(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The National Bank of Ukraine set the official exchange rate for Tuesday 28 July with the US dollar and the euro both rising against the hryvnia. The dollar gained 5 kopiyok from the previous day to reach 44.85 hryvnia. On 27 July the rate stood at 44.80Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – PrivatBank reported a pre tax profit of 49.5 billion Ukrainian hryvnia for the first six months of 2026. This result is up 7.6 percent from the same period in 2025. The bank remains the top player in the country’s financial sector. The lender paid a 50 percentContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s government has approved the new Customs Code for a second time and submitted it to parliament, restarting a legislative process seen as central to the country’s European integration path. The Cabinet of Ministers took the decision during a session on 27 July. Prime Minister Sergiy KoretskyiContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – No electricity supply restrictions are planned across Ukraine on Tuesday 28 July, national grid operator Ukrenergo has announced. The company said in a Facebook statement that the application of consumption limiting measures is not expected. It urged households to shift the use of powerful appliances to theContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister has ordered a full accounting of progress on national resilience plans, demanding a clear picture of completed tasks, the most serious risks and areas requiring urgent reinforcement by the end of this week. Sergiy Koretskyi said he had convened a meeting of responsible ministriesContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s long range Flamingo cruise missile costs six times less than the American Tomahawk, the head of manufacturer Fire Point has said, as the country rapidly expands its domestic precision strike capability. Each Flamingo missile carries 1,150 kilogrammes of explosives, enough to penetrate concrete walls, and isContinue Reading
(PERSIAN GULF) – Global oil transport patterns are shifting rapidly, reducing the market power of Russian crude exports. New bypass routes around the Strait of Hormuz are being expanded, adding structural pressure to the price of Russia’s Urals blend. Daily volumes of oil moved through alternative corridors have climbed fromContinue Reading
(SÃO PAULO, Brazil) – Only three in every ten vehicles in Brazil carry insurance, leaving 71 percent of the country’s car fleet without cover. Data from the National Confederation of Insurance Companies shows that 44 million vehicles circulate without protection against theft, robbery or accidents. The main reason cited forContinue Reading
(SYDNEY, Australia) – Australian exporters face a 12.5 percent tariff on goods entering the United States, replacing a previous 10 percent import duty. The increase adds an estimated A$1.5 billion (US$970 million, £760 million) in annual costs for Australian businesses selling into the American market. The new rate replaces aContinue Reading
(BRISBANE, Australia) – A suspected case of H5 avian influenza has been detected in a wild seabird on Moreton Island, off the coast of Queensland. A dead petrel was found washed up on the island’s eastern shore on Saturday. Initial testing at a local laboratory returned a positive result forContinue Reading
