Economy
War in Ukraine
54% of Businesses in Ukraine See War as Deterrent to Investment
Despite the ongoing war, energy, construction and industrial manufacturing are among the most attractive sectors for foreign investors in Ukraine.
April 8, 2025
ICU Weekly Insight: Ukraine GDP slows dramatically
News bonds from the Finance Ministry, prices of Ukrainian Eurobonds plunged again, new data on 2024 real GDP, and NBU strengthening the hryvnia to a new record. Weekly Insight for April 7.
April 7, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine’s Central Bank Reports Inflation 13.4%, But Positive Business Sentiment
Fundamental price pressure stays sustainable, but NBU reported positive business sentiment and gradual slowdown in wages in its latest monetary report – Kyiv Post summarized key thoughts.
April 7, 2025
Economy
EBRD Aims to Invest $1.1 Billion Into Energy in 2025
The institution has also set a goal to reach a total volume of $3.3 billion in direct financing of its energy program portfolio.
April 7, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainian Pet Food Giant Plans to Almost Triple Production by 2028, Expand to EU
Kormotech expects to up production by 2.5 times over the next few years. They have already invested in a second plant in Lithuania and are looking at opening a third in Romania.
April 4, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Leased Agricultural Land for $14.2 Million During Last Half of 2024
As a result of 271 auctions, more than 20,000 hectares of state-owned land were leased to Ukrainian farmers with the launch of the “Land Bank” project.
April 4, 2025
Ukraine
80% of Women in Ukraine Refuse to Leave the Country – Popular Reasons Are Family, Identity, Housing
Security remains the key trigger that will force Ukrainian women to leave the country, but they refuse to do so unless the situation severely worsens, American University Kyiv research says.
April 3, 2025
Ukraine
On Trump Tariffs, Kyiv Says ‘Chance to Negotiate Better Terms’
Ukraine exported goods worth $900 million to the US. Trump’s tariffs will mostly hit small enterprises.
April 3, 2025
Bond Market Insight: Reserve Bonds Substitution
Ukraine changed its offer for UAH bonds, which did not allow it to increase the budget proceeds.
April 3, 2025
Business
Ukraine’s National Bank Lifts P2P Transaction Restrictions
Starting April 1, individuals in Ukraine can again send more than Hr.150,000 ($3,700) monthly to each other’s bank cards after the country’s central bank scrapped the restrictions.
April 2, 2025
IMF
Ukraine Delays 3 IMF Requirements and Jeopardises 9 Ukraine Facility Benchmarks
Ukraine may receive less financial aid from the IMF and the EU if it doesn’t meet the requirements on time, including amendments to the criminal code and strategy for capital markets regulator.
April 2, 2025
ICU Weekly Insight: IMF Increases Foreign Aid Assumptions
Refinancing of domestic debt below 100% in 1Q25, National Bank of Ukraine increased interventions, higher foreign aid assumptions. Weekly Insight for March 31.
April 1, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Receives Next $400M From IMF in 8th Record-Breaking Tranche
The IMF allocated $400 million to Kyiv, afer Ukraine passed the seventh Review of the EFF Program.
March 31, 2025
Business
Adidas, H&M, Zara Among Top 10 Foreign Retailers Growing Revenue by 63% in Ukraine
Reopening of H&M and Inditex in Ukraine brought $178 in revenue despite power outages and air raid alarms, as businesses adapt to wartime conditions.
March 29, 2025
Ukraine
Trump’s Order Centered Around Groups, Masculinity and Antagonism, Nobel Laureate Says
What is happening in the US now is an attack on liberalism, but it came from “enormous” disillusionment in democracy in the country, James Robinson said during his visit in Kyiv.
March 29, 2025
Ukraine
EBRD, Norway Provide $150M to Naftogaz to Purchase Gas
Ukraine’s state company Naftogaz needs to purchase gas for the next heating season, and Norway is helping.
March 28, 2025
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