Economics
Dutch startup Kiwi announced on its Instagram page that it has rolled out the rental of electric scooters in Kyiv on Sept. 13, only a month after the Estonian transportation company Bolt began to offe
Sep. 17, 2020
Since it was founded 20 years ago, the WOG gas station chain has come a long way! The chain’s first station opened at the turn of the millennium, in the village of Tsuman in Volyn Oblast. Twenty years
Sep. 11, 2020
The Pechersk District Court has ruled that state-owned PrivatBank must pay about $350 million to British companies owned by the Surkis brothers. The six companies’ deposits were converted into Privat
Sep. 3, 2020
Chopard and Caroline Scheufele have, for decades, positioned themselves as a luxury brand with a heart, focusing on providing beautiful and opulent jewellery items that give back to the environment, a
Aug. 18, 2020
Pivdenny seaport (formerly Yuzhny, Odesa region), the largest seaport of Ukraine in terms of transshipment volume, in January-July increased cargo handling by 29.5% compared to the same period in 2019
Aug. 18, 2020
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The mobile operator Kyivstar, together with Rakuten Viber, is launching a new service for corporate clients – the distribution of Viber business messages, the operator’s press service said on August 1
Aug. 13, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice has accused Ukrainian oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky of fraud and money laundering and moved to seize his properties in the states of Kentucky and Texas. Kolomoisky, his busi
Aug. 7, 2020
Popular U.S. streaming platform Netflix will shoot its first movie in Kyiv, Ukraine’s Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko announced on July 31. Netflix’s action-comedy “The Last Mercenary” will star
Jul. 31, 2020
ODESA, Ukraine – Allrise Capital, a U.S. investment fund, on July 21 closed a landmark deal to buy Odesa’s Chornomorets soccer stadium. In theory, this could be one of the sexiest assets put up for sa
Jul. 30, 2020
LOT Polish Airlines has launched flights on the Warsaw-Lviv-Warsaw route, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, these flights are not yet available to tourists. “LOT Airlines launched flights on the Warsa
Jul. 16, 2020
Ukraine’s long-awaited large-scale privatization has officially begun. On July 15, the state-owned four-star Dnipro Hotel, located in the Kyiv city center, was sold for $41 million to a private invest
Jul. 15, 2020
The main United Nations compound in Ukraine, situated in central Kyiv, stands largely empty. Only a skeleton crew of staff and security remains. Those who need to be at the office have to reserve a ti
Jul. 15, 2020
Ukrainian seaports are the main gates for the country’s exports and imports. Last year, these gates seemed open and inviting, as the ports hit a historic record of 160 million tons in cargo turnover i
Jul. 15, 2020
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made it clear at a press conference in May that he wants to be “remembered as the president who built good roads in Ukraine.” The roads in Ukraine are among the
Jul. 15, 2020
It could have been a good year for Ukraine’s economy. In January, Ukraine placed eurobonds with a historically low interest rate. Negotiations for another International Monetary Fund loan were underwa
Jul. 10, 2020
For the first time since 2016, the Ukrainian version of business magazine Forbes has presented its brand new list of the 100 richest Ukrainians in 2020. After closing in 2017, the magazine relaunched
Jun. 2, 2020
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Could Russia be forced out of Ukraine, not due to a military victory, but due to the Russian economy's collapse? Increasingly there are signs in Moscow that Russia's war may soon run out of money.
Oct. 3