Over the past week, within the framework of the state program “Affordable Loans at 5-7-9%,” representatives of micro, small, and medium-sized businesses received 506 preferential loans totaling UAH 1.7 billion from 48 authorized banks, of which 385 loans worth UAH 1.1 billion were issued by banks in the state sector of the economy. Since the…
The Ministry of Economy and Environment of Ukraine presented the draft Law of Ukraine “On the Taxonomy of Sustainable Economic Activities and Sustainable Investments”. This is an important step towards the formation of a modern system of sustainable financing in Ukraine and the harmonization of national legislation with European approaches. The event took place on…
The implementation of the joint Ukrainian-Danish Strategic Sectoral Cooperation (SSC) project in the field of food and agriculture was discussed during the meeting of Deputy Minister Taras Vysotsky with the delegation of the Kingdom of Denmark. The parties summed up the implementation of the SSC Work Plan, discussed the results of already implemented measures and…
Bulgarian companies are among the least indebted in the European Union, according to the latest Eurostat data for the end of 2025. Corporate debt among non-financial enterprises in Bulgaria stands at 45% of gross domestic product, significantly below the EU average of 70.1% and the euro area average of 71.6%. Based on this indicator, Bulgaria…
During the first half of 2026, taxpayers included in the Register of Large Payers for 2026 transferred UAH 579.6 billion in taxes, fees and other payments to the Consolidated Budget of Ukraine. This is 48.8% of all tax revenues to the country’s budget. This was stated by the Acting Head of the State Tax Service…
148.7 billion UAH of taxes, fees and other mandatory payments were paid by state-owned enterprises to the Consolidated Budget of Ukraine in the first half of 2026. This is 5.2 billion UAH, or 3.6% more than in the same period last year. The main sources of growth were: – Rent for the use of subsoil…
The private health insurer Dovera has agreed to buy Union Health Insurance from Dutch insurance group Achmea. If approved by regulators, the transaction will reduce the number of health insurers operating in Slovakia’s public health insurance system from three to two. The two insurers will continue operating separately until the deal receives approval from the…