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Ukraine
Ukraine’s central bank kept the key rate at 13 percent while inflation rose to 4.8 percent in June, with yields of hryvnia deposit and domestic debt securities falling.
1d ago
Putin
Just like his decree that Russia should build 1,000 aircraft by 2030, his May 7 ruling that life expectancy should increase by five years in the same period is already failing.
2d ago
Ukraine
Considering the amount of cash saved, Ukraine’s private creditors rank third in terms of the volume of financial support to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country.
Jul. 24
Economy
A Russian media outlet quoted an economist stating Ukraine will lower the price of land in the new debt agreement – which simply cannot happen due to the nature of a bond in any country.
Jul. 21
Business
Ukraine’s largest agricultural, maritime logistics company and shipbuilder is transforming a year after its founder was killed by a Russian missile – investigators say it was a murder.
Jul. 18
US
Ukraine should prepare for money to become more expensive until the war ends. Partners should slam Russia with sanctions without giving Moscow time to adapt, economist Yuriy Gorodnichenko says.
Jul. 16
War in Ukraine
New debt conditions set by Eurobond holders aren’t appropriate for a country at war – analysts suggest bonds backed by Western guarantees or proposals mirroring the EU Facility Program as alternatives
Jul. 12
Business
Riyadh denied the Bloomberg report, saying it did not threaten to sell euro and French bonds as a way to influence the G7 into not seizing $280 billion of Russia’s frozen assets.
Jul. 10
EU
Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky’s partner, Gennady Bogolyubov, allegedly fled the country to avoid potential prosecution in the Privatbank criminal embezzlement case – spokesperson denies this.
Jul. 10
EU
In the first deal for Ukraine’s banking sector after the invasion, the Dutch invested €4.5 million in capital to purchase shares of a Ukrainian Swiss and Iceland-owned bank operating in Ukraine.
Jul. 9
EU
Entrepreneurs in Ukraine can now manage their licenses online and complain in cases of license law violations, pay for administrative services and report on occupational health in the workplace.
Jul. 9
EU
Ukraine is in a default situation, but (as yet) without a default credit rating – creditors, the Ministry of Finance, and the IMF are willing to progress negotiations.
Jul. 5
Economy
The IMF unlocked another two-billion-dollar tranche for Ukraine, but decreased its main economic indicators in the forecast since Russia’s strikes on energy infrastructure are “devastating.”
Jun. 29
Ukraine
Ukraine’s government did not confirm the EU’s intention to impose new tariffs on eggs and sugar imports to the European Union, stating the information spread by the Financial Times was false.
Jun. 28
Ukraine
After Kyiv’s success in creating a sustainable grain corridor last year, economists now worry about a GDP drop caused by Kremlin attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure in 2024.
Jun. 27
Ukraine
Strikes on energy infrastructure trigger decrease in 2024 GDP forecast, banking sector is still earning on securities not loans, and Ukrainian businesses lack professionals due to emigration.
Jun. 24
Riyadh denied the Bloomberg report, saying it did not threaten to sell euro and French bonds as a way to influence the G7 into not seizing $280 billion of Russia’s frozen assets.
Jul. 10