraine to…

Last week, French supporters of the SkyShield initiative met with advisers to President Emmanuel Macron to examine the technical feasibility of deploying military planes to defend Ukrainian airspace from Russian drones and missiles. The Élysée Palace shared results…