Economics
War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s successful Kharkiv counter-offensive is a cause to celebrate both the valor of Ukraine’s defenders and the military aid given to Kyiv by its NATO allies. Ukraine might not be a NATO member y
Sep. 13, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has been a very effective proving ground for the use of contemporary information technology in war, from satellite dishes to smartphone apps, Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, s
Sep. 13, 2022
In a candid conversation with Kyiv Post, Estonia’s Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Kristjan Järvan explains why Estonia is “100% for Ukraine,” how Tallinn is drawing inspiratio
Sep. 8, 2022
Poland
Ukraine is planning to transport up to 2 million tonnes of vegetable oil through a pipeline to Poland’s Port of Gdańsk annually. The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food M
Sep. 8, 2022
Bonds: Bond-market activity remains low Domestic borrowing increased last week. However, it remained at a low level that did not allow the full refinancing of current debt repayments. At the last auct
Sep. 6, 2022
Major U.S. technology companies have begun moving production of their products from China to neighboring Asian countries. This was reported by the U.S. edition of The New York Times on Sep. 1. These c
Sep. 2, 2022
Bonds: Foreigners Renew Investments in Local-Currency Debt Foreigners have resumed investments in government Hryvnia-denominated securities, but in very small volumes. The secondary bond market remain
Aug. 22, 2022
S&P joined Fitch in upgrading Ukraine’s credit rating on Friday after the war-torn nation last week secured a two-year reprieve on its foreign debt from creditors. Boosting the country’s credit sc
Aug. 20, 2022
Borrowings fall to a minimum The Ministry of Finance again refused to revise interest rates on military government bills. Therefore, they attracted the smallest amount of funds since military bills we
Aug. 17, 2022
Bonds: Bond market looking to establish equilibrium After trading in all domestic bonds was unblocked, the market segmented into two parts – one for military bills and another one for bonds issued bef
Aug. 16, 2022
International rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor’s have downgraded Ukraine’s ratings in foreign currency, after the country managed to defer payments on its external debt. Fitch downgraded
Aug. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Russian invasion has inflicted severe damage to the economy of Ukraine, with sectors that provide citizens’ basic needs such as heating, energy supply, essential medical services, and production a
Aug. 10, 2022
Bonds: Reboot of the bond market The secondary bond market will resume normal trading today. It had been suspended since 24 February, the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. Last
Aug. 9, 2022
War in Ukraine
The second sea caravan carrying Ukrainian foodstuffs left the ports “Odesa” and “Chornomorsk” – three ships from Chornomorsk and another one from Odesa, the Ministry of Infrastructure announed on Augu
Aug. 7, 2022
War in Ukraine
A comprehensive study released this week found that Russia’s occupation of northern Ukraine’s Hostomel left damages and loss of infrastructure that will cost $343 million to fix or rebuild. The study,
Aug. 5, 2022
Rinat Akhmetov’s DTEK Energy plans to pay full $29.5 million coupon on eurobonds in September this year, DTEK CEO Maksym Timchenko has said. “DTEK Energy will pay September’s $29.5 million coupon on i
Aug. 4, 2022