(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Consumer price inflation in Ukraine rose to 7.7 percent in July 2026 on an annual basis, ending a four month run of slowing price growth. Prices increased by 0.3 percent compared to June, according to data released by the State Statistics Service. Core inflation, which excludes volatileContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s imports of agricultural products rose 8 percent in the first half of 2026 to reach 4.704 billion US dollars. The figure was reported by the National Scientific Centre, the Institute of Agrarian Economics, using data from the State Customs Service of Ukraine. Suppliers from the EuropeanContinue Reading
(OTTAWA, CANADA) – Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are focusing on all strategic sectors, including autos, as the 19 August deadline approaches for a new wave of American tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. Mr Carney said he wants all Section 232 tariffs to be addressedContinue Reading
(OTTAWA, CANADA) – Canada’s economy added 75,000 jobs in July, pushing the unemployment rate down to 6.4 percent, its lowest level in two years, according to the latest labour force survey from Statistics Canada. The gain represented a 0.4 percent increase in employment and followed solid jobs reports in MayContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Russia is shifting its targeting from Ukraine’s sea export routes to land corridors in a deliberate attempt to further disrupt grain and other commodity shipments and damage Ukraine’s economy, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Russian forces likely struck a bridge near Maiaky inContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s central bank has moved to shield agricultural businesses from loan defaults, responding to severe damage to export infrastructure caused by intensified Russian attacks. The National Bank of Ukraine announced new rules allowing banks to avoid classifying a borrower as in default if the debtor completes aContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian drone strikes against logistics centres belonging to Wildberries, Russia’s largest online marketplace, are opening a new front in the economic dimension of the war. The attacks aim not only to disrupt supply routes used by the Russian military but also to weaken a major private businessContinue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – Ukraine is not facing a fuel shortage, but the market remains under strain from what industry analysts describe as a logistics stretch. The rise in pump prices across the country reflects a sharp increase in demand coupled with limited stockpiling by traders, rather than any break inContinue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Ukrainian drone strikes have disabled more than 30% of Russia’s actual oil refining capacity and 45% of its nominal capacity, triggering the country’s worst modern fuel crisis, according to an analysis by the British newspaper Financial Times based on satellite imagery, refinery layouts, photographs and thermal infraredContinue Reading
(BRUSSELS) – The European Union has approved changes to the Ukraine Facility programme, allowing Ukraine to access an additional €8.3 billion ($9.5 billion, £7.1 billion) in funding during 2026 to support reforms, recovery and reconstruction. The EU Council said the updated Ukraine Plan introduces new reform steps required before furtherContinue Reading
