Why is Ukraine’s public debt growing? According to the Ukrainian Parliament’s Finance Committee, in April 2025 public and state-guaranteed debt increased by 5%, reaching $180B; from January to April, public debt grew by 8.4%. Almost... #Hryvnia #UkraineBond #ukrainedebt #UkraineEconomy #UkraineFacility #UkraineStateDebt
Ukraine will review existing mining licenses after signing a subsoil deal with the US. The country is reforming its mineral sector, which has endured three years of war, with the hope of unlocking its vast potential and attracting billions of dollars in investment through its partnershi... #CriticalRawMaterial #investments #MIningMineralsUkraine #MiningUkraine #UkraineEconomy
How can the Ukrainian economy reduce its personnel shortage without attracting migrants? The Ukrainian economy urgently requires an additional 4.5 million workers. Currently, out of 31 million Ukrainians living in the country, 13.3 million are employed, and around one million are unemploy... #JobInUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineLaborMarket #UkraineMigrants #UkraineRefugees #UnemploymentUkraine
Ukraine will receive an additional $300M under the RISE program to support business initiatives. The Ministry of Economy and the World Bank discussed the implementation of the RISE program. Under this initiative, Ukraine signed agreements with the World Bank last year totaling $593M and has alrea... #BusinessSupport #OleksiySobolev #RISE #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery #ukrainianbusiness #worldbank
Ukraine is in the process of creating a new employment strategy. The Ministry of Economy has outlined the key components of this new employment strategy. Many citizens are struggling to find employment, particularly veterans, individuals with disabilities, women, o... #JobInUkraine #LaborMarketUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UnemploymentRate #VacanciesUkraine
Romanian businesses aim to establish joint ventures in Ukraine: Which sectors are prioritized? Nasty Vladoiu, president of the Romania-Ukraine Bilateral Chamber of Commerce (CCBRU), highlighted that the primary sectors attracting Romanian companies towards the Ukrainian market, in anticipation ... #Romania #SupportUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery #ukrainianbusiness
Fitch has maintained Ukraine’s rating at Restricted Default but expects macroeconomic indicators to deteriorate. Fitch has affirmed Ukraine’s rating at Restricted Default for the second consecutive time in response to its foreign currency debts. The national currency rating stands at CCC+, indicating a ver... #DefaultUkraine #FitchRatings #GDPinUkraine #InflationinUkraine #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine and its partners are establishing a fund to attract investment in strategic sectors. According to Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksiy Sobolev, Ukraine and its international partners are working to launch a new fund to support investment in key sectors such as infrastructure, energy, in... #ForeignInvestor #InvestmentsinUkraine #OleksiySobolev #UIF #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
This fall, a new railcar factory capable of producing 1,200 freight cars annually will open in Volyn, with exports aimed at the EU market. TAS Group is building the new production facility in Kovel, Volyn Oblast, with investment costs in construction, excluding equipment, totaling approximately UAH 200M ($4.8M). This new plant is part of... #Dniprovagonmash #FreightCars #investments #Kovel #RailCars #TAS #UkraineEconomy #VolynRegion
Zelenskyy will offer Trump a free trade agreement between Ukraine and the US, said Ukrainian Trade Representative Taras Kachka. He indicated that this topic will be discussed in the next stage of bilateral talks. Kachka noted that the Ukrainian side is interested in such an agr... #DonaldTrump #FreeTradeAgreement #TarasKachka #UkraineEconomy #USukraineTrade #Zelenskyy
Ukraine is steadily shifting from exporting raw materials to providing foreign markets with higher value-added products. Minister of Agricultural Policy Vitaly Koval mentioned that the agro-processing sector demonstrated growth last year. The most significant increase was seen in fruit and vegetable processing (over 27%... #agroexportukraine #FoodProcessing #ProcessingPlantUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #VitaliyKoval
The European Commission has revised its economic forecast for Ukraine, lowering its GDP growth prediction for 2025 from 2.8% in November to 2%. This adjustment is attributed to ongoing war pressures that severely impact production capacity and business confidence. For 2026, the GDP growth forecast has been decreased from 5.9% to 4.7%. A decli... #EuropeanCommission #GDPinUkraine #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineImport
