Diya

Friday, August 19

Ukrainians will be able to buy government bonds through the Diya app. In the coming weeks, Ukrainians will be offered a digital product that will allow them to avoid unnecessary complications in buying military bonds through the Diya mobile application. The President&#...

Wednesday, March 31

The Rada passed a law yesterday equating digital ‘e-passports’ with conventional paper passports for use inside Ukraine. Part of the government’s ‘state in a smartphone’ program, e-passports are displayed by the increasingly popular Diya app. The passports are issued with a unique electronic identifier, such as a QR cod...

Tuesday, March 9

Bucking the world recession, Ukraine’s IT exports increased by 20% yoy, to $5 billion Bucking the world recession, Ukraine’s IT exports increased by 20% yoy, to $5 billion, according to new figures from the National Bank of Ukraine. IT now accounts for 8.3% of total exports, putting it...

Of the 100 best IT outsourcing firms in the world, 11 are based in Ukraine Of the 100 best IT outsourcing firms in the world, 11 are based in Ukraine, according to the 2021 Global Outsourcing 100 list, a ranking compiled annually by the International Association of Outsourci...

The share of women in Ukraine’s IT workforce has tripled over the last decade, hitting 22% today The share of women in Ukraine’s IT workforce has tripled over the last decade, hitting 22% today, according to a study by GlobalLogic. Women now account for one third of all testers in Ukraine and 8% ...

Almost 40 Belarusian IT companies with a total of 2,000 employees have moved to Ukraine in the last six months Almost 40 Belarusian IT companies with a total of 2,000 employees have moved to Ukraine in the last six months, Mykhailo Fedorov, minister for Digital Transformation, tells Interfax-Ukraine. The emigr...

Ukraine is following the example of Dubai, Silicon Valley and Belarus of a decade ago by creating a low tax, low bureaucracy regime for IT companies Ukraine is following the example of Dubai, Silicon Valley and Belarus of a decade ago by creating a low tax, low bureaucracy regime for IT companies, Fedorov told Interfax last week. In coming days, t...

About 10% of Ukraine’s population are now using ‘Diya 2.0,’ the updated version of the mobile digitized documents app that was launched only one year ago About 10% of Ukraine’s population are now using ‘Diya 2.0,’ the updated version of the mobile digitized documents app that was launched only one year ago, Fedorov reports on his Telegram channel. With...

For the first time, Internet tops TV as the primary news sources for Ukrainians For the first time, Internet tops TV as the primary news sources for Ukrainians, according to a new survey by Research & Branding Group. For news, the preferences are: Internet – 51%; TV – 44%; ra...

Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator, reports the most popular messenger services for its 25.9 million users are: Viber– 12 million; Facebook messenger – 11 million; Telegram – 6 mi...

Kyivstar reports Kyivstar reports a 30% yoy increase in subscribers using 4G Internet last year. At the end of the year, average consumption of data traffic per subscriber was 6.1 GB in the fourth quarter — 43% ...

Online advertising grew by 7% last year, countering the overall stagnation of Ukraine’s advertising market Online advertising grew by 7% last year, countering the overall stagnation of Ukraine’s advertising market, reports the Ukrainian Internet Association. With millions of Ukrainians housebound and turni...

Declaring war on paper documents, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved Declaring war on paper documents, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved 94 digital transformation projects to be added to the Diya app over the next three years. A sampling are: E-notary, E-property, ...

“Our goal is for Ukraine to enter the top 20 digital countries of the world,” President Zelenskiy said “Our goal is for Ukraine to enter the top 20 digital countries of the world,” President Zelenskiy said on presentation of the program. “To do this, we must provide every Ukrainian with high-speed Inte...

The EU is providing Ukraine with €20 million to help digital development The EU is providing Ukraine with €20 million to help digital development, Minister Fedorov writes on Telegram. To be implemented with the help of Estonia’s e-Governance Academy and FIIAPP, Spain’s pub...

Friday, February 12

With snow forecast for all day today and into tomorrow, trucks are restricted from entering Kyiv City and from moving on many highways in Western Ukraine With snow forecast for all day today and into tomorrow, trucks are restricted from entering Kyiv City and from moving on many highways in Western Ukraine. Ukravtodor is using almost 1,000 snow plows t...

Foreign purchases of Ukrainian government bonds are returning to their peak levels of late 2019 Foreign purchases of Ukrainian government bonds are returning to their peak levels of late 2019, reported Dragon Capital. Over the last month, foreign purchases totalled $526 million, “close to peak m...

State-owned PrivatBank was the most profitable bank in Ukraine last year State-owned PrivatBank was the most profitable bank in Ukraine last year, recording $910 million in net profit. The next four most profitable banks were: Raiffeisen Bank Aval – $145 million; sta...

The net profit of all Ukrainian banks amounted to $1.475 bln last year, or 29% less than 2019 The net profit of all Ukrainian banks amounted to $1.475 bln last year, or 29% less than 2019, reports the National Bank of Ukraine. Out of 73 banks operating in Ukraine last year, 65 were profitable,...

Kolomoyskiy and Boholyubov, who are both under investigation by the FBI for money laundering, are suing the US Government for attempting to seize their Texas commercial building worth $23 million Kolomoyskiy and Boholyubov, who are both under investigation by the FBI for money laundering, are suing the US Government for attempting to seize their Texas commercial building worth $23 million, RFE...

Millions of Ukrainians signed up in the first year of the government’s Diya mobile app for digital services. Millions of Ukrainians signed up in the first year of the government’s Diya mobile app for digital services. As a result, the number of partner agencies and companies is expected to increase 10-fold t...

By the end of next month, Diya users will be able to change their registered places of residence, use electronic signatures, and interact with government for taxes By the end of next month, Diya users will be able to change their registered places of residence, use electronic signatures, and interact with government for taxes, medical records and construction pe...

This year, five years after the Ukraine-EU free trade agreement went into force, both sides “are ready to start the review of trade liberalization for goods This year, five years after the Ukraine-EU free trade agreement went into force, both sides “are ready to start the review of trade liberalization for goods,” Valdis Dombrovskis, the European Commissi...

In a blunt resolution approved Wednesday by 526 European Parliament members – three quarters of the total In a blunt resolution approved Wednesday by 526 European Parliament members – three quarters of the total – the Euro Parliament criticizes Ukraine for weak progress on cleaning up the courts, for putt...

Concorde Capital’s Yuri Svirko writes Concorde Capital’s Yuri Svirko writes: “While the EP resolution will have no immediate effect on the EU-Ukraine relations, including the visa-free travel regime or further trade liberalization, it is ...

Ukraine’s Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, or NABU, is investigating corruption reports surrounding the vaccine, Maksym Hryschusk, acting head of the unit told reporters Wednesday. Separately, a c...

Before the Euro Parliament vote, Josep Borrell the Commission’s de facto foreign minister, warned: Before the Euro Parliament vote, Josep Borrell the Commission’s de facto foreign minister, warned: “Despite notable progress, widespread corruption continues to hamper Ukraine’s reform process. Its ke...

Many of the Euro Parliament recommendations coincide with Many of the Euro Parliament recommendations coincide with “10 Steps for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery and Growth in 2021,” a charter released yesterday by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine....

To speed up privatization of Ukraine’s 3,500 state companies To speed up privatization of Ukraine’s 3,500 state companies, Mikheil Saakashvili’s Office of Simple Solutions and Results has sent to the Rada a package of bills that would deprive courts of the powe...

The EU and the WHO The EU and the WHO said yesterday that they will spend €40 million over the next three years to help Ukraine and five other former Soviet republics to roll out vaccinations against Covid-19. WHO Europ...