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Ukraine and the World Bank will deepen their collaboration in key aspects of reconstruction and development of the Ukrainian energy industry. The parties agreed to enhance cooperation in the following areas: Securing funding to quickly replace equipment damaged by Russian attacks Expanding renewable energy sources and distributed generation, particularly through grants and investment Strengthening cooperation in nuclear energy, including research and innovative solutions Continuing the RePower project, which involves purchasing equipment, building protective structures, and developing distributed generation. A new

The State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPFU) has announced an auction to privatize 100% of the authorized capital of Motordetal-Konotop (in the Sumy region), which is currently a profitable enterprise. The auction will take place on September 24 2025, with a starting price of ₴268.1M ($6.4M). This factory is among the largest in Europe, producing cylinder liners for internal combustion engines. The enterprise includes an iron foundry and machining and auxiliary shops, employs over 600 people, and counts well-known clients

According to analysts, the 1,253 largest companies in Ukraine (with annual revenue over ₴1B) earned a total of ₴7.92T last year. Nearly 35% of this total is attributed to the top 100 companies on the list. Among the 10 largest companies in the country are seven state-owned giants: Energoatom, Naftogaz of Ukraine, Naftogaz Trading, Ukrnafta, Ukrzaliznytsia, Ukrposhta, and Ukrgazvydobuvannya. The three largest private companies are represented by energy trader D.Trading, retailer ATB-Market, and retail chain Silpo-Food. The industries generating the

IT company GlobalLogic, part of Hitachi Group, gained 15 new clients in Europe during the first quarter of 2025, with nine of these served by Ukrainian specialists. Ukraine currently accounts for more than 50% of GlobalLogic’s regional revenue and continues to be its largest European hub. Despite the ongoing war, the Ukrainian division has maintained its financial performance  at 2021 levels, and team efficiency remains at pre-war levels. The company’s development focuses on the automotive, healthcare, telecommunications, industry, and media

According to analysts, in June 2025, Kyiv had the highest average price for warehouse sales offers, around $612 per square meter. This is almost 100% higher than the figures for most other regions of Ukraine. Analysts attribute this gap to the concentration of business activity in Kyiv and the shortage of quality facilities in the city. In comparison, the average price in the Kyiv region, which ranks second, is $359 per square meter. Geographic location significantly influences the cost of

DTEK Renewable has, for the first time, issued its own guarantees of origin of electricity (GOE) from renewable energy sources in Ukraine, the company reported. “We are building new facilities with foreign investment and issuing guarantees of origin for their sales on the domestic market and carbon credits for sale on international platforms,” said DTEK Renewable Energy CEO Oleksandr Selyshchev. According to Selyshchev, Ukraine is currently in the initial stage of creating a comprehensive market for guarantees of origin, which

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant informed China that buying sanctioned Russian oil could result in hefty tariffs. He mentioned that a bill is already in Congress allowing President Trump to levy up to 500% duties on nations buying Russian oil. The US hopes that the Western allies will join forces to curb Russia’s energy income. Beijing, however, has stated that energy policy is a matter of national sovereignty and will be based on domestic needs. China remains the largest importer of

The shortest military bonds saw the most significant demand among hryvnia bonds, reported ICU. The MoF has not offered USD-denominated bills since April, so accumulated demand was evident in yesterday’s auction. This week’s redemption may be reinvested in new securities at the next auction or on the secondary market. The total amount of bids for USD-denominated securities was $217M, but seven of them for more than $5M have required an increase in rates. The MoF disagreed and left the cut-off

The ministry has announced that Ukrainian and foreign companies can now submit applications to feature their services on the new national marketplace of digital solutions. This platform will soon be available on the Diya.Business portal. This will enable businesses to quickly access proven IT solutions for automating operations, enhancing marketing, cybersecurity, accounting, logistics, HR, and other areas. The marketplace will serve as a universal channel for small and medium-sized businesses to connect with trustworthy technology partners. Companies specializing in CRM,

State company Ukrainian Railways (UZ) reported record freight transportation figures in May and June 2025 – 16.3 million tons and 16.2 million tons, respectively. These are the highest monthly volumes since the start of the full-scale war. For comparison: In April and March 2024, 15.7 million tons and 16 million tons of cargo were transported. It is noted that the June 2025 growth in volumes in by 10.3% year-on-year is linked to the processing of transitional manual transport documents by