Ukrainian businesses remain positive about their long-term perspectives. Despite geopolitical instability, long-term economic forecasts for Ukrainian businesses have improved. The optimism index rose from 0.11 to 0.15 points, based on a monthly survey of business leaders b... #OECD #UkraineBusinessActivity #UkraineBusinessExpectation #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
Dragon Capital has updated its macroeconomic forecast to reflect a potential peace agreement. Ukraine’s real GDP growth in 2025 could accelerate to 3.5-5.5% if Ukraine and Russia reach an agreement on a long-term ceasefire. If the war continues, Ukraine’s economic growth will slow ... #DragonCapital #GDPinUkraine #Hryvnia #InflationinUkraine #nbu #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
Cold storage facilities remain one of the scarcest and most strategically important segments of Kyiv’s warehouse real estate market. Cold storage facilities in Ukraine have suffered significantly during the war, and today there is particularly high demand for temperature-controlled premises, reports CBRE. The shortage of cold stora... #ColdStorageFacilities #CommercialRealEstate #kyiv #UkraineEconomy #Warehouse
How is the Ukrainian retail sector evolving during the war? Andriy Zhuk, Chairman of the Retailers Association of Ukraine (RAU), observed that last year pharmacy retail was the most actively developing segment, accounting for 45% of all new retail locations. N... #PharmaceuticalMarketUkraine #retailUkraine #ShoppingCenters #UkraineEconomy #UkrainianMarket
Ukrainian employers have pinpointed the most sought-after professions and voiced concerns regarding job seekers’ unrealistic salary expectations. A labor market study reveals that the most in-demand roles largely consist of blue-collar specialties. The top professions listed include agricultural tractor driver, mechanic-repairman, electric and ... #ATBmarket #JobInUkraine #LaborMarketUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkrainianRailways
Only 25% of businesses in Ukraine plan for active growth in 2025. According to a study, 20% of companies plan to actively hire employees, while 39% will limit themselves to selective recruitment, and 34% will not change their personnel levels. At the same time, 7% o... #BusinessDevelopment #investments #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
April’s inflation in Ukraine exceeded 15% for the first time in two years. In April 2025, inflation in the consumer market was 0.7%. In annual terms, price growth accelerated to 15.1%, compared to 14.6% in March, as reported by the State Statistics Service. Prices for food p... #InflationinUkraine #OECD #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
For every new individual enterprise in Ukraine, there are currently 1.5 closures. According to the Opendatabot analytical portal, 81,928 individual entrepreneurs have opened in Ukraine since the beginning of the year, which is 9% less than during the same period last year. Meanwhil... #DanyloHetmantsev #IndividualEnterprise #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness #UkrainianEnterprises
The war has raised the cost of a square meter of housing in Ukraine by 100%. Over the three years of the war, the cost of housing construction in Ukraine has increased by an average of 90-115%, depending on the housing class, and it continues to grow. The reasons lie not only ... #BuildingMaterials #ConstructioninUkraine #HousingConstruction #RealEstateUkraine #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine will need $300B in investment for its post-war recovery. According to a KSE report, Ukraine’s GDP is projected to grow by about 3% in 2025, and after the war ends in 2026-2027, the growth rate is expected to accelerate. One critically important factor in ma... #financialaidforUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #UkraineBudget #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
In response to structural challenges in the labor market, demographic changes, and the consequences of war, Ukraine is developing an employment strategy. The main goal of the initiative is to promote economic development by reducing unemployment, ensure equal access to quality jobs, and create a flexible, inclusive employment system. It is predicted th... #EmployeeDeficit #JobInUkraine #LaborMarketUkraine #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineEconomy
The IMF recommends increasing several tax rates to satisfy Ukraine’s 2026 state budget. At the 2025 Spring Meetings in Washington, the IMF provided Ukrainian government officials with various recommendations on addressing the state budget for 2026. It is noted that representatives from U... #DanyloHetmantsev #imf #TaxesUkraine #TaxIncrease #UkraineBudget #UkraineEconomy
Ukrainian companies’ debt reduction exceeded foreign direct investment by 200%. Ukrainian businesses reduced their net debt over 2022-2024 by increasing their liquid funds and deposits and reducing debt to Ukrainian banks by $21B, which is 200% more than foreign investment over t... #ConcordeCapital #investments #nbu #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
