(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s State Tax Service has identified more than 500 brands and trademarks showing signs of artificial business splitting since the start of 2026. Preliminary estimates indicate potential state budget losses of at least 1.7 billion Ukrainian hryvnia, equivalent to roughly 40.8 million US dollars or 31.9 millionContinue Reading
(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) – Wholesale carrot prices in Ukraine have fallen by an average of 10 percent over the past week as an oversupply of the root vegetable meets weak demand across the country. Carrots are now selling at 18 to 26 Ukrainian hryvnia per kilogramme, equivalent to approximately 0.40 toContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom does not hold the status of an injured party in the criminal proceedings known as the Midas case, despite investigators establishing that more than 100 million Ukrainian hryvnia moved through an alleged money laundering back office linked to the company. The sumContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – Ukraine’s government has increased funding by 525 million hryvnias to keep the Chornobyl nuclear power plant units and the Shelter object in a safe condition. The decision was set out in Resolution No. 990 published on the Government Portal on 6 August 2026. The extra money bringsContinue 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
(BRUSSELS) – European Union wildfire policy has shifted decisively from a model built almost entirely on firefighting toward a broader framework centred on prevention, preparedness and long term resilience. The change, set out in the European Commission’s Integrated Wildfire Risk Management Strategy launched in March 2026, follows a record breakingContinue Reading
(LAVAL, CANADA) – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian owner of the Couche-Tard and Circle K convenience store chains, has made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to acquire a controlling stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The bid, announced on Friday, would be the largest acquisitionContinue Reading
(KYIV, UKRAINE) – The official exchange rate of the Ukrainian hryvnia against the US dollar and the euro edged slightly stronger for Monday, 10 August 2026, according to data published by the National Bank of Ukraine. The central bank set the official rate for one US dollar at 44.75 hryvnia,Continue 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
