Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitalii Koval participated in the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) meeting in Brussels. AGRIFISH serves as a platform where agriculture and fisheries ministers from the 27 EU member states, alongside EU commissioners, shape key decisions in European agriculture policy. The minister informed his European counterparts that…
Since the start of 2025, businesses have received 11,206 concessional loans under the Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, totalling UAH 35.4 billion. Since the programme’s inception in February 2020, businesses have secured over 115,000 loans amounting to UAH 401.5 billion. Last week, Ukrainian entrepreneurs obtained 648 concessional loans worth UAH 1.8 billion. “Since the launch…
Ukraine and the European Union are working to expand and develop new financial mechanisms aimed at attracting more private capital for the country’s recovery. The Ministry of Economy reported that these plans were discussed in Paris last week at a special event attended by representatives of the European Commission, the French government, leading European development…
Another 414 Ukrainians became the winners of the eighth wave of the Vlasna Sprava programme. They will receive grants to start or expand their businesses worth UAH 99 million. In total, 25,500 Ukrainians have become winners of the programme since its launch and will receive grants worth over UAH 6 billion. The grantees have already…
Despite increased shelling, challenging logistics and reduced production volumes, Ukrainian seaports handled 6 million tons of goods in April. The relevant statement was made by the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA). Traditionally, most shipments consisted of grain (3.1 million tons) and ores (1 million tons). Last month, a total of 5.3 million tons of goods…
Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko met with Canada’s Minister of Finance Francois-Philippe Champagne and Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil during a working visit to Canada. The ministers discussed the state of Ukraine’s economy, the impact of the full-scale war on public finances, the need for budgetary support in 2026 and…
The state consistently fulfils its obligations to its citizens. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting of the Cabinet on May 21. “In four months of 2025, UAH 1.2 trillion was spent from the general fund of the state budget on priority expenditures,” the Head of Government said. He stressed that…