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‘The war will last longer’: IMF explains lack of optimism in Ukraine forecast

The International Monetary Fund has reaffirmed its modest economic growth forecast for Ukraine and explained why it sees no reason to revise it upward for 2025 or 2026, Ukrinform reported on Oct. 17.

18 October 2025, 06:53 PM

Obolon’s net profit dropped 1,500-fold in 2024

Obolon PJSC, one of Ukraine’s largest beverage producers, reported a net profit of 1.248 million hryvnias for 2024 — a staggering 1,470 times less than the previous year — and plans to reinvest it in company development, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

22 April 2025, 12:20 PM

Ukraine's national debt sees modest growth amid external pressures

As of Feb. 28, 2025, Ukraine's state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 7,019.5 billion, or $169.1 billion, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax, and Customs Policy head, Danylo Hetmantsev, reported on Telegram on March 28.

28 March 2025, 02:59 PM

Putin’s clock ticks down: Russia’s wartime economy teeters like a house of cards

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is trying to persuade Ukraine’s allies that time favors him and his demands, but Russia’s economy increasingly resembles a house of cards, Financial Times reported Jan. 10.

13 January 2025, 09:51 AM

IMF drastically lowers Ukraine’s current account deficit forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects Ukraine's current account deficit to increase from 5.4% of GDP in 2023 to 8.1% in 2024 and 14.3% in 2025, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Oct. 23.

23 October 2024, 10:15 AM

Ukraine's international reserves surge by over $5 billion, reaching new heights — NBU

Ukraine's international reserves have risen by 13.7%, or $5.1 billion, reaching $42.33 billion as of August, Ukraine's National Bank (NBU) wrote in its official statement on Sept. 6.

9 September 2024, 10:55 AM

Ukraine reaches deal with international creditors to restructure bond debt

Ukraine has reached an agreement with some of its private creditors to restructure more than $20 billion in international debt, which could allow the country to avoid default, Bloomberg reported on July 22.

22 July 2024, 01:04 PM

What the $50 billion G7 loan means for Ukraine — analysis

The G7 countries have greenlit a $50 billion loan to Ukraine, secured against the proceeds from Russian financial assets frozen in Western countries. NV examines what kind of an impact it will have on the Ukrainian economy.

18 June 2024, 11:51 PM

Economic Security Bureau exposes costly impact of Ukrainian lawmaker benefits

Ukraine is losing tens of billions of hryvnias due to various benefits claimed by lawmakers, with such benefits constituing part of broader schemes, stated acting head of the Economic Security Bureau Andriy Pashchuk in an interview with Ukrinform on March 4.

5 March 2024, 04:10 PM

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