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Business
The Centre for Economic Strategy says Ukraine's metallurgical output fell 80% year on year in September after Russian strikes hit seven blast furnaces at Metinvest and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih. The idled plants made about 90% of the country's steel.
Andriy Bondar · 26 Oct 2026
Business
Exports of goods and services fell from about 50% of Ukraine's GDP in the early 2010s to 25% in 2025, the Centre for Economic Strategy says. The EU now takes 55–60% of goods exports, and farm products make up about 60%.
Andriy Bondar · 23 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's government has backed a simplified procedure for underground construction for defence-industry firms. Developers can build protected facilities with their own funds, provided at least 25% of the space goes to the defence sector.
Andriy Bondar · 22 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's Defence Ministry says 63 defence enterprises are now Defence City residents, more than double the number at the end of May. Their qualified weapons revenue totals almost UAH 111.3 billion.
Andriy Bondar · 19 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's government has set up a commission to run the sale of Sense Bank and Ukrgasbank, Prime Minister Serhiy Koretskyi said. International financial institutions and EU bodies may take part in its work.
Andriy Bondar · 19 Oct 2026
Business
The Centre for Economic Strategy says the government's draft 2027 budget lacks at least $32.6bn in financing. It also says war spending falls 6.5% in real terms while army needs may be far higher.
Andriy Bondar · 14 Oct 2026
Business
A survey of 319 Ukrainian companies for the Business Ombudsman Council found 61.1% already export to the EU. High costs are the top barrier, cited by 45.5%, followed by sector-specific problems with certification and border logistics.
Andriy Bondar · 14 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's military intelligence says Russia's 2026 "national defence" budget line is 12.121 trillion roubles, about $144.4bn, more than three times education and healthcare combined. The figures are HUR's reading of the budget.
Andriy Bondar · 14 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's Defence Ministry says defence-industry companies have secured more than UAH 12.5 billion in preferential loans under 211 contracts. Borrowers pay 5% a year, and the state covers the rest of the financing cost.
Andriy Bondar · 14 Oct 2026
Business
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says diesel exports could return to pre-"crisis" levels of 3–3.5 million tonnes a month by the end of 2026, after Trump named volumes Russia would supply.
Andriy Bondar · 14 Oct 2026
Business
Ukraine's underground storage held about 15.8 bcm of gas in early October, 1.2 bcm above the Energy Ministry's 14.6 bcm target. Russian attacks on gas infrastructure remain the main winter risk.
Andriy Bondar · 13 Oct 2026
Business
The Centre for Economic Strategy says parliament should back bill 14327-d on joining the Single Euro Payments Area, citing about $1.4bn in World Bank and EU funding linked to the reform. The bill has not yet passed a first reading.
Andriy Bondar · 13 Oct 2026
Business
Ukrainian lubricants maker KSM Protek says Russian forces completely destroyed its plant in Kyiv region and halted production. The statement, reported by Ekonomichna Pravda on 12 October, does not mention casualties.
Andriy Bondar · 13 Oct 2026
Business
Brent crude futures fell $1.54 to $103.18 a barrel and WTI slipped to $90.31, Ekonomichna Pravda reported, after Trump announced an energy ceasefire. Its scope is disputed, and Moscow has not confirmed it.
Andriy Bondar · 12 Oct 2026