Economy

Advertising boom: revenues will exceed $1 trillion, and tech giants will get more than half of it
The State Statistics Service reports wage growth, but the numbers don’t add up

The average salary of full-time employees in Ukraine has increased and exceeded the pre-war period. This was reported by the State Statistics Service, reports "Komersant Ukrainian". According to the agency, in the third quarter of 2024, the average salary increased by 22.3% compared to the same period last year, reaching UAH 21,946. Compared

9 December 12:15 Остафійчук Ярослав
National Bank fines PrivatBank UAH 10 million: what is the reason?

The National Bank of Ukraine has fined Ukraine's largest state-owned PrivatBank UAH 10 million for violating the legislation on preventing and combating the legalization (laundering) of illegal income. This is reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the NBU press service. It is noted that the fine was imposed on PrivatBank

9 December 10:36 Остафійчук Ярослав
Oil prices rise as Assad regime falls

Oil prices rose on Monday after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime. This introduced uncertainty about expectations in the Middle East, although the growth was limited by the forecast of lower demand for the next year, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports with reference to Reuters. Futures for Brent crude oil rose by 36

9 December 09:49 Остафійчук Ярослав
Ukraine’s public debt to rise to 91% of GDP – Fitch forecast

The international rating agency Fitch predicts that Ukraine's public debt will increase to 90.8% of GDP in 2024, up from 84.4% in 2023. This is significantly higher than the median figure of 70.9% for countries with 'B'/'C'/'D' ratings. Such data are presented in a recent report by the international rating agency Fitch, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".

9 December 08:59 Остафійчук Ярослав
Government proposes to postpone compulsory car insurance for veterans

The Cabinet of Ministers proposes to the Verkhovna Rada to postpone the mandatory registration of car insurance for veterans. The corresponding draft law was registered in the Parliament on December 6 under No. 12295. This was reported by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the government's representative in parliament, Taras Melnychuk, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.

7 December 06:53 Дзвенислава Карплюк
National Bank issues a coin-talisman for Ukrainian defenders

The National Bank of Ukraine has created commemorative coins "No Bullet, No Saber!" that will become a talisman for Ukraine's modern defenders. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the NBU press service. On the eve of the Day of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Andriy Pyshnyi presented

7 December 04:14 Дзвенислава Карплюк
EU ambassadors fail to approve 15th package of sanctions against Russia

On December 6, the ambassadors of the European Union failed to approve the 15th package of sanctions against Russia. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to Reuters. This package includes restrictive measures against Russia's shadow fleet, as well as the continuation of imports of Russian oil products through Slovakia

6 December 23:24 Дзвенислава Карплюк
Ukraine will change the procedure for childbirth payments: how much will be paid now

Ukraine is going to change the mechanism for paying childbirth assistance. Starting in 2025, financial compensation for the "Baby Package" will become a regular payment, and the pilot project that operated from 2020 to 2024 will be replaced by a new procedure. According to the new rules, compensation will be

6 December 20:40 Darina Glushchenko
Ukraine will change its power outage schedules: how exactly

Starting in January 2025, the principle of blackouts may be radically changed and Ukraine may be divided into three zones. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine, citing its own sources, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports. Media interlocutