Economics
President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to replace the head of Ukraine’s National Bank Kyrylo Shevchenko, according to three people familiar with his plans, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 18. The NBU didn’t co
Oct. 19, 2021
German discount retail chain Lidl has appointed Adam Miszczyszyn, 47, to lead the store’s expansion into Ukraine, business paper Lebensmittel Zeitung reported on Oct. 15. German Lebensmittel Zeitung c
Oct. 17, 2021
Renting out a 700-square meter building for $11 per month is an unbelievable bargain, even in Ukraine, where rents are cheaper than in Western Europe. This is the price the State Property Fund offers
Oct. 10, 2021
In the old days, scouting for footballers used to be an arduous process involving constant journeys to remote provincial stadiums. But an Italian company, Wyscout, has spearheaded a digital revolutio
Oct. 10, 2021
Anka Feldhusen, Germany’s Ukrainian-speaking ambassador in Kyiv who first came to the country in 1994, is well aware of the current disappointment in Ukraine with Germany. The two big reasons are clea
Oct. 8, 2021
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Oct. 5 vetoed a bill legalizing cryptocurrency in Ukraine and sent it back to parliament for changes. The bill that passed the Verkhovna Rada in September says that the
Oct. 6, 2021
Police officers from Ukraine, the U.S. and France detained a 25-year-old hacker in Kyiv on Sept. 28 to stop a massive cybercrime that caused more than $150 million in damage worldwide. The suspect all
Oct. 5, 2021
President Volodymyr Zelensky and his close associates may have been involved in the transfer of $40 million from structures linked to oligarch Igor Kolomoisky. Pandora Papers, a new source of 14 compa
Oct. 4, 2021
Editor’s Note: This investigation was published on Oct. 3, 2021, by the Organized Crime & Corruption Reporting Project, a Kyiv Post partner. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rode to power on
Oct. 3, 2021
How to stay resourceful, learn to concentrate in the era of multitasking and enhance your memory? How to stay productive in 70 years? Why is physical activity so important for the brain? This and much
Sep. 30, 2021
When the government put Kyiv’s central Dnipro Hotel on sale in February, esports entrepreneur Alexander Kokhanovskyy knew he wanted to buy it. However, speculation is rife about where Kokhanovskyy got
Sep. 27, 2021
Belarus-founded tech firm PandaDoc, which moved to Ukraine in 2020 during the protests against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, has become a ‘unicorn,’ bringing its total valuation to $1 billion, accord
Sep. 24, 2021
Tech company GitLab, founded in Ukraine, will soon go public on the U.S. stock exchange Nasdaq. Founded by Ukrainian tech entrepreneur Dmytro Zaporozhets and the Dutch-born Sid Sijbrandij in 2014, Git
Sep. 22, 2021
Hong Kong has a number of travel restrictions in place to combat COVID-19. Find out how these affect passengers visiting the special administrative region. Is Hong Kong open to foreign travelers? Sinc
Sep. 22, 2021
Editor’s Note: The following is a Q&A with Mohammad Zahoor, owner of the ISTIL Group of companies and publisher of the Kyiv Post from 2009- 2018. He is a British citizen who is a native of Pakista
Sep. 17, 2021
Swedish truck maker Scania was one of the first Western businesses to risk going into Ukraine after it achieved independence in 1991. The 125-year-old company witnessed all three Ukrainian revolutions
Sep. 16, 2021