Economics
War in Ukraine
The United States called Friday on Russia to let out Ukrainian grain quickly and voiced hope that a Turkish-brokered deal was well-structured enough to monitor compliance. “We fully expect the impleme
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
The increase by the National Bank of the official U.S. dollar exchange rate by 25% – from UAH 29.2549/$1 to UAH 36.5686/$1 – a day later led to a rise in the price of the U.S. dollar in various segmen
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukraine and Russia on Friday signed a landmark deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis caused by blocked Black Sea grain deliveries, ending months of negotiations and sending wheat prices tumblin
Jul. 23, 2022
War in Ukraine
Rakhmon Mirzoyev watches on as a combine harvester empties a steady stream of grain into a waiting truck on his farm some 60 kilometres (35 miles) from the frontline in southern Ukraine. Recent good w
Jul. 22, 2022
For over 5 million Ukrainian refugees located in Europe, things may be about to become a little easier. Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation was founded in 2019, with the goal of making “the s
Jul. 21, 2022
Tuesday was the last transmission of popular Ukrainian television channels Ukraine, Ukraine 24, Football, and others, as Ukraine’s wealthiest man, Rinat Akhmetov, decided to close the doors on all his
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
For over a decade, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline reliably shipped natural gas from Russia to Europe — until the war in Ukraine sent tensions soaring. As countries wait to see if Gazprom reopens the key r
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia on Thursday resumed critical gas supplies to Europe through Germany, reopening the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline after 10 days, but uncertainty lingered whether the continent could avert an energy
Jul. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB said on Thursday it will quit Russia as a result of the war in Ukraine and the related international sanctions against Moscow. Russia accounts for only one or two p
Jul. 21, 2022
Weekly percentage change of key financial market indicators On Tuesday, July 12, the Ministry of Finance raised Hr 9.8bn ($335m), and almost all of these funds came from the placement of FX-denominate
Jul. 20, 2022
Russia has imposed a 21.1bn ruble (USD 383m; GBP 305m; EU 373m) fine on tech giant Google for failing to censor its content to meet the Russian administration’s standards. Roskomnadzor, the Russian fe
Jul. 19, 2022
War in Ukraine
Ukraine has received $13 billion in financial aid from top international allies since Russia’s invasion began, a senior official at the National Bank of Ukraine has said. The Deputy Governor of the Na
Jul. 15, 2022
Gradus Research have published a sociological investigation of Ukrainian business owners and professionals, indicating that around half of them are bullish on the prospects of Ukraine wrapping-up the
Jul. 11, 2022
EU
Representatives of the authorities of 42 countries signed the final declaration of the conference on the restoration of Ukraine in Lugano, which condemned Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine
Jul. 6, 2022
Ukraine’s leaders have come up with a plan to allow the government to function even in the toughest circumstances: make every service digital with the help of big tech. The plan to emerge as the world
Jul. 5, 2022
NBU provides budget financing again Last week, the Ministry of Finance raised Hr 7.7bn ($261m) at the primary auction, mainly in hard currency, while the NBU again provided local-currency financing by
Jun. 28, 2022