The Verkhovna Rada has passed a critically important decision, amending the state budget to allocate an additional UAH 412 billion to the defence and security sector. Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko emphasised that this vote was a timely response to the new reality of full-scale war. “Following yet another massive russian attack, the vote in Verkhovna…
New Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal said that Ukraine could not allow weapons exports when the army did not receive what it needed. He said this in an interview with the BBC. Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal believes that the export of weapons produced by Ukrainian companies is unacceptable until the needs of the Ukrainian Armed Forces…
On July 30, the Government adopted a decision to stimulate the production of domestic weapons, announced Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko. She emphasised that, in response to requests from drone and electronic warfare manufacturers, the Government had allowed the inclusion of loan interest costs – up to 10% of production costs – in the…
The security situation in the context of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine requires the implementation of new approaches and solutions, including in the construction sector. To this end, a meeting was held between representatives of the Ministry of Community and Territorial Development of Ukraine with a delegation from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and…
In accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers decision, Naftogaz has transferred UAH 10.4 billion in dividends and corporate income tax to the state budget based on its 2024 performance. As directed by the government, Naftogaz has already allocated the rest of its profit to help prepare the country for the winter heating season, including the…
Last week, under the state program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%”, entrepreneurs received 291 preferential loans from authorized banks for a total amount of UAH 0.7 billion, including 182 loans totaling UAH 0.3 billion from banks in the public sector. Since the beginning of 2025, entrepreneurs have received 15,891 loans worth UAH 49.1 billion under the…
The total amount of Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt as of the end of June reached $184.84 billion, increasing by $3.88 billion over month. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. As of June 30, Ukraine’s state and state-guaranteed debt amounted to UAH 7,696.95 billion, or $184.84 billion. “During June, the amount…