(LONDON, UK) – Global crude oil prices advanced sharply during early week trading after Tehran formally stated it was not engaged in diplomatic talks with Washington and presented a set of conditions for the resumption of safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude, the international benchmark, moved upContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s summer harvest sharply reduced prices for many staple vegetables in July, helping ease food inflation as domestic supplies from open field farms replaced imported produce and greenhouse crops. However, prices remained uneven across the fruit and vegetable market, with some berries, greenhouse vegetables and imported fruitContinue 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 exported 2.6 million tonnes of grain and legume crops in the first month of the 2026/2027 marketing year, according to data from the State Customs Service released by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food. The total covers shipments up to 31 July. Wheat exports reachedContinue Reading
(POLTAVA, UKRAINE) – Agricultural producers in Ukraine’s Poltava region have harvested the first one million tonnes of wheat from the new season’s crop. The milestone was reached as the early grain and legume harvest across the region passed the three quarter mark. Farm enterprises in the region have threshed earlyContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine will restore full food and feed labelling requirements from 1 October 2026, ending temporary exemptions introduced during the early months of the full scale war. The Ministry of Economy and Environment confirmed the change, stating the market has now adapted and supply chains have stabilised. TheContinue Reading
(TAUFKIRCHEN, Germany) – German defence electronics group Hensoldt has seen its order book pass the €10 billion mark for the first time, driven by a doubling of new contracts in the first half of 2026. The milestone reflects a rapid translation of higher European defence budgets into firm industrial orders.Continue Reading
(KYIV, Ukraine) – Foreign investors have cut their holdings of Russian federal loan bonds to just 3 percent, the lowest level since the debt instrument was first created. The figure marks a near total exit by non residents from what was once a widely held emerging market asset. Ukraine’s ForeignContinue 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
(KYIV, Ukraine) – Ukraine has established a new professional holiday for finance sector workers. The Day of Financiers will be marked each year on 11 July, following a presidential decree that took effect immediately upon publication. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the decree on 31 July 2026. The official document, numberedContinue Reading
