Ukraine: Environment Ministry suspends wind farm construction on Runa Meadow in Zakarpattia

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The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine has suspended the review of environmental impact assessment (EIA) documents regarding the construction of 30 wind turbines on the Runa Meadow in Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia). This was confirmed by Olha Melen-Zabramna, head of the legal department of the international organization Environment-People-Law (EPL). “Despite public protests, the…

Ukraine: entrepreneurs receive 69,700 concessional loans worth UAH 273.1 billion under Affordable Loans programme

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Over the past week entrepreneurs received 287 concessional loans totalling UAH 0.71 billion from authorised banks under the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, including 202 loans from public sector banks for over UAH 0.32 billion. Since the beginning of 2025 entrepreneurs have received 803 loans worth UAH 2.7 billion under the programme, including 520…

Ukraine: banks fulfill EU requirement

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Ukraine’s banking system has successfully completed the second stage of transition to a new three-tier capital structure in line with EU requirements. As of January 1, banks’ capital was sufficient to cover all key risks. This was reported by the National Bank. “Ukraine’s banking system has successfully completed the second stage of transition to a…