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Europe Debates a Nuclear Program: What Is Happening and Who Is Behind It

Europe Debates a Nuclear Program: What Is Happening and Who Is Behind It

In recent days, the issue of developing a nuclear program in Europe has become one of the key topics in political and defense discussions on the international stage.

Ukraine to Offer Shares in State-Owned Companies Through “People’s IPO” in 2026

Ukraine to Offer Shares in State-Owned Companies Through “People’s IPO” in 2026

The National Securities and Stock Market Commission plans to launch a “people’s IPO” this year and expand capital market instruments in the coming years, including securitization and regulation of ...

OPZ, Ocean Plaza and Mykolaiv Alumina Plant: State Property Fund Launches Sale of Strategic Assets

OPZ, Ocean Plaza and Mykolaiv Alumina Plant: State Property Fund Launches Sale of Strategic Assets

Over the next six months, Ukraine’s State Property Fund plans to privatize OPZ, Ocean Plaza, Demurinsky Mining and Processing Plant, and Mykolaiv Alumina Plant, targeting primarily strategic, ...

Ukraine to Receive SEK 1bn from Sweden for Energy Sector Recovery

Ukraine to Receive SEK 1bn from Sweden for Energy Sector Recovery

Sweden is allocating SEK 1bn to Ukraine to restore and strengthen the country’s energy system

PrivatBank Writes Off UAH 140bn in Non-Performing Loans, Cuts NPL Ratio to 8.45%

PrivatBank Writes Off UAH 140bn in Non-Performing Loans, Cuts NPL Ratio to 8.45%

In December 2025, PrivatBank wrote off about UAH 140bn in legacy problem loans, cutting its NPL ratio from 44.7% to 8.45% and significantly strengthening the health of Ukraine’s banking system

Chinese investments in Russia have “frozen” despite rhetoric about “limitless friendship”: what lies behind the numbers

Chinese investments in Russia have “frozen” despite rhetoric about “limitless friendship”: what lies behind the numbers

Despite political rhetoric about a “limitless friendship,” the volume of Chinese investment in Russia has barely grown since 2022. Beijing is limiting itself to financial services and payment ...

State Property Fund puts Kyiv-based Orion Research Institute with 4.1 ha of land up for sale for UAH 42.5m

State Property Fund puts Kyiv-based Orion Research Institute with 4.1 ha of land up for sale for UAH 42.5m

The State Property Fund has launched the online privatization of the Kyiv-based Orion Research Institute with a starting price of UAH 42.5 million. The asset includes more than 38,000 sq m of real ...

Euroclear earns €5bn from frozen Russian assets and allocates €1.4bn to Ukraine

Euroclear earns €5bn from frozen Russian assets and allocates €1.4bn to Ukraine

In 2025, Euroclear generated €5 billion in income from frozen assets of the Russian central bank and will allocate €1.4 billion of this amount to support Ukraine

Ukraine Issues UAH 40bn in Mortgage Loans Under the eOselia Program

Ukraine Issues UAH 40bn in Mortgage Loans Under the eOselia Program

Partner banks of Ukrfinzhytlo have built a mortgage loan portfolio totaling UAH 40bn over three years of implementing the state-subsidized mortgage program eOselia

US–Ukraine Reconstruction Fund Selects First Projects for Investment

US–Ukraine Reconstruction Fund Selects First Projects for Investment

The American–Ukrainian Reconstruction Investment Fund (AURIF) has completed its first selection cycle of investment projects and recommended 22 out of 59 submitted applications for further ...

NBU Publishes Its First List of Systemically Important Financial Companies: 53 Market Players in Focus

NBU Publishes Its First List of Systemically Important Financial Companies: 53 Market Players in Focus

The National Bank of Ukraine has compiled a list of systemically important financial companies, comprising 53 non-bank financial institutions. These companies will be subject to enhanced ...

S&P Upgrades Ukraine’s Credit Rating to “CCC+” Following Debt Restructuring

S&P Upgrades Ukraine’s Credit Rating to “CCC+” Following Debt Restructuring

International rating agency S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Ukraine’s long-term foreign-currency sovereign credit rating from “SD” (selective default) to “CCC+” and assigned a stable outlook

Government Simplifies Sale of Sanctioned Russian Assets: Ocean Plaza, Mykolaiv Alumina Plant and 24 More Properties

Government Simplifies Sale of Sanctioned Russian Assets: Ocean Plaza, Mykolaiv Alumina Plant and 24 More Properties

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has simplified the rules for selling sanctioned assets confiscated into state ownership following Russia’s full-scale invasion

A “Prosperity Plan” for Ukraine: How the US and the EU Plan to Mobilise $800bn for Reconstruction

A “Prosperity Plan” for Ukraine: How the US and the EU Plan to Mobilise $800bn for Reconstruction

The United States and the European Union are discussing a framework 10-year “prosperity plan” for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction, with the ambition to mobilise up to $800bn in public and ...

Ukraine Energy Support Fund Raises Nearly €1.7bn and Seeks an Additional €380m

Ukraine Energy Support Fund Raises Nearly €1.7bn and Seeks an Additional €380m

Ukraine’s Energy Support Fund has accumulated nearly €1.7 billion and plans to raise a further approximately €380 million to cover the urgent needs of Ukrainian energy companies amid continued ...

Deposit Guarantee Fund Sells UTE Bank to Estonia’s Iute Group

Deposit Guarantee Fund Sells UTE Bank to Estonia’s Iute Group

Estonian fintech group Iute Group has acquired UTE Bank in Ukraine, created on the basis of the assets of insolvent RVS Bank, completing its resolution process with the participation of a foreign ...

Amber Infrastructure and Dragon Capital to Lead €1 Billion European Ukraine Recovery Fund

Amber Infrastructure and Dragon Capital to Lead €1 Billion European Ukraine Recovery Fund

Amber Infrastructure and Dragon Capital will lead the European Ukraine Recovery Fund, which aims to raise around €1 billion for investments in the country’s strategic economic sectors

TechMet and The Rock Holdings Consortium to Invest $179 Million in the Dobra Lithium Deposit Development

TechMet and The Rock Holdings Consortium to Invest $179 Million in the Dobra Lithium Deposit Development

The TechMet and The Rock Holdings consortium has won a tender to develop Ukraine’s Dobra lithium deposit, with planned investments totaling $179 million

ARMA Sells 460 Hectares of Land in the Carpathians for UAH 89.6 Million for a Resort Linked to Kaskiv and Lyovochkin

ARMA Sells 460 Hectares of Land in the Carpathians for UAH 89.6 Million for a Resort Linked to Kaskiv and Lyovochkin

ARMA has sold 460 hectares of land in the Carpathians for UAH 89.6 million, with auction participants linked to Kaskiv and Lyovochkin, who plan to develop the Borzhava resort on the acquired sites

Norway Allocates $400 Million to Support Ukraine Through the Winter and Reinforces Long-Term Assistance

Norway Allocates $400 Million to Support Ukraine Through the Winter and Reinforces Long-Term Assistance

Norway is providing Ukraine with approximately $400 million to support the energy sector and ensure stability during the winter period, while also reaffirming large-scale long-term financial and ...

US–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund opens project intake and prepares for first deals

US–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund opens project intake and prepares for first deals

The US–Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund has officially launched the acceptance of investment projects and plans to sign its first three deals later this year