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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

US President Donald Trump said he would give Russia 10 more days, beginning yesterday, to reach a truce with Ukraine, formally announcing a new deadline intended to put pressure on Putin to end the war. “10 days from today,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday as he returned to Washington from a five-day visit to Scotland. Trump on Monday announced that he would shorten the timeline for Putin, with the threat of potential economic penalties on Moscow

Ukrainian soldiers have been defending Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region for months, killing thousands of Russian soldiers, but now the enemy has gradually approached the city, and judging by geolocations, the first occupiers have even entered the settlement. Last year, the Ukrainian army managed to thwart Russian plans to capture the city, although Pokrovsk itself is badly damaged, and almost 60,000 of the city’s population have left. Ukrainian resistance in Pokrovsk and its surroundings has thwarted Russian ambitions to capture

The EU sent Kyiv a diplomatic warning about potential funding cuts if the parliament does not fully repeal the provisions of Law No. 12414 this week, which restrict the powers of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. If Ukraine fails to act, the EU might suspend further loans taken from the proceeds of Russian assets under the ERA program, as well as funding from the EBRD and EIB. However, no payments under the Ukraine Facility program

The National Commission for State Regulation in the Spheres of Energy and Utilities (NKREKP) has agreed on new rules for long-term capacity allocation on the border of Ukraine with three EU countries. This will allow for the introduction of a joint monthly allocation mechanism through the Joint Allocation Office’s (JAO) electronic platform. The introduction of a coordinated monthly mechanism through the JAO platform opens access to electricity trading with Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania on new, more favorable terms for Ukraine,

These warrants, with a nominal value of $2.6B, have not prompted additional rounds of negotiations with their owners. Currently, the ministry is limited to “continuous dialogue” with the creditors’ committee and individual investors but has not yet scheduled formal consultations on the updated restructuring terms. The Ministry of Finance recalled that the only round of closed negotiations took place from April 15-23 2025, and ended without reaching an agreement. There are no clear deadlines for completing the debt restructuring, but

Unimot, a Polish energy company, plans to develop a large fuel and energy complex in the Lviv area, investing €55-60M, according to Unimot S.A. top manager Nazariy Volyansky. “We have already purchased land in Mostyski. This will be a large fuel terminal,” he added. He mentioned that the company has already applied to the Ministry of Economy to have the project recognized as a significant investment and expects to receive certain incentives from the government. “We hope to obtain these

Laura Gołowacz, president of the Polish CSL logistics group, reported that Polish ports and terminals face significant losses because the transshipment of Ukrainian grain has come to a nearly complete stop. Warehouses in Gdansk, Gdynia, and Szczecin remain idle, while Romania, Germany, and Turkey are actively handling Ukrainian cargo, though often preventing Ukrainian products from entering their own markets. Gołowacz emphasized that transit is a legal and fully controlled process: Wagons containing grain go to ports, are reloaded onto ships,

According to the State Statistics Service, in the first quarter of 2025 construction in Ukraine rebounded, with 22,698 apartments totaling 1.4 million square meters built. Last year, during the same period, construction on 16,693 apartments with an area of 919,100 square meters began. As a result, the number of apartments rose by 35% year-on-year, and the total housing area increased by nearly 52%. These figures suggest an uptick in development activity and a potential rise in housing supply over the