The index of business activity expectations in Ukraine has worsened. The index of business activity expectations, which the NBU calculates every month, decreased to 41.0 in January from 45.7 in December 2023. Given the growing pressure from production costs and logisti... #BusinessActivityExpectations #nbu #UkraineBusinessActivity #UkraineEconomy #бізнесвУкраїні
Ukrainian businesses go into standby mode, taking fewer loans and increasing reserves to record levels. According to the NBU, in 2023 the volume of loans granted to legal entities decreased by 2% to ₴757.5B. If compared with the pre-war period, the reduction is 10 times as large. In 2022, corporate borr... #LoansforBusiness #nbu #UkraineBusinessActivity #бізнесвУкраїні
What trends were observed in 2023’s business environment? According to Gradus Research, most traditional Ukrainian businesses and startups declare that they do not need to relocate from the country. At the same time, the migration of Ukrainians abroad is tan... #BusinessExpectation #SociologicalSurvey #UkraineBusinessActivity #бізнесвУкраїні
The government allocates ₴3B to support large investors and improves conditions for importing the necessary equipment. The Cabinet of Ministers has improved the procedure for importing new equipment and components into the territory of Ukraine, which are imported for the implementation of a project with significant in... #InvestmentsinUkraine #SupportBusiness #VolodymyrKuzyo #бізнесвУкраїні
Businesses in Ukraine have downgraded their expectations for business activity. In December 2023, for the third month in a row, Ukrainian businesses have provided their restrained estimates of their current activity’s results. The Business Activity Expectations Index (BAEI) was 4... #BusinessExpectation #nbu #UkraineBusinessActivity #UkraineBusinessExpectation #UkraineEconomy #бізнесвУкраїні
Despite the war, Ukrainian retailers significantly expanded their store networks. As of the end of October 2023, 17,692 stores in the main retail sectors (including the entertainment sector) were operating in Ukraine, which is 1.9% more than in 2021. In 10 months of this year, 1,97... #PharmaceuticalMarketUkraine #retailUkraine #UkraineEconomy #бізнесвУкраїні
American Chamber of Commerce: What foreign and Ukrainian businesses expect in 2024. This year, 74% of AmCham members in Ukraine achieved their planned financial results, while 24% were not able to do so. Next year, 46% of surveyed companies hope for an increase in revenues, 41% belie... #AmericanChamberCommerce #BusinessExpectation #UkraineEconomy #бізнесвУкраїні
The business community names the key obstacles to its development and investment in Ukraine. According to the EBA, compared to last year, the number of those considering tax legislation to be of high quality decreased from 26% to the current 9%. According to the interviewees, constant changes... #TaxesinUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineTaxSystem #бізнесвУкраїні
Due to Russian aggression, almost 8,000 businesses have moved to other regions of Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale war, 7,820 Ukrainian companies have changed their region of registration. It is reported that 27% of the total remaining enterprises are from Kyiv, with the Dnipr... #BusinessRelocation #UkrainianEnterprises #бізнесвУкраїні
The number of Ukrainian enterprises operating at full capacity has increased, but business optimism is not growing. Ukrainian businesses’ optimism is relatively high, but in recent months it has stopped growing, according to the monthly study from the Institute of Economic Research. There is optimism in the busines... #UkraineBusinessActivity #UkrainianEnterprises #бізнесвУкраїні
Businesses continue to develope in Ukraine despite the second year of a full-scale war. In 2024-2025, the Nestlé company in Ukraine plans to employ and take on internships for 630 people as part of the Nestlé Needs YOUth youth program. Nestlé will employ 320 people under 30, and another ... #AuroraMultimarket #BusinessInvestments #JobInUkraine #Nestle #бізнесвУкраїні
A Ukrainian company has started production of biodegradable packaging and plans to meet the needs of the country’s food segment. Ukrainian company Studiopak is now entering a new market niche – the production of biodegradable packaging with the help of a grant won under the New Level program for processing enterprises. Th... #BiodegradablePackaging #Studiopak #UkraineTechnology #бізнесвУкраїні
Despite the war, over 75% of Ukrainian companies have returned to full-time work. In October 2023, 77% of EBA member companies declared that they were operating at full capacity. The number of businesses that say they have limited operations due to the war has fallen from 53% in Oc... #BusinessduringWar #EBA #UkraineBusinessActivity #бізнесвУкраїні
Ukrainian business modestly assessed the results of its work in October. “Remaining significant security risks, destruction of production facilities, exporters’ logistical restrictions, narrowing of investment demand, growth of fuel prices, and shortage of qualified ... #BusinessActivityExpectations #nbu #UkraineBusinessActivity #бізнесвУкраїні
Another Ukrainian bank, with the support of the German government, is launching a new grant program for businesses. Ukrgasbank and German financial group DSIK have agreed on the joint implementation of the Access to Financing and Support for the Sustainability of MSMEs in Ukraine 2 project. Financing and grant supp... #DSIK #GrantsForBusiness #LoansforBusiness #Ukrgasbank #бізнесвУкраїні
Over 800 companies had to move to other regions of the country because of the war. Since the beginning of the war, 840 enterprises have moved to safer regions in Ukraine under the relocation program, of which 667 are already working in their new location. The largest part of these b... #BusinessRelocation #UkrainianEnterprises #бізнесвУкраїні
In September, the recovery in Ukraine’s production slowed down. According to the Institute of Economic Research, the share of enterprises operating at almost full (75%-99%) and total capacity (100% and more) has been gradually decreasing for three months in a row ... #BusinessActivityExpectations #UkraineEconomicActivity #UkrainianEnterprises #бізнесвУкраїні
The number of business leaders who expect a long war with Russia has doubled. According to a survey of top managers in Ukraine conducted by the Gradus Research agency in 2022, 54% of business leaders expected the war’s end by the end of the next year, and only 38% believe... #BusinessExpectation #CorruptionUkraine #UkraineEconomy #WarinUkraine #бізнесвУкраїні
