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Sep 26, 2026

Economy

Fozzy Group Announces Office Staff Cuts Starting November 1 Amid War Damage

Ukrainian retail giant Fozzy Group will reduce office personnel across its holding, Silpo supermarket chain, and logistics division from November 1, citing the destruction of ov...

Sep 21, 2026

Economy

Ukraine's 2027 Budget: Record Expenditures and $91.2 Billion External Financing Need

The Ukrainian government presented its 2027 budget on September 15, projecting record spending of UAH 9.9 trillion (89.2% of GDP), a deficit of 15.1% of GDP, and a $91.2 billion...

Economy

One Signatory Represents 246 Companies, Ukrainian Registry Data Shows

Ukraine's Unified State Register reveals 603,000 authorized signatories represent 551,000 companies, with nearly 40% of businesses appointing additional signing officers beyond ...

Sep 18, 2026

Economy

Fora Supermarket Offers 20-30% Discounts on Apples, Chicken, Pork, and Premialle Cheese

Ukrainian retailer Fora promotes discounts of 20-30% on select grocery items through its app and stores.

Sep 17, 2026

Economy

Ukraine's Finance Ministry Halts All Capital Expenditure Funding, Autostrada CEO Warns

Maksym Shkil, CEO and founder of construction company Autostrada, says the Ministry of Finance has abruptly stopped financing all capital expenditures without prior notice or co...

Sep 16, 2026

Economy

Russian Lawmakers Pass VAT-on-Parcels Bill in First Reading

The State Duma approved a bill imposing value-added tax on international parcels, drawing criticism over its impact on military suppliers, postal operators, and marketplaces.

Economy

Record 25 Million UAH Tourist Tax Collected from Hasidic Pilgrims During Rosh Hashanah in Uman

Ukraine's Chief Rabbi says Hasidic pilgrims paid a record 25 million hryvnias in tourist tax during this year's Rosh Hashanah celebrations in Uman, where approximately 50,000 vi...

Sep 15, 2026

Economy

Ukraine's 2027 Budget Partially Restores Road Fund Allocation

The draft 2027 budget redirects 25% of road-related taxes — about 52.8 billion hryvnias — back to a dedicated Road Fund for infrastructure, after three years of channeling all s...

Economy

Metinvest Reports $202 Million Loss in First Half of 2026 Before Major Plant Strikes

Metinvest posted a $202 million loss for H1 2026, prior to August-September missile strikes on its Zaporizhstal and Kametstal plants, as rising costs, port blockades, and EU tra...

Sep 14, 2026

Economy

Miners at three occupied Donetsk mines plan strike on Russian election day

Coal miners at a minimum of three mines in Russian-occupied Donetsk Oblast intend to begin a strike on September 18, the opening day of Russia's national elections, over wage ar...

Sep 13, 2026

Economy

China and Iran Develop Covert Trade Channel to Evade U.S. Sanctions

A Reuters report reveals a barter-like system allowing Iran to sell oil and buy Chinese goods without using the global financial system, operating since 2021.

Sep 12, 2026

Economy

Germany Proposes Ukraine Loan Backed by Frozen Russian Assets

Germany has proposed a new loan to Ukraine collateralized by frozen Russian sovereign assets to finance a €100 billion support package earmarked in the European Union's next mul...

Sep 11, 2026

Economy

G7 Government Bond Yields Climb to Highest Since Financial Crisis

The average borrowing cost for the world's seven largest advanced economies has surged to its highest level since the global financial crisis, according to the Financial Times, ...

Sep 10, 2026

Economy

Ukraine's Trade Deficit Widens to $41.9 Billion as GDP Growth Slows to 0.4% in Q2

Ukraine's trade deficit reached $41.9 billion in the first seven months of 2026, up nearly $11 billion year-on-year, while GDP grew only 0.4% in the second quarter. Internationa...

Economy

Ukraine Finance Minister Warns of Possible Social Payment Delays, Currency Fall Amid Budget Crunch

Finance Minister Sergiy Marchenko says the government has reached its fiscal limit, forcing postponement of non-essential spending to December and raising risks of delayed socia...

