Economics
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
War in Ukraine
Rinat Akhmetov, a Ukrainian businessman and owner of Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol, filed a lawsuit on June 27 in the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) against the Russian Federati
Jun. 27, 2022
Ukraine is one of the largest European names when it comes to technology. They are known for their innovative inventions that have helped them progress greatly over the years. Given the recent conflic
Jun. 27, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Kyiv Post sat down with Alexey Rashchupkin, managing partner at Kyiv-based investment bank Altius Capital, to do a quick tally of the economic losses that Ukraine has incurred since Russia unleash
Jun. 25, 2022
Bonds: Refinancing of local debt is falling Last week, the Ministry of Finance repaid Hr 18.2bn ($0.62bn) in Hryvnia-denominated bonds, but borrowed only Hr 5.5bn ($0.19bn) for the state budget, of wh
Jun. 21, 2022
War in Ukraine
On June 18, President Volodymyr Zelensky made an unannounced visit to a military base in the Odesa region. His Office reported that the Ukrainian leader inspected the base and training center for Nati
Jun. 19, 2022
War in Ukraine
The blockage of Ukrainian seaports is not only a threat to global food security but to Ukraine’s domestic economy. About 80% of the country’s agricultural sector depends on grain exports as its main s
Jun. 19, 2022
At the opening of this week’s international conference “Power Summit 2022” in Brussels, Ukraine’s Deputy Minister of Energy, Farid Safarov, had some positive news. In his role in charge of digital tra
Jun. 17, 2022
Ukraine’s wunderkind IT supremo – Vice Prime Minister at 31 and Minister responsible for Ukraine’s modernization through digital transformation – Mykhailo Fedorov, speaks to Kyiv Post’s Chief Editor B
Jun. 16, 2022
Keeping rates on military bonds unchanged results in lower borrowing. The Ministry of Finance decided not to change the interest rates on military bonds and borrowed only Hr 810m ($27m) for the state
Jun. 9, 2022