Economy
Business
PrivatBank Moves to Enforce $3 Billion UK Ruling After Former Owners Fail to Pay
PrivatBank is complying with a UK High Court that found the oligarchs guilty of fraud against the bank, and ended an eight-year legal battle in one of the largest banking cases in Ukraine’s history.
Dec. 1, 2025
Trump
Putin’s Billionaire Inner Circle Held Secret Talks With US Business on Mining Deals
The talks touched on rare-earth minerals, gas extraction, and even reviving the Nord Stream pipeline, according to WSJ sources and European intelligence officials.
Dec. 1, 2025
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Drones and Weapons Head to Europe as Exports Expand
Amid daily shelling, Ukraine’s defense industry has reached peak production – surpassing what the government can buy. Kyiv is now looking to export its surplus.
Nov. 29, 2025
Energy
SBU Drones Hit Sanctioned Oil Tankers Off Black Sea Coast
Turkey’s transport ministry confirmed that it rescued the crew from the Kairos tanker while the Virat, another tanker, was hit “again” on Saturday morning.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2025
Energy
How Successful Has OPEC+‘s Oil Output Policy Been in 2025?
While OPEC+‘s strategy has contributed to a supply glut that weighed on crude prices and effectively eroded some of the group’s profits, experts say a mix of other factors offset them.
Nov. 29, 2025
Ukraine
Kyiv to Sell Major Bottled Water Company, Owned by Russian Oligarch
Ukraine has launched the auction of IDS Ukraine, producer of Morshynska and Myrhorodska, frozen since 2022 due to state sanctions on its owner, Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman.
Nov. 28, 2025
Ukraine
EU Aid from Frozen Russian Funds Could Backfire, Belgian PM Says
The Belgian PM has sent a four-page letter to the European Commission arguing that the proposed reparations loan for Ukraine based on frozen Russian assets carries major legal and financial risks.
Nov. 28, 2025
KSE Fiscal Digest: Kyiv Faces Mounting Wartime Pressures as Defense Bills Climb Faster Than Budget Income
Defence spending is rising faster than state budget revenues. Ukraine’s financial stability now depends more than ever on predictable partner support and strict macroeconomic discipline.
Nov. 28, 2025
Economy
Ukraine Revives Talks With Hedge Funds on Restructuring GDP Warrants
Ukraine has reopened negotiations with holders of its GDP warrants after earlier talks collapsed, as Kyiv seeks to restructure about $3.3 billion of the pre-war securities.
Nov. 28, 2025
Black Sea Grain Deal
New $2.8 Million Salt Plant to Launch in Odesa Region in Early 2026
Ukraineʼs new salt plant will produce 15,000 tons monthly, covering 50% of the county’s domestic salt demand, while helping to restore proper salinity to a Black Sea estuary’s ecosystem.
Nov. 28, 2025
Europe
OPINION: Ukraine – IMF Tells Europe to ‘Show Me the Money’
Ukraine has done a remarkable job, but unless donors come up with the cash now, it is screwed.
Nov. 27, 2025
IMF
IMF and Kyiv Reach Deal on $8.2bn Financing Program for Ukraine
Ukraine and the IMF reached a staff-level deal on a new four-year EFF program, a long-awaited step as Kyiv negotiates fresh financing for 2026–27 amid Russia’s protracted war.
Nov. 27, 2025
US
EU: Kallas Calls for Immediate, Unconditional Ceasefire and Reparations Loan to Ukraine Backed by Frozen Russian Assets
The vice president of the European Commission said: “We still need to get from a situation where Russia pretends to negotiate to a situation where they need to negotiate.”
Nov. 26, 2025
Corruption
Umerov Testifies in Mindich Case Amid Rumor Storm
NABU has questioned the National Security and Defense Council Secretary as a witness in the Mindich case, with the meeting described as “constructive” despite mounting speculation.
Nov. 26, 2025
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Border Shutdown Strands Thousands of Trucks, Exposing Russia’s Sanctions-Era Supply Crisis
Astana’s tightened border inspections are revealing more than a trade disruption, exposing how deeply Russia’s wartime economy depends on fragile transit routes and political goodwill from neighbors.
Nov. 26, 2025
Energy
Serbia Moves to Seize Sanctioned Russian-Owned Refinery
Belgrade is reportedly planning budget amendments to take over the Russian-owned Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS) as US sanctions threaten refinery operations.
Nov. 26, 2025
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