Several European countries have resisted the European Commission’s initiative to boost defense spending through low-interest loans, fearing it would exacerbate their already significant debt burden. In particular, France, Italy, and Spain oppose EC President Ursula von…
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Ukraine to endorse new Customs Code in compliance with EU standards in 2026
The draft new Customs Code of Ukraine based on EU regulations will be finished by the end of April 2025, and its final approval by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has been scheduled for January 2026.
The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Finance Deputy Minister…
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Nearly 62% of Western companies left Russia after the war began, but energy giants are considering a return after sanctions are lifted.
Over the three years of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, 62% of companies from “unfriendly” countries have exited Russia, according to Kept, a consulting firm. This total includes more than 300 foreign companies that had “significant assets” in Russia…
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Dragon Capital plans to invest $100M in Ukraine in 2025, citing improved macroeconomic predictability.
Investment company Dragon Capital, which invested about $700M in Ukraine between 2015 and 2021, in addition to reinvestment of several hundred million dollars more, plans to invest $100M in 2025, said company CEO Tomasz Fiala. This will be financed primarily with its own…
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Iranian Journalist Trades Microphone For Rifle To Defend Ukraine
Kourosh Sehati was working for the UK-based Iran International TV station when Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Now, the broadcast journalist fights on the front lines in Ukraine, the Eastern European country he calls his “second home.”
Sehati is the first known…
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Ukraine may export one billion cubic meters of biomethane to the EU by 2030.
Maciej Zaniewicz, an expert with the Green Deal Ukraine project, notes: “The actual volume of biomethane production in Ukraine may be around 0.5% of EU demand. We are discussing approximately one billion cubic meters of biomethane in 2030.” According to Zaniewicz,…
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Ukraine will add 30 MW of electricity storage systems, as a Ukrainian bank provides KNESS with a €9.6M loan.
Oschadbank has signed an investment loan agreement for nearly six years with international Ukrainian company KNESS in the amount of €9.6M to both finance and refinance the construction and commissioning costs of energy storage facilities (ESF). The EBRD is…
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Ukraine plans to reboot its agricultural market to attract $650M in agribusiness investment.
Ruslan Magomedov, Chairman of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), and Vitaly Koval, Minister of Agrarian Policy, discussed the launch of an organized agricultural market and revitalizing the sector as a whole. “Despite the war, our farmers are…
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A Ukrainian furniture supplier for international retailer JYSK is investing in production automation ahead of an €80M deal.
Furniture manufacturer Accord-Import has invested over €1M in production automation over the past two years. The company is currently constructing a new €13M robotic factory in Khmelnytskyi. This new factory will produce up to 800,000 square meters of cabinet…
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Von der Leyen vows EU will protect its interests as Trump announces huge car tariffs – POLITICO
She said Europe would assess the tariffs, and anticipated that further measures would arrive from the White House in the coming days. Trump has stepped back from implementing tariffs on America’s allies and adversaries several times since his Jan. 20 inauguration.
“We’re signing today,”…
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