The US Department of State has resumed its military aid programmes for the Baltic States after a review. The new US administration had frozen all foreign aid while conducting an “assessment”. “The US Department of State has reinstated the military fund program, through which Lithuania buys military equipment and gear, as well as the international…
Tallinn is commissioning articles from BBC StoryWorks to market the city as a sustainable capital. The city sees this as an opportunity to attract companies interested in innovation, as well as investments and skilled workers to Tallinn. According to Krista Kampus, head of the EU and foreign cooperation department at Tallinn’s Strategy Center, the opportunity…
The Government has approved a resolution to reallocate about UAH 6.3 million for the reconstruction of the National Children’s Specialised Hospital “Okhmatdyt”. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at a meeting of the Cabinet on March 11. According to him, these funds will be used to carry out urgent emergency and conservation work…
Turkish businesses opened the most companies in Ukraine last year. Despite the negative consequences of the war, difficult conditions and challenges, Turkey and Turkish businesses continue to demonstrate a strong interest in doing business in Ukraine, Burak Pehlivan, head of the Turkish-Ukrainian Business Association (TUID), has said. “Despite the ongoing war, Turkish-Ukrainian economic and trade…
The Ministry of Finance expects wage growth to reach 9.1% in 2025, largely driven by the recent increase in the minimum wage and wage hikes in certain public sector roles. However, wage growth is anticipated to slow significantly in the coming years, with projections indicating a drop to 5% in 2026, accompanied by an expected…
Since the beginning of 2025, businesses have received 4,817 soft loans under the Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme totalling UAH 21.9 billion. Since the launch of the programme in February 2020, businesses have taken 108,500 loans worth UAH 381.9 billion. Last week, Ukrainian entrepreneurs received 1,090 soft loans worth UAH 10.2 billion. “In spring, preferential…
The Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko met with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi. The parties met in Vienna, Austria, where the IAEA Board of Governors was meeting. After three years of russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine and the russian occupation of the Zaporizhia NPP, threats to nuclear and…