In April, businesses evaluated their current economic activity more cautiously, approaching a neutral level, according to the NBU Business Activity Expectations Index (BAEI). Among the reasons for the weakened assessments indicated by respondents are significant declines in weather conditions, ongoing uncert... #BusinessExpectation #nbu #UkraineBusinessActivity #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
Ukraine is the most attractive destination for European investment, as it has the potential to become an industrial hub within the EU during its recovery process. The most promising location for European investment is Ukraine. Given that the country’s recovery will adhere to EU standards, the country is positioned to evolve into a dynamic industrial hub i... #EUexpansion #EuropeanIntegration #IndustryUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #MartaKos #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine’s national debt has reached another historic high of nearly $172B. According to the Ministry of Finance, Ukraine’s total public (direct and guaranteed) debt increased by 1.56%, or $2.64B, in March, totaling $171.73B compared to the previous month. Direct extern... #GDPinUkraine #imf #UkraineBudget #ukrainedebt #UkraineEconomy
What are the possible consequences of reducing Ukraine’s financial assistance? If Ukraine’s budget gap increases in the next two years and the situation with external financing does not improve, a large-scale reduction in the NBU’s reserves and a sharp devaluation of... #BudgetDeficit #hryvniadevaluation #nbu #UkraineBudget2025 #ukrainedebt #UkraineEconomy
South Korean ITOXI invests in two glass factories in Ukraine. The two glass factories will be developed by City One Development and located in the City of Glass industrial park in Berezan, Kyiv region, and the Galicia industrial park in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk r... #CityOneDevelopment #GlassFactory #GlassProduction #investments #ITOXI #SouthKorea #UkraineEconomy
Ukrainian businesses created over 22,000 jobs last year and raised salaries by 23%. Large businesses with revenues of over ₴1B ($24M) increased the number of full-time employees by 22,200 in 2024, according to the results of a labor market study. It is noted that these enterprises em... #JobInUkraine #LaborMarketUkraine #SalaryUkraine #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
The launch of the sea corridor has opened new markets for Ukrainian exporters. The introduction of the Ukrainian Black Sea Corridor in 2023 significantly impacted the geographical structure of goods exports. It enabled the resumption of deliveries to traditional destinations in ... #BlackSeaCorridor #SeaExport #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineMaritimeCorridor
The Ukrainian IT market is currently facing the toughest set of challenges it has seen in recent years. In January 2025, exports of IT services dropped to $489M, down $19M compared to the same period in 2024. This marks the worst start to a year since the onset of the full-scale war. While the Ukrainian... #ITexport #ITsectorinUkraine #ITukraine #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine’s real GDP growth in the first quarter was 1.1%. The IER reports that in March, due to better access to electricity and the gradual recovery of demand, Ukraine’s economic situation improved slightly – real GDP growth was 1.3%. In contrast, in ... #agroUkraine #energyukraine #GDPinUkraine #MiningUkraine #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
The IMF has downgraded its global economic growth forecast but expects a moderate recovery for Ukraine. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO), global economic growth will slow in the coming years. This year, global GDP is projected to grow by only 2.8% and by 3% in 2026. For comparis... #GDPinUkraine #GlobalGDP #imf #IMFforecast #TradeWar #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #worldeconomy
One of Europe’s largest manufacturers of window and door hardware continues to invest in its Dnipro factory. AXOR Industry’s total investment in launching, expanding, and developing its factory that produces window and door hardware in Dnipro has reached €40M. According to Minister of Economy Yulia Svy... #AXOR #investments #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness #YuliyaSvyridenko
Ukraine’s defense industry is driving demand for metal products needed in mechanical engineering by 25 to 30%. Since 2023, the Ukrainian market for metal products used in machine building has shown a gradual recovery, growing by 25 to 30% based on last year’s results. Estimates indicate that in 2024 the Ukrain... #DefenseIndustryUkraine #MachineBuilding #MetallurgyUkraine #MetalProductsMarket #UkraineEconomy
