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China becomes Ukraine’s largest supplier of key energy equipment in 2025

Imports of transformers, inductors and chokes to Ukraine rose 88% in 2025 compared with 2024, reaching $1.12 billion, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Jan. 24.

24 January, 02:11 PM

Philip Morris plans to resume cigarette exports from Ukraine

Philip Morris Ukraine is considering launching cigarette exports to nearby countries, the company’s CEO Maksym Barabash said, according to Interfax-Ukraine on May 30.

30 May 2025, 03:19 PM

Chornobyl may host small modular reactors

Land plots in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone may be allocated for small modular reactors, the head of Ukraine’s Exclusion Zone agency told Interfax-Ukraine on May 19.

19 May 2025, 04:19 PM

PM Shmyhal announces U.S. registration of Recovery Fund with account to open in Ukraine

The Ukrainian-American Recovery Investment Fund will be registered in the U.S., but its contribution account will be opened in Ukraine in hryvnia, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said, according to Interfax-Ukraine on May 2.

2 May 2025, 03:39 PM

Kremlin unable to impose strict gas payment scheme on buyers

Foreign buyers of Russian gas will be allowed to make payments through any Russian bank by midyear, Interfax reports on March 29.

29 March 2025, 03:45 PM

Smart Energy gas production company ceases operations

The State Service of Geology and Subsoil has secured a suspension of Prom-Energo Product LLC's special permit for hydrocarbon production at the Vasyshchiv field, halting the company's operations, Interfax-Ukraine reports on Feb. 28.

28 February 2025, 03:19 PM

Ukraine's 2025 economic growth forecast drops from 4.7% to 3.5%

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lowered its 2025 growth forecast for Ukraine to 3.5%, down from 4.7% in September 2024, Interfax-Ukraine reports on Feb. 27.

27 February 2025, 01:19 PM

U.S. mineral deal must include security guarantees for Ukraine — Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a U.S. investment deal on mineral extraction should include security guarantees for Ukraine, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Feb. 17.

17 February 2025, 05:36 PM

World Bank approves $1.05B loan for Ukraine to boost economic growth and stability

The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a $1.05 billion development loan for Ukraine, funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the ADVANCE Ukraine Trust Fund, with contributions from Japan and the United Kingdom, Interfax-Ukraine reports on Dec. 19.

19 December 2024, 12:44 PM

Corruption scandal leads to Ukrzaliznytsia's expected losses in 2024

The company is expected to be unprofitable in 2024, said Oleksandr Pertsovskyi, chairman of the board of Ukrainian Railways Ukrzaliznytsia, Interfax-Ukraine reported on Dec. 13.

13 December 2024, 03:05 PM

Ukraine saw a net influx of 29,000 people during Rosh Hashanah

The number of people entering Ukraine increased by 16,000 during the week of Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, driven by pilgrims celebrating the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, bringing the total to 285,000, while exits fell by 14,000 to 256,000, according to the State Border Service, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.

5 October 2024, 05:34 PM

Zelenskyy hints at future of Ukraine gas transit to Europe

Ukraine will not renew its gas transit agreement with Russia, set to expire at the end of 2024, but is open to discussing gas transit from other suppliers if Europe requests, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at a Kyiv press conference on Aug. 27, Interfax-Ukraine reports.

27 August 2024, 06:45 PM

Ukraine's National Bank sets transfer limit to combat shadow transactions

The National Bank of Ukraine will cap individual card transfers at 100,000 hryvnias ($2,419) per month, Deputy Head Dmytro Oliynyk announced on Aug. 15, according to Interfax-Ukraine.

13 August 2024, 05:30 PM

Ukraine expands grain export routes to Polish and Lithuanian ports via wider railroad track

The construction of a wide railroad track from the border with Ukraine to the ports in Gdansk, Poland, and Klaipeda, Lithuania, will facilitate the delivery of Ukrainian grain and give Poland the opportunity to make money on its transit, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Mykola Solskyi said in an interview with Polish media, Interfax-Ukraine reported on April 2.

2 April 2024, 07:08 PM

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