Olena Hrazhdan

Olena Hrazhdan

Business correspondent

Olena Hrazhdan is the Business Reporter at Kyiv Post, covering Ukraine’s markets, business, and economic policy. While she reports broadly on economic issues, her core focus is banking, finance, monetary and fiscal policy. Olena previously wrote for leading Ukrainian business media and became a Fellow of the International Monetary Fund’s Journalism Fellowship in 2024.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ( 547 )
2026 IMF Spring Meetings: Middle East War and Ukraine Developments EXCLUSIVE War in Ukraine

2026 IMF Spring Meetings: Middle East War and Ukraine Developments

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 25, 2026
EBRD Eyes $585M to Repair Chornobyl Shelter Damaged by Russian Drones, VP Says INTERVIEW Energy

EBRD Eyes $585M to Repair Chornobyl Shelter Damaged by Russian Drones, VP Says

By Olena Hrazhdan
Updated: May 1, 2026
EU to Deliver First €90B Loan Tranche to Ukraine by Early June, With 2027 Funding Gap Looming Ukraine

EU to Deliver First €90B Loan Tranche to Ukraine by Early June, With 2027 Funding Gap Looming

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 21, 2026
IMF Carries Forward 2% GDP Forecast for 2025 Into 2026 Despite Winter Strikes on Energy, Praises Central Bank IMF

IMF Carries Forward 2% GDP Forecast for 2025 Into 2026 Despite Winter Strikes on Energy, Praises Central Bank

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 21, 2026
Ukraine, IMF Discuss Alternatives on VAT for FOPs as Business Pushes Back in-depth Ukraine

Ukraine, IMF Discuss Alternatives on VAT for FOPs as Business Pushes Back

By Mariia Boltryk
April 20, 2026
Speed Up Green Deal – Don’t Shield Public From Fuel Costs, IMF Tells Europe Amid Middle East War IMF

Speed Up Green Deal – Don’t Shield Public From Fuel Costs, IMF Tells Europe Amid Middle East War

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 20, 2026
Ukraine to Unlock $3.2B as Parliament Approves Bills to Meet EU Milestones Europe

Ukraine to Unlock $3.2B as Parliament Approves Bills to Meet EU Milestones

By Mariia Boltryk
April 17, 2026
EU to Add ‘Hard’ Safeguards in New Accession Treaties Following Orbán Lesson, Commissioner Kos Says EXCLUSIVE Europe

EU to Add ‘Hard’ Safeguards in New Accession Treaties Following Orbán Lesson, Commissioner Kos Says

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 17, 2026
IMF Projects Three Iran War Economic Scenarios: Difficult, Adverse, Severe Energy

IMF Projects Three Iran War Economic Scenarios: Difficult, Adverse, Severe

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 15, 2026
Bondholders Reject Ukrzaliznytsia's Opening Offer in $1.1B Debt Talks Economy

Bondholders Reject Ukrzaliznytsia's Opening Offer in $1.1B Debt Talks

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 14, 2026
Ukraine Inflation Rises to 7.9% as Middle East War Drives Up Fuel and Transport Costs in-depth Ukraine

Ukraine Inflation Rises to 7.9% as Middle East War Drives Up Fuel and Transport Costs

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 14, 2026
Skilled Worker Shortage Persists Despite Labor Supply Growth, NBU Says Business

Skilled Worker Shortage Persists Despite Labor Supply Growth, NBU Says

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 8, 2026
Ukraine’s General Cherry, Croatian Drone Manufacturer ORQA to Build Underground Component Factory Ukraine

Ukraine’s General Cherry, Croatian Drone Manufacturer ORQA to Build Underground Component Factory

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 8, 2026
Ukraine’s Baltic Port Attacks Cost Russia Nearly $1B in Oil Revenue in 1 Week Ukraine

Ukraine’s Baltic Port Attacks Cost Russia Nearly $1B in Oil Revenue in 1 Week

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 6, 2026
Russia Hits Kyiv Paper Mill Owned by Austro-German Group, Halts Output War in Ukraine

Russia Hits Kyiv Paper Mill Owned by Austro-German Group, Halts Output

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 3, 2026
Polish Fintech Zen Buys PINbank, Ukrainian Asvio Bank Buys Motor-Bank at Auction Business

Polish Fintech Zen Buys PINbank, Ukrainian Asvio Bank Buys Motor-Bank at Auction

By Olena Hrazhdan
Updated: April 1, 2026
Defence Builder Adds Venture Fund, Advisory Services to Its Accelerator Business

Defence Builder Adds Venture Fund, Advisory Services to Its Accelerator

By Olena Hrazhdan
April 1, 2026
Ukraine’s General Cherry Strikes Joint Venture Deal With US Firm Wilcox to Build Drones in America Drones

Ukraine’s General Cherry Strikes Joint Venture Deal With US Firm Wilcox to Build Drones in America

By Olena Hrazhdan
March 31, 2026
Ukraine Rushes to Complete IMF Benchmarks, Splitting Major Tax Reform Into Four Bills IMF

Ukraine Rushes to Complete IMF Benchmarks, Splitting Major Tax Reform Into Four Bills

By Mariia Boltryk
March 31, 2026
Illegal iPhone Imports to Ukraine Declined 20% Ukraine

Illegal iPhone Imports to Ukraine Declined 20%

By Mariia Boltryk
March 30, 2026