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Ukraine formally asks EU to fund Patriot missiles through European loan – von der Leyen

Ukraine has formally asked the EU for the first time to finance PAC-3 missiles for Patriot systems through its €90 billion loan, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sept. 2.

2 September, 04:52 PM

Ukraine ranks among world's top 40 countries with largest public debt

Ukraine's public debt is estimated at about $276 billion, or 122.6% of projected GDP in 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund on Aug. 28.

28 August, 05:37 PM

Sybiha calls for renewed talks on using frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said that it was time to revive discussions on frozen Russian assets and establish clear legal mechanisms for using them to support Ukraine on Aug. 18.

18 August, 06:12 PM

Ukraine plans preferential recovery loans for large businesses hit by Russian strikes

Large businesses continue to complain that they cannot access Ukraine's state-backed 5-7-9% loan program, while the Economy and Environment Ministry plans to offer them loans at 10% annual interest, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Aug. 12.

12 August, 02:39 PM

Ukraine completes liquidation of another commercial bank

Ukraine's Deposit Guarantee Fund has completed the liquidation of Natsionalni Investytsii Bank (National Investments Bank), according to a fund statement on Aug. 5.

6 August, 01:32 PM

Oschadbank and EBRD sign financing deal worth up to €510 million

Oschadbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development signed an agreement at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdansk to launch a new risk-sharing program aimed at expanding financing for Ukrainian businesses on June 25.

25 June, 06:05 PM

Russian companies face losses – Ukrainian intelligence

Three-quarters of Russia’s largest companies reported falling revenue, declining profits or losses in 2025, describing the corporate sector as entering 2026 in a state of “managed collapse,” Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said on May 30.

30 May, 07:34 PM

DTEK names timeline and funding needed to rebuild destroyed substations

DTEK estimates it will cost about 300 million euros to restore its power generation damaged by Russian attacks and says it needs an additional 150 million euros in external financing to prepare for next winter, CEO Maksym Timchenko said, according to Interfax-Ukraine on Feb. 17.

17 February, 11:16 AM

Fitch downgrades Ukrzaliznytsia and its Eurobonds to C

International ratings agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded the long-term issuer default rating of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) and its eurobonds to C, indicating an inevitable default, from CC, citing the suspension of coupon payments on Jan. 20.

20 January, 03:58 PM

New retirement requirements take effect in Ukraine along with higher minimum pension

Ukraine implemented new insurance requirements for retirement eligibility and increased the minimum pension starting January 2026.

1 January, 12:55 PM

Australia and New Zealand boost Ukraine with $70M+ in support

The governments of Australia and New Zealand have announced military assistance to Ukraine totaling more than $70 million, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Australia and New Zealand Vasyl Myroshnychenko wrote on Dec. 3.

4 December 2025, 09:55 AM

EBRD to provide Ukrenergo with a €90M loan to help rebuild power substations damaged by the war

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development plans to provide Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo with a loan of up to 90 million euros (about $97 million) under a state guarantee, the EBRD said on Nov. 13.

13 November 2025, 03:05 PM

West clamps down on Rosneft and Lukoil — Moscow to lose $5.5bn monthly

New sanctions targeting Russia’s oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil could deprive the Kremlin of up to $5.5 billion in monthly revenues and significantly reduce its military capabilities, Ukrinform reported on Nov. 6.

6 November 2025, 11:37 AM

Flamingo production meets state order target by year-end

The government order for Flamingo missiles will be completed by the end of 2025, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a phone interview with Ukrainian TV channel TSN on Oct. 26.

27 October 2025, 09:31 AM

Zelenskyy orders more support, simplified military awards

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy conducted meetings with military leadership and a Supreme Commander-in-Chief Staff session, directing a reduction in bureaucratic paperwork and signatures for awarding servicemembers, while emphasizing the need to digitize the process, he announced on social media on Aug. 5.

5 August 2025, 07:30 PM

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

US may target Russia’s energy, finance with new sanctions, Zelenskyy aide says

The United States may impose sanctions on Russia’s energy and financial sectors, including its shadow tanker fleet and banks aiding sanctions evasion, to curb Moscow’s aggression, Ukraine’s presidential sanctions commissioner, Vladyslav Vlasiuk, told Radio Liberty on May 28.

28 May 2025, 12:29 PM

Poroshenko’s bank slapped with biggest fine in sweeping NBU crackdown

Ukraine’s National Bank in March fined six banks a combined 59.55 million hryvnias for violating anti-money laundering and counterterrorism financing laws, the regulator said.

8 April 2025, 11:35 PM

Foreign investment in Ukraine falls sharply, lagging far behind Poland

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Ukraine continue to decline as the country received just $351 mln in the first two months of 2025, Danylo Hetmantsev, the Parliament’s Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy Committee head wrote on April 4.

4 April 2025, 02:27 PM

NV reveals which top officials earned the most in 2024

NV reviewed the 2024 financial disclosures of top government officials and identified those with the highest incomes.

3 April 2025, 11:57 AM

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