Ukraine and its partners will soon agree on how to allocate these funds for Ukrainian drone production, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. According to him, another €400M will be deposited into the accounts of Ukrainian drone manufacturers this week. The president added that there is an agreement with the Netherlands already in place. Meanwhile, Odesa-based engineering team Technari, known for the ePPO app, is working on its own interceptor drone, called the Mangust. This reusable UAV with a jet engine and

From January to June 2025, Ukrgasbank financed over 90 energy projects for small, medium, and corporate businesses, totaling nearly ₴5.5B ($130M). The main areas of support included the construction of solar and wind power plants, the implementation of gas-piston and cogeneration plants, the modernization of heating networks, and the installation of generators and energy storage systems. Since June 2024, the bank has finalized loan agreements in sustainable energy and energy independence totaling ₴7.25B. According to the NBU, this has made

The case involves Ukrainian oligarchs who lost a London court decision related to a scam that drained billions from state-owned Privatbank PJSC. In 2017, the bank sued former billionaires Igor Kolomoisky and Gennady Bogolyubov, accusing them of funneling $1.9 billion through fake loans and trade documents to secretly owned companies in England and the British Virgin Islands in 2013-2014. Judge William Trower described their actions as a “highly complex loan recycling scheme” and said they are liable for damages to

The level of startup write-offs in the Flyer One Ventures (F1V) portfolio is 10%, said the fund’s co-founder, Oleksiy Yermolenko. He added that since 2018, F1V has invested nearly $45M in over 90 startups. Among these companies is Elision, which developed a platform for distributing and monetizing podcasts, along with a few others that were not disclosed. “This is not enough, we need to work on increasing this indicator,” Yermolenko stated. Yermolenko noted that the write-off rate in top international

Dragon Capital analysts predict that in the baseline scenario, which assumes a continuation of the war, real GDP growth in 2025 will slow to 2% compared to 0.9% in the first quarter due to the exhaustion of previous growth drivers and the loss of production capacity. In 2026, GDP growth under this scenario is forecast at 1.5% (i.e., a further slowdown), supported by the expansion of the military-industrial complex with a projected production volume of $20B (versus $9B in 2024)

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko said: “We plan, as a government, to attract $39B in external financing. This is only for 2025. And of course, we are working with partners to obtain additional financing and have confidence in 2026.” According to her, the government will fulfill all of its social obligations to Ukrainians. “We also expect the Ukrainian Parliament to consider the issue of changes to the state budget. We plan to add ₴400B ($9.5B) to finance the security

Agroprodservis has launched a new vegetable processing facility in the Velyko Berezovytska community (Ternopil region). The Babusi Marusi food factory will produce canned vegetables, pickles, and semi-finished products from vacuum-packed vegetables. The enterprise already employs 26 people and plans to build a regular staff of about 50 employees. In the future, it will adopt modern technologies for production automation and target new markets, including those outside Ukraine. Agroprodservis operates in the Ternopil and Ivano-Frankivsk regions, cultivating around 45 hectares of

According to the NBU, Ukrainian banks issued 599 mortgage loans in May for a total of ₴1.09B, which is one of the highest monthly totals since the start of the year and 31% more than in April, but 37% less than in May last year. Twelve out of thirty-nine surveyed banks issued 352 loans totaling ₴639.6M for purchasing housing in the primary market, of which 106 loans worth ₴187.2M were secured by property rights to future property. The remaining 247

Construction of the Kvartal City shopping and entertainment center has begun in Lviv, with an opening planned for the fourth quarter of 2027. The shopping center will be located on the northwestern outskirts of Lviv, next to the M10 international highway connecting the city with the Polish border. The total area of the three-floor complex will be almost 50,000 square meters, and the rental area will be 20,000 square meters with parking for 523 cars. The shopping center plans to

European Commission spokesman Thomas Rainier said that nine EU member states have already submitted official loan applications to further invest in defense production, particularly in Ukraine, under the SAFE (Security Action for Europe) program. These countries include Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Spain, Finland, Hungary, and Lithuania. Rainier is confident that this list will soon grow significantly. The EC expects at least 20 countries to apply for SAFE loans. Meanwhile, European Commissioner for Transport Apostolos Tzitzikostas warned that