Ukraine’s reconstruction is driving the growth of the metal products market for the construction industry. The market for metal structures used in construction in Ukraine grew by 15% in 2024, reaching 91,000 tons. Last year, the construction segment in Ukraine accounted for 24% of total steel consumption, ... #ConstructionUkraine #MetallurgyUkraine #MetalProductsMarket #UkraineEconomy #UkraineReconstruction
Business expectations improved in the first quarter of the year, with more than a third of companies ready to invest. In the first quarter of 2025, the Business Expectations Index (BEI) for Enterprises rose to 108.2%, up from 101.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024. The NBU noted that hostilities and their consequences ... #investments #nbu #UkraineBusinessActivity #UkraineBusinessExpectation #UkraineEconomy #ukrainianbusiness
The National Bank of Ukraine keeps the discount rate unchanged at 15.5%. The Board of the NBU has decided to hold the discount rate steady at 15.5% to sustain the foreign exchange market’s stability, control inflation expectations, and gradually reduce inflation to t... #InflationinUkraine #KeyPolicyRate #nbu #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #UkraineMonetaryPolicy
Analysts compare the size of Ukraine’s shadow economy with those of other countries. Prior to the full-scale war in 2021, Ukraine’s shadow economy was estimated to be around 30% of GDP. Last year, the Ministry of Economy reported that potentially 40% of the economy could take pl... #Ernst&Young #ShadowEconomy #UkraineEconomy #UkraineShadowEconomy #worldeconomy
Ukraine’s economy is expected to grow by 3%, while inflation is anticipated to slow significantly. ICU analysts observe that that the Ukrainian economy has shown modest growth since the third quarter of 2024, and predict a low probability of a substantial acceleration in recovery. The need to gradu... #Hryvnia #InflationinUkraine #nbu #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
What drove construction growth in Ukraine in 2024? In 2023-2024, the Ukrainian construction market showed positive dynamics owing to increased economic activity in the central and western regions, as well as the restoration of infrastructure damaged i... #BusinessRelocation #CommercialRealEstate #ConstructionUkraine #RealEstateUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
Nearly 50% of Ukrainian retail operates in the shadows. The extent of shadow activity in Ukrainian retail trade has reached a critical level: According to various estimates, up to 45% of all retail transactions may take place outside of Ukraine’s tax... #retailUkraine #TaxesUkraine #UkraineBudget #UkraineEconomy #UkraineShadowEconomy
Ukraine has a severe labor force shortage, prompting employers to seek help from pensioners. The personnel shortage is particularly acute in the capital, where there are 75,000 open vacancies, yet only 3,000 registered unemployed individuals, as stated by Yulia Zhovtyak, Director of the State... #EmployeeDeficit #LaborMarketUkraine #PensionersinUkraine #UkraineEconomy #VacanciesUkraine
ICU downgrades Ukraine’s economic growth forecast to 3% for 2025, down from the previous outlook of 3.4%. A report from the ICU investment company notes that Ukraine’s real GDP increased by only 2.9% in 2024, significantly below market expectations and their earlier forecasts. Economic growth weakened con... #agroUkraine #GDPinUkraine #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
Despite the insignificant impact of Trump’s tariffs on Ukraine, it is ready to zero out tariffs on American products and negotiate with the US. For Ukraine, the predominant negative consequence of the global trade war may be lower volumes of macro-financial assistance from European partners economically weakened by tariffs. In addition, Ukrai... #DonaldTrump #DutyTariff #ImportDuties #TarasKachka #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineImport #UkraineTrade
Metallurgy’s contribution to Ukraine’s GDP increased to 7.2% last year. Industries in Ukraine’s mining and metallurgical complex (MMC) contributed 7.2% to Ukraine’s GDP in 2024, up from 5.7% in 2023. The increase in the MMC’s share resulted from a rise i... #GDPinUkraine #investments #MetallurgyUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkrainianMetalExport
The National Bank of Ukraine has outlined the reasons for rising inflation in the country. In February 2025, both general and core inflation continued to rise in Ukraine. According to the NBU, inflation maintained its upward trend in March. The primary factors driving inflation’s acce... #ConsumerInflation #IndustrialInflation #InflationinUkraine #nbu #UkraineEconomy
Why did Ukraine’s economic recovery slow down last year compared to 2023? Ukraine’s real GDP grew by 2.9% in 2024. Although the economy experienced growth for the second consecutive year amid the full-scale war, the pace of recovery decelerated compared to 2023, when ... #GDPinUkraine #GVAukraine #nbu #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy
