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Gloomy price trend grips Ukraine’s food market - Ukrainian Parliament’s Tax Committee

Ukraine has seen surge in everyday essentials prices — with cabbage and carrots skyrocketing by over 200%, and only diesel fuel showing a slight decline, Danylo Hetmantsev, Ukrainian Parliament’s Tax Committee head reported on May 15.

15 May 2025, 10:31 AM

Inflation slows down to 0.7% in April

Consumer prices across Ukraine increased by 0.7% in April, decelerating from March’s 1.5% inflation rate, the State Statistics Service reported on May 9.

9 May 2025, 11:38 PM

Why Ukraine’s government is targeting Petro Poroshenko — and risking the NBU’s political neutrality

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office is continuing to put pressure on former President Petro Poroshenko and his assets, using sanctions imposed by Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC). Even the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has been drawn into the affair, compelled to enforce a decision labeling Poroshenko a person of “imperfect reputation.” The move has raised questions about its rationale — if there is one at all.

3 May 2025, 11:21 AM

NBU records anemic economic growth in Q1 2025

Ukraine’s real GDP grew 0.5% YoY in Q1 2025, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) reported on April 25.

25 April 2025, 09:41 PM

Central bank sees limited direct impact of Trump's tariffs on Ukraine’s economy

New U.S. tariffs, introduced on April 2, will have a limited direct impact on Ukraine’s economy due to its small export volume to the United States, which accounts for less than 2% of total exports, but the indirect effect due to the slowdown in partner countries may be more significant, Ukraine’s National Bank (NBU) stated in its April 2025 Inflation Report released on April 24.

25 April 2025, 06:41 PM

NBU maintains key rate, worsens inflation and economic growth forecast in Ukraine

The National Bank of Ukraine will keep its discount rate at 15.5% while lowering its inflation and GDP forecasts on April 18.

17 April 2025, 05:19 PM

Ukraine hopes to access frozen Russian assets by 2026 to fund reconstruction and cover budget needs — NBU

Ukraine hopes to begin receiving external financing in 2026, including funds from the principal of Russian frozen assets, NBU head Andrii Pushnyi wrote on Facebook on April 8.

9 April 2025, 11:43 AM

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

Ukraine's central bank fines Idea Bank for unethical debt practices

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has fined PJSC Idea Bank 102,000 hryvnias ($2,441) for breaching ethical behavior standards in handling overdue debt, a move announced on March 24, as the bank’s ownership transition to TAS Group’s Sergiy Tigipko remains under review.

25 March 2025, 11:39 AM

Ukraine faces lower 2025 forecasts from IMF, banks

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) downgraded its 2025 economic growth forecast for Ukraine by 0.5 percentage points to 2-3%, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported on Feb. 28.

1 March 2025, 01:06 PM

Inflation in Ukraine: What's driving prices and what to expect

Ukraine's inflation rate reached 12.9% in January on an annual basis, exceeding the forecast by the National Bank of Ukraine, the regulator said in its report on Feb. 11.

12 February 2025, 01:50 PM

January 2025 inflation in Ukraine at 1.2%

Consumer prices in Ukraine rose by 1.2% in January 2025—notably lower than in December (1.4%) and November (1.9%) of 2024, according to the State Statistics Service.

10 February 2025, 08:12 PM

Ukraine’s central bank says Ukrposhta can’t run a bank without its approval

The creation of a postal bank by transferring a controlling stake in First Investment Bank (PIN Bank) to Ukrposhta will require approval from the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU).

30 January 2025, 12:32 PM

Prices of essential groceries skyrocket in Ukraine

Food prices have risen significantly for Ukrainians in 2024, with some vegetables more than doubling in price over the past 12 months, parliamentary Finance Committee Chair Danylo Hetmantsev reported on Telegram on Jan. 16.

17 January 2025, 12:36 PM

Ukraine's international reserves grow by 9.7% in December 2024

Ukraine's international reserves increased by 9.7% in December 2024, reaching $43.788 billion, thanks to financial aid from international partners, the National Bank of Ukraine reported on Jan. 7.

7 January 2025, 07:24 PM

Ukraine's central bank projects key policy rate to range between 11% and 14% by end of 2025

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has projected that the key policy rate could range between 11% and 14% by the end of 2025, depending on inflationary pressures and economic uncertainties, the regulator’s press release dated Dec. 23 reads.

23 December 2024, 08:34 PM

NBU expects FX reserves to exceed $40 billion by year-end

The foreign exchange reserves of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) will exceed $40 billion by the end of 2024, NBU Deputy Governor Sergiy Nikolaychuk told Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform on Dec. 4.

4 December 2024, 10:34 PM

Ceasefire in Ukraine possible by early 2025 — Ukrainian investment leader

Ceasefire agreement possibility in Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine is over 50% for the first quarter of 2025, Dragon Capital investment CEO Tomáš Fiala said, Interfax reported.

13 November 2024, 10:01 AM

Former owner of liquidated Delta Bank declared internationally wanted

The former owner of Delta Bank has been declared internationally wanted following a request by the prosecutor, according to the press service of the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine on Nov. 5.

6 November 2024, 12:19 PM

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