Sep 9, 2026

Economy

Polish Banks to Refund Customers for Unauthorized Payments

Poland's competition authority orders four major banks to reimburse clients for transactions made without their consent.

Economy

Telegram Channel 'Incredible, but Fact' Opens Advertising Partnerships

The Telegram channel 'Incredible, but Fact' has launched a public invitation for advertisers, offering long-term partnerships with its engaged audience.

Sep 8, 2026

Economy

From Dismissing Tesla to 100,000 Job Cuts: Volkswagen's Reversal

Volkswagen, whose CEO mocked Tesla in 2017, now plans to cut up to 100,000 jobs by 2030, shrink its model range, idle several car plants, and convert its Osnabrück factory to pr...

Economy

Ukrainian Tax Chief, Prosecutors and Dubai Fintech Linked in Call Center Money Laundering Scheme

Anti-corruption investigators have exposed a scheme laundering call-center proceeds through a network involving former tax chief Ruslan Kravchenko, prosecutors, a judge, and Dub...

Sep 7, 2026

Economy

GTA VI Release Could Cost U.S. Economy Over $1 Billion

Economists estimate that the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI may temporarily cost the U.S. economy more than $1 billion as roughly 1.5 million workers skip shifts to play.

Economy

LemoCard Offers Virtual Crypto Card for Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SEPA

LemoCard has introduced a virtual card that lets users spend USDT, USDC, BTC, and ETH through Apple Pay, Google Pay, and SEPA, with a monthly limit of up to €100,000.

Sep 6, 2026

Economy

Nike to be removed from S&P 100 after 18 years

Nike will be dropped from the S&P 100 index, effective September 21, though it will remain in the S&P 500.

Economy

NYT Article Alleges Ukraine Lost $1.2 Billion in 2024 to Defense Fraud and Waste

A post highlights a New York Times report alleging Ukraine lost $1.2 billion in 2024 to fraud and waste in defense procurement, and contrasts the figure with projected revenue f...

Sep 5, 2026

Economy

Ukraine moves to overhaul railways with EU-style reform bill

Ukrainian lawmakers have registered a sweeping rail-reform bill that would introduce passenger compensation for delays, open the market to competing carriers, and align the sect...

Economy

Ukrainians Invest 1 Billion Hryvnia in FPV Drone Maker Vyriy Industries in 20 Days

More than 24,000 Ukrainians invested 1 billion hryvnia in Vyriy Industries through the Inzhur MilTech fund in 20 days to expand FPV drone production for the Ukrainian Defense Fo...

Economy

Global food prices in August hit highest level since late 2022, Reuters reports

Global food prices in August climbed to their highest level since late 2022, driven by three-year highs in grains and the highest sugar prices in a year, according to FAO data c...

Sep 4, 2026

Economy

Inzhur MilTech Leaders to Answer Questions in Live Stream on September 8

Andriy Zhurzhiy and Oleksiy Babenko will host a moderated live Q&A on September 8 at 18:30 to address questions about the Inzhur MilTech investment fund.

Economy

What rules and financial incentives are needed to drive R&D in Ukraine

A new UIF study warns that Ukraine's R&D spending collapsed from 1.19% of GDP in 1997 to 0.37% in 2024, and it calls for tax breaks, an IP Box regime, better funding rules and a...

Sep 3, 2026

Economy

Ukrainian construction materials have surged up to 50% and are set to keep rising amid Russian attacks, media report

Construction materials in Ukraine have risen by 30–50% since the start of 2026, with further increases expected as Russian strikes and rising costs drive prices higher, accordin...

Aug 31, 2026

Economy

Earning 80,000+ UAH During Wartime Is Realistic, Says Ukrainian Investment Channel

A Telegram channel run by Kateryna Koval says it offers concrete cryptocurrency, stock, and online-earning ideas for Ukrainians seeking higher incomes during the war.

Economy

Prices to rise and shelves to empty as Russian strikes hit Ukrainian business and logistics for fifth day

Prices are expected to rise and some goods may disappear from shelves after Russian strikes damaged more than 20 Ukrainian and foreign companies and logistics sites between Augu...

