Economics
Google has reportedly opened its second office in Ukraine. The U.S. tech giant launched its new research and development (R&D) center in Kyiv in January 2020, Ukrainian online tech journal AIN.ua
Jan. 15, 2020
Ukraine’s law enforcement shut down more than 900 gambling halls since Ukraine’s government moved to end illegal gambling in the country in late December, Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine report
Jan. 11, 2020
Ukraine ended 2019 with a smaller budget deficit than it had envisaged, saving $370 million, the Finance Ministry reported on Jan. 2. The country didn’t reach its revenue goals, but it reduced spendin
Jan. 3, 2020
In his ministry’s conference room, Alexander Bornyakov, 37, has posters of superheroes and videogame characters. But Bornyakov isn’t just a geek – he’s a serious man with a serious task. Appointed as
Dec. 23, 2019
They may be called smartphones, but one man came up with a very dumb way to smuggle them. A 51-year-old Ukrainian citizen was caught at Kyiv’s Boryspil airport on Dec. 10 trying to bring 26 iPhones in
Dec. 12, 2019
Top 30 Under 30
Age: 22 Education: Carpathia Sports School (Radomyshl) Profession: Soccer player Did you know? Zinchenko says he’s never tried alcohol. Oleksandr Zinchenko is among the world’s best young soccer playe
Dec. 10, 2019
Top 30 Under 30
Age: 26 Education: Kyiv Municipal Academy of Circus and Variety Arts Profession: Singer Did you know? Pash is a singer now, but when she was a teenager, she dreamed of becoming a police officer like h
Dec. 10, 2019
Top 30 Under 30
Age: 19 Education: Pursuing a journalist degree at Kyiv’s Taras Shevchenko National University Profession: Judoka Did you know? Bilodid plans to become a sports journalist after retiring from her athl
Dec. 10, 2019
Top 30 Under 30
Age: 29 Education: B.A. in political science and government from the National Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, M.A. in European Studies from Maastricht University, the Netherlands Profession: Minister of educatio
Dec. 10, 2019
Top 30 Under 30
Age: 26 Education: Filmmaking, Ivan Karpenko-Karyi National University of Theater, Film and Television Profession: Film director Did you know? He is a member of the European Film Academy. Nariman Alie
Dec. 10, 2019
Top 30 Under 30
Age: 29 Education: Kharkiv Institute of Armored Forces Profession: Military officer Did you know? In the hottest months of Russia’s war in Donbas, Bagayev fought under the call sign “Tulip.” The name
Dec. 10, 2019
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Age: 28 Education: Zaporizhia National University Profession: Minister of digital transformation Did you know? Fedorov is the youngest minister in Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov is one of the key figures in
Dec. 10, 2019
Engaging with its far-flung diaspora is one of Ukraine’s most important challenges, the Ukrainian-American lawyer Andrew Mac believes. It has the potential to bring a stream of intellectual and physic
Dec. 6, 2019
Ukraine’s mobile-only bank Monobank is coming to the United Kingdom. Two Ukrainians, who are also former top executives of the notorious PrivatBank, are banking stars in today’s Ukraine: they co-found
Nov. 28, 2019
Yuliya Badritdinova Title: Managing director of McDonald’s Ukraine since March 2019 Nationality: Ukrainian Age: 40 How to succeed in Ukraine: The secret of success is in giving people more than they e
Nov. 28, 2019
The Roshen Corporation has confirmed that former President Petro Poroshenko’s eldest son, Oleksiy Poroshenko, became a beneficiary of a large part of the firm. The news was confirmed by a spokesperson
Nov. 7, 2019