Editor’s note: This is issue 77 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Oct. 7- Oct. 13, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
Editor’s Note: This is issue 150 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Corporate governance of SOEs Cabinet completes the composition of UDI’s supervisory board. On Oct. 4, the Cabinet of Ministers appointed Timur
Editor’s note: This is issue 76 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 30- Oct. 6, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
The following is the Oct. 1, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. Ukraine launched an e-residency program this past week, giving some foreigners remote access to services in the country,
Editor’s Note: This is issue 149 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Sept. 22-28, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Energy sector Naftogaz Group made Hr 24.4 billion in consolidated net profit in the first six months of 2024, the group reported on
Editor’s note: This is issue 75 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 23- Sept. 29, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
Editor’s Note: This is issue 148 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from September 15-21, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Corporate governance of SOEs UDI looking for a new CEO. On Sept. 19, Ukrainian Defense Industry (UDI) said that its supervisory board had launched
The following is the Sept. 25, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. Kyiv’s iconic “Hotel Ukraina,” located on the city’s central Independence Square, also known as Maidan Nezalezhnosti,
Editor’s note: This is issue 74 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 16- Sept. 22, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
NATO countries have set a goal to spend 2 percent of the country’s GDP on defense in 2024. Russia is spending around 6 percent.
Editor’s note: This is issue 73 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 9- Sept. 15, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
The following is the Sept. 17, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. Ukraine passes latest IMF review Ukraine passed its latest loan program staff review with the International Monetary Fund
The following is the Sept. 10, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. French billionaire Xavier Niel’s investment company NJJ Capital on Sept. 9 closed a deal to merge two
Editor’s Note: This is issue 146 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Sept. 1-7, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Corporate governance of SOEs Ukrenergo’s supervisory board dismisses CEO Kudrytskyi despite objections of international partners; two independent board members step down due to
Editor’s note: This is issue 72 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Sept. 2- Sept. 8, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
According to the Finance Ministry, the savings represent "one of the largest debt write-offs in recent sovereign debt restructurings."
Editor’s note: This is issue 71 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 26- Sept. 1, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
The following is the Sept. 3, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. The noise is deafening inside global steel giant ArcelorMittal’s plant in Kryvyi Rih in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast — Ukraine’
The following is the Aug. 27, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. Just as Ukraine was breathing a sigh of relief that over a month of regular power outages brought
Editor’s Note: This is issue 144 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from Aug. 17-24, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Energy sector Cabinet leaves current gas tariffs for heat producers and households unchanged. On Aug. 23, the Cabinet of Ministers extended the public service
Editor’s note: This is issue 70 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 19- Aug. 25, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
Editor’s Note: This is issue 143 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from July 29 – Aug. 16, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Corporate governance of SOEs Ukrnafta completes the composition of the supervisory board. On Aug. 7, Ukrnafta reported that Kateryna Kuznetsova joined the
Editor’s note: This is issue 69 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 12- Aug. 18, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
The following is the Aug. 13, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. While most businesses around the world worry about their bottom lines, businesses in Ukraine have what appears to
Editor’s note: This is issue 68 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 5- Aug. 11, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
Editor’s note: This is issue 67 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from July 29- Aug. 4, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with
The following is the July 30, 2024 edition of our Ukraine Business Roundup weekly newsletter. This version is condensed as the author was out of the office. To get the biggest news in business and tech from Ukraine directly in your inbox, subscribe here. Business and government in Ukraine are
Business and government in Ukraine are publicly slamming one another over a proposed tax hike Kyiv says is necessary to fund its fight against Russia. Earlier on July 18, the Finance Ministry announced that the government had approved draft changes to the 2024 budget law that included an increase in
Editor’s Note: This is issue 142 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from July 21-27, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Energy sector Ukraine increases natural gas reserves in underground storage to 10 billion cubic meters, Naftogaz Group reported on July 22. Over 2.5
Editor’s note: This is issue 66 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from July 22-28, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks
Editor’s Note: This is issue 141 of Ukrainian State-Owned Enterprises Weekly, covering events from July 14-20, 2024. The Kyiv Independent is reposting it with permission. Corporate governance of SOEs PrivatBank appoints a new CFO. On July 15, PrivatBank reported that Larysa Chernyshova will serve in this role starting Sept.
Editor’s note: This is issue 65 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from July 8-14, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks
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