Economy

More than 600 Ukrainian IT companies operate in Poland: hiring costs 20% higher

More than 600 Ukrainian IT companies now operate in Poland, the main relocation hub for Ukraine's tech sector since the full-scale invasion, while recruitment costs in the secto...

Aug 30, 2026

Economy

Business Digest: Billion-Revenue Micro-Firms, Epicentr Leaves Odesa, Russian Strikes on Kyiv Logistics, Palantir Surveillance

A digest reports that 22 Ukrainian companies earn billion-level revenue with under three employees, Epicentr is closing its last Odesa store, Russia struck logistics and superma...

Aug 29, 2026

Economy

78-Year-Old Billionaire Has Worked 12-Hour Days for 50 Years and Doesn’t Know Burnout

78-Year-Old Billionaire Has Worked 12-Hour Days for 50 Years and Doesn’t Know Burnout

Economy

Wheat prices in Poland rise on risks of reduced exports from Ukraine

Wheat prices in Poland are climbing amid concerns that Ukraine’s grain exports could shrink in the 2026/27 marketing year, mainly because the deep-water ports of Greater Odesa r...

Aug 28, 2026

Economy

Fora Supermarket Advertises Discounted Turkey, Sausages, Nuggets and Ice Cream

Ukrainian supermarket chain Fora has promoted a selection of discounted grocery items, including turkey fillet, Globino sausages, Yezi nuggets and Lasunka ice cream, with discou...

Economy

Trump Tariffs Hit U.S. States Unevenly

TPW estimates duties imposed since early 2025 have cost about $342 billion, with California hit hardest in absolute terms and Michigan bearing the highest per-household burden.

Aug 27, 2026

Economy

Ukrainian Supermarkets Want Suppliers to Pay for Goods Destroyed by Russian Attacks

Major retailers are proposing that manufacturers absorb part or all of the cost of merchandise destroyed before final payment; NOVUS, Silpo, and Fora would pay 50%, while ATB wo...

Economy

Pawnshops and finance firms post record profits — NBU

Ukrainian pawnshops and non-bank financial companies earned record profits in the first half of 2026, with the eOseli operator Ukrfinzhytlo accounting for more than half of fina...

Economy

Syrian president marks Syria’s removal from U.S. terrorism-sponsor list with Visa coffee purchase in Damascus

Syria’s president celebrated the country’s removal from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism after 47 years by paying for coffee with a Visa card in Damascus.

Aug 26, 2026

Economy

122 Ukrainian Companies Report Billion-Hryvnia Revenues With Fewer Than Three Employees, VKURSI Study Finds

A VKURSI study found that 122 private Ukrainian companies each earned over 1 billion hryvnia in at least one year during 2024-2025 while employing only one to three workers.

Economy

Nova Poshta Opens Light Franchise Partner Network to Entrepreneurs

Ukraine’s largest logistics company is offering ready-made partnership formats with zero-investment options, digital tools, and claimed one-year payback for most partners.

Aug 25, 2026

Economy

Dreame Shelves Car Project That Never Reached Series Production

Chinese home-appliance and robotics brand Dreame is ending its automotive venture after failing to move from concept models to actual car manufacturing.

Economy

Bureau of Economic Security Exposes Large-Scale Agricultural Conversion Center

Ukrainian investigators in Kyiv Oblast, working with Cyberpolice, uncovered a conversion center that used more than 60 controlled companies to help agricultural businesses conce...

Economy

Ukrainian Fuel Prices Rise 28% Year-on-Year, Outpacing EU Average of 16.9%

Fuel prices in Ukraine increased by 28% over the past year, surpassing the EU average increase of 16.9%, according to an analysis of Eurostat and Ukrainian State Statistics Serv...

Aug 24, 2026

Economy

How to create a four-brand collaboration without reducing it to four logos

PUMB launched an Independence Day “Generation 91” drop with four Ukrainian brands, giving each label its own design story and directing half of each order to tactical-medicine h...

Economy

Chinese Rolex counterfeits now fool flagship boutique staff, WIRED finds

WIRED reports that a $500 Chinese fake Rolex was serviced at a London flagship store without staff spotting it.