(KYIV, UKRAINE) – A new pilot project to help young people from frontline regions start their own businesses will open for applications in Ukraine from 27 July 2026. The programme, called “This Is My Business,” was announced by the Ministry of Economy and Environment. It offers mentorship support and anContinue Reading
(STUTTGART, GERMANY) – Porsche will cut an additional 5,000 positions at its operations in the Stuttgart region by 2035 as the German sports car maker pushes to bring down personnel costs and reshape its workforce for a more flexible and productive future. The latest reduction forms part of a widerContinue 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) – 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) – Ukrainian forces have begun using Polish made Warmate 5 loitering munitions on the battlefield, with manufacturer WB Group having established local production inside Ukraine during 2025. Video evidence of the drone’s operational use has appeared in open sources, though no official confirmation of which units are operatingContinue Reading
(LONDON, UK) – Europe may fail to reach its target of filling gas storage facilities to at least 80 percent before the winter heating season, as competition with Asian buyers for liquefied natural gas cargoes intensifies and Russian pipeline supplies remain cut off, the head of Norwegian energy company EquinorContinue Reading
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) – Russia will extend its ban on petrol exports until the end of the year as the country grapples with a fuel crisis triggered by damage to several refineries from drone strikes, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said. The decision, taken at a meeting of the relevant governmentContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The Ukrainian government is working with international partners on a package of measures to protect export logistics as daily Russian attacks on critical infrastructure threaten to disrupt transport links and weaken the country’s economic stability. President Volodymyr Zelensky said separately that the state is updating its grainContinue Reading
(LONDON, UK) – British consumer goods company Reckitt Benckiser has agreed to sell its Russian hygiene business to local manufacturer Arnest Management, pressing ahead with plans to reduce its presence in Russia first announced in 2022. The sale covers a production facility in Moscow, intellectual property rights for local brandsContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukrainian officials and their family members declared cryptocurrency holdings worth nearly 839 million hryvnias, equivalent to approximately $20.5 million (around £16.1 million or €18.8 million), in their 2025 asset declarations, with the most valuable crypto assets reported by officials based in the capital. The National Agency onContinue Reading
