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EU
Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky’s partner, Gennady Bogolyubov, allegedly fled the country to avoid potential prosecution in the Privatbank criminal embezzlement case – spokesperson denies this.
Jul. 10
EU
In the first deal for Ukraine’s banking sector after the invasion, the Dutch invested €4.5 million in capital to purchase shares of a Ukrainian Swiss and Iceland-owned bank operating in Ukraine.
Jul. 9
EU
Entrepreneurs in Ukraine can now manage their licenses online and complain in cases of license law violations, pay for administrative services and report on occupational health in the workplace.
Jul. 9
EU
Ukraine is in a default situation, but (as yet) without a default credit rating – creditors, the Ministry of Finance, and the IMF are willing to progress negotiations.
Jul. 5
Economy
The IMF unlocked another two-billion-dollar tranche for Ukraine, but decreased its main economic indicators in the forecast since Russia’s strikes on energy infrastructure are “devastating.”
Jun. 29
Ukraine
Ukraine’s government did not confirm the EU’s intention to impose new tariffs on eggs and sugar imports to the European Union, stating the information spread by the Financial Times was false.
Jun. 28
Ukraine
After Kyiv’s success in creating a sustainable grain corridor last year, economists now worry about a GDP drop caused by Kremlin attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 2024.
Jun. 27
Ukraine
Strikes on energy infrastructure trigger decrease in 2024 GDP forecast, banking sector is still earning on securities not loans, and Ukrainian businesses lack professionals due to emigration.
Jun. 24
Ukraine
While Ukrainians have limited financial instruments to invest in, Russia's full-scale invasion has energized patriotic investing, and Kyiv's made bonds a lot easier for the average Joe to buy.
Jun. 22
Poland
Karol Kubica, Executive Director of Foreign Trade Office of the Polish Investment and Trade Agency talks to Kyiv Post about Poland’s investments in Ukraine.
Jun. 16
Ukraine
Ukraine signed deals for projects totaling €16 billion, comprising 110 business agreements, many with international financial institutions.
Jun. 15
EU
To get money from the West and sustain its economy in the reality of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine created a list of reforms it needs to make over the next four years.
Jun. 15
IMF
APCO, which helped former Ministry of Finance advisors during debt restructuring in 2015, established a presence in Kyiv – with an office to be led by Sonya Soutus, who helped USAID in Ukraine.
Jun. 12
Europe
Ukraine’s GDP will rise if hostilities “continue throughout 2024 and subsequently moderate,” while Russia’s growth is projected to fall.
Jun. 12
Zelensky
Gas-fired peaking generation capacity are the key to restoring energy infrastructure, said Zelensky, who is seeking funds and equipment from shuttered European power plants.
Jun. 11
Economy
A round table dedicated to Ukraine-Japan cooperation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference resulted in signing of 23 memorandums of cooperation – part of a €188 million UN financial aid package.
Jun. 11
Riyadh denied the Bloomberg report, saying it did not threaten to sell euro and French bonds as a way to influence the G7 into not seizing $280 billion of Russia’s frozen assets.
Jul. 10