Economics
Oct. 15, 2022
The Boards of Governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund has elected Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko as Governor for 2023. “Such a decision was taken unanimously by al
War in Ukraine
Oct. 12, 2022
Russia’s economy may face multiple long-term challenges, but for now energy exports appear to be helping it ride out Western sanctions imposed over the offensive against Ukraine. Moscow says inflation
Oct. 11, 2022
Bonds: Investors await signals from new NBU governor The activity in the domestic bond market fell significantly in anticipation of signals from the new NBU governor. During the past week, the volume
Oct. 8, 2022
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a disbursement of $1.3 billion under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) to help meet Ukraine’s urgent balance of payments needs.
War in Ukraine
Oct. 5, 2022
A week that included NASA’s efforts to prevent human extinction caused by an asteroid collision and Russia’s threat of the use of nuclear weapons reminds us that we teeter between a superlative future
Oct. 5, 2022
The World Bank has raised its forecast for the growth of Ukraine’s gross domestic product in 2023 from 2.1% to 3.3%, according to the Economic Update published on Tuesday, Oct. 4. According to the rep
Oct. 5, 2022
The head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kyrylo Shevchenko, has submitted a resignation letter. The top banker announced his move on his Facebook page, Ukrinform reports. “Dear friends, due to the he
Oct. 4, 2022
Bonds: Activity migrates to FX bills For several weeks, trading in FX-denominated bills on the secondary market has been increasing. Last week, it was the largest since the beginning of the year, the
Oct. 2, 2022
On Oct, 1, 2022, the Convention on Common Transit came into effect in Ukraine. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Finance Ministry, an Ukrinform correspondent reports. “On October 1, 202
War in Ukraine
Oct. 1, 2022
The business support center of Diia.Business was restored in Bucha on September 29 by the Ministry of Digital Transformation. The restoration of the center is a powerful signal for the country, intern
Sep. 29, 2022
The International Investment Online Fair for global investors to choose partners and projects in Ukraine will take place today, Sep. 29, according to a press release issued by Ukraine Invest on Sep.13
War in Ukraine
Sep. 29, 2022
Apple has removed VKontakte, one of Russia’s most popular social media platforms, from its app store, the app’s developer has confirmed. “Now some VK applications are blocked by Apple, so they are not
Sep. 28, 2022
Bonds: Bond trading volumes decline Borrowings in local currency at the primary auction increased slightly last week, but activity in the secondary bond market was even lower than in the previous two
Sep. 28, 2022
Brian Best, head of investment banking of Dragon Capital, a leading Ukrainian investment bank, discussed the possible energy crises in the EU caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine; the effectiveness of sa
Sep. 28, 2022
Rocketing inflation and dwindling gas supplies fuelled by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will hammer growth in the ex-Soviet bloc next year, Europe’s development bank forecast Wednesday. The European Ba
Sep. 25, 2022
Abu Dhabi’s indifference to the war in Ukraine is not driven by the financial windfall it reaps from Kremlin-linked fugitives flocking there en masse so much as peddling the myth of authoritarian stab