(NAIROBI, KENYA) – A social media account manager has filed a KES 5.2 million ($40,200, £31,400) counterclaim against the head of Kenya’s urban roads authority, in a dispute that began with the official seeking to recover control of his X account. Eugene Mokua lodged the counterclaim after Kenya Urban RoadsContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – State owned PrivatBank has announced the launch of a subscription service for the Ukrainian market, offering customers access to special prices and benefits from both the bank and its partners. The product, called PrivatPidpyska, is currently in closed beta testing and will become available to all customersContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Foreign companies providing electronic services to Ukrainian users paid 11.3 billion Ukrainian hryvnia in so called Google tax to the state budget in the first seven months of 2026. At current exchange rates, this sum equals approximately 252 million US dollars, 197 million British pounds and 218Continue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The share of new petrol powered passenger cars sold in Ukraine rose to 38.7 percent of the market in July 2026, up from 35.1 percent in the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, Ukravtoprom. Vehicles fitted withContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Mine clearance operators cleared 210 hectares of agricultural land in Ukraine during July under a state programme that compensates the cost of humanitarian demining, the Ministry of Economy and Environment has reported. Two agreements for the clearance of farmland were completed during the month. Operators received 13.2Continue 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
(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’s Foreign Intelligence Service said Russia has officially scaled back its ambitions to replace foreign electronic components, describing the move as an acknowledgement that the programme has fallen short of its original objectives. According to the agency, the Russian government has reduced its target for the share ofContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s taxi and ride hailing market is growing rapidly but more than 90% of drivers continue to operate outside the formal economy, according to a new study examining the economic impact of proposed reforms in the sector. The Ukrainian ride hailing market generated about US$1 billion, equivalentContinue 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
