Economics
Bonds: Hryvnia bond market looks to reboot The recent decline in borrowings and a sharp increase in the NBU’s key policy rate may lead to a reboot of the military bonds market very soon. Last week, th
Jun. 7, 2022
Bonds: Investors prefer short-term bills for now Last week, the largest amount of funds attracted to the budget was through sale of semi-annual bills. Securities maturing in 2023 amounted to only 14%
Jun. 1, 2022
It is planned to build an IT campus for representatives of creative industries in Lviv region, Artem Honcharenko, President of the International Technology Transfer Association (ITTA) and the Fund for
May. 26, 2022
The Russian State Duma is working on new legislation that would enable the authorities to seize the local business of Western companies that have decided to leave the Russian market following its deci
May. 26, 2022
Russia
A crucial seed preservation and storage site was severely damaged in Kharkiv during Russia’s attempt to take the eastern and second-largest Ukrainian city. The lead researcher at the Yuriev Plant Prod
May. 19, 2022
Former Kyiv Post publisher Mohammad Zahoor reportedly helped purchase two fighter jets for Ukraine’s air force. The multimillionaire has allegedly kept the donation a secret but allowed his wife, Kama
May. 18, 2022
Russia
Google, a multi-national technology and Internet-related services company, says it has provided $55 million of aid to Ukraine as it withstands an unprovoked Russian invasion. Matthew Brittin, head of
May. 6, 2022
kyivstar
Kyivstar Restores 95% of Its Network in Ukrainian Regions Liberated from Occupiers Up to 30% of telecom equipment in the areas affected by the occupiers—Chernihiv, Sumy, and Kyiv Regions—were unusable
May. 6, 2022
While many wealthy businesspeople decided to leave Ukraine during these challenging times to the safety of their other homes abroad, Adnan Kivan, publisher of Kyiv Post, and his family decided to rema
Apr. 28, 2022
Russia
Ukraine’s largest single trading partner, the European Union (EU), has taken the first step to abolish import duties on all Ukrainian exports for one year in what it is calling an “unprecedented gestu
Apr. 27, 2022
A unique NFT-project, Voice of Taras Shevchenko, was launched on April 20, 2022, with the aim of raising funds to help Ukraine and Ukrainians affected by Russia’s war on the country. The project is ba
Apr. 22, 2022
With President Zelensky calling for a National Day of Unity on Feb. 16, and for business leaders and politicians to demonstrate their support for Ukraine, the country’s leading investor, Donetsk-born,
Feb. 16, 2022
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Jan. 20 that it had filed another civil forfeiture complaint against Ukrainian billionaire tycoon Igor Kolomoisky. The DOJ statement alleges
Jan. 31, 2022
This is a breaking news story and will be updated: Updated at 12:50 pm. Several Ukrainian government, agency, and embassy websites were down on the morning of Jan. 14 in a suspected cyberattack. The C
Jan. 14, 2022
When it was introduced in January 2020 at President Volodymyr Zelensky’s initiative, the 5–7–9% loan program was heralded as a way of making entrepreneurship accessible to ordinary Ukrainians. The pre
Nov. 7, 2021
Digital banks entered Ukraine’s financial market in 2017, shaking up the domestic banking sector. Known as neobanks, these online banks are fast, simple to use, charge low commission and serve custome
Nov. 6, 2021