Finance Ministry

Russia increases gold shipments to China ninefold

Russia increased its gold shipments to China ninefold in 2025 compared with 2024, exporting 25.3 metric tons worth $3.29 billion, The Moscow Times reported on Jan. 26.

26 January, 11:39 AM

Ukraine secures major debt relief deal

Ukraine has successfully completed and settled the restructuring of its GDP warrants, with the deal supported by 99.06% of investors, the Finance Ministry announced on Dec. 24.

25 December 2025, 11:18 AM

Financial oversight body warns against hiking bank tax

Ukraine’s interagency Financial Stability Council concluded that raising the corporate profit tax for banks to 50 percent in 2026 poses significant risks to the financial system and key economic sectors, and could yield far smaller revenues than projected.

5 November 2025, 10:37 PM

Ukraine’s public debt nears $200 billion

As of September 30, 2025, Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt reached UAH 8.02 trillion ($194.2 billion), the Finance Ministry reported on Oct. 30.

31 October 2025, 10:43 AM

Rakhmanin explains why Ukraine’s defense budget is always smaller than what the military actually needs

Ukrainian lawmaker Serhiy Rakhmanin of the Holos party, a member of parliament’s national security, defense, and intelligence committee, explained in an interview with Radio NV why Ukraine’s defense budget is always smaller than the military needs on Oct. 13.

13 October 2025, 03:16 PM

Ukraine secures $30.6B in external funding, shortfall remains for 2025

Ukraine has received $30.6 billion in external financing over 2025, and expects an additional $8.7 billion by the year's end, Finance Ministry wrote on Sept. 20.

22 September 2025, 12:37 PM

Ukraine eyeing 2025 budget boost for defense needs

Ukraine’s Cabinet will submit further amendments to the 2025 state budget to increase defense and security spending due to the frontline situation, Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko said during the government's question hour in the parliament on Sept. 19.

19 September 2025, 06:15 PM

Kremlin seeks to shift Alaska talks away from Ukraine – ISW

The Kremlin will likely use today’s summit in Alaska to try to divert US attention away from peace talks with Ukraine and toward Russian–U.S. relations, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on Aug. 14.

15 August 2025, 10:28 AM

Ukraine’s public debt nears $185 billion as June total jumps by $3.88 billion — Finance Ministry

Ukraine’s public and state-guaranteed debt climbed to $184.84 billion by the end of June, rising by nearly $4 billion in a single month, the Finance Ministry reported.

28 July 2025, 07:03 PM

Ukraine commits to restructuring its stock market in EBRD deal

Ukraine will launch a new stock exchange with support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Finance Ministry announced on July 11.

11 July 2025, 09:41 PM

Kyiv to get $500 IMF tranche after EFF program review

Ukraine is set to receive a $500 million tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following the completion of the eighth review of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) financial aid program, Ukrainian PM Denys Shmyhal said on June 30.

1 July 2025, 12:53 AM

Ukraine may receive $1 billion loan from World Bank

A World Bank mission on economic policy and poverty has begun work in Kyiv, which could result in a $1 billion loan to Ukraine, the Finance Ministry said on June 3.

3 June 2025, 03:45 PM

Ukraine takes key step to plug into Europe’s financial grid

The Ukrainian government has approved a package of bills to align with EU requirements for joining the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) banking system, which will allow fast and fee-free euro transfers between 36 European countries, the Finance Ministry announced on April 29.

30 April 2025, 10:51 AM

Confiscation of Russian assets ahead as Ukraine’s external financing secured for 2025 — Finance Ministry

Ukraine’s external financing needs for 2025 have been fully secured, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko announced during a G7 financial block meeting in Washington, held as part of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, according to a statement from Ukraine’s Finance Ministry.

25 April 2025, 12:53 PM

Ukraine closes 2025 funding gap, eyes 2026 stability

Ukraine's external financing needs for 2025 have been fully secured, Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said on April 24.

25 April 2025, 10:25 AM

No US ‘minerals deal’ this week, Finance Minister Marchenko says

While Kyiv and Washington made progress on negotiating a wide-ranging resource extraction agreement, the deal will not be signed this week, Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said on April 24.

25 April 2025, 12:54 AM

One in four revenue strategy goals missed, finance committee head says

The Ministry of Finance’s 2024 National Revenue Strategy (NRS) report, published this week, shows 21 of its 85 planned tasks remain incomplete, a failure rate of roughly one in four, Danil Getmantsev, head of the parliamentary Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy Committee, reported on Telegram on March 13.

14 March 2025, 12:18 PM

Ukraine's public debt rises by $20 billion due to international financing

Ukraine's national debt increased by 1.46 trillion hryvnias ($20.7 billion) in 2024, primarily due to long-term concessional financing from international partners, the Ministry of Finance reported on Feb. 6.

6 February 2025, 02:55 PM

Serhiy Marchenko breaks record for longest serving Finance Minister in Ukraine

Serhiy Marchenko set a record as Ukraine’s longest-serving finance minister, holding office for 1,767 days as of Jan. 30, 2025, according to Viktoria Strakhova, advisor to the President's Office.

30 January 2025, 04:55 PM

EU transfers first $3 billion from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine

The European Union has transferred €3 billion to Ukraine’s state budget, marking the first disbursement from frozen Russian assets under the G7’s Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative, Finance Ministry wrote on Jan. 10.

10 January 2025, 03:37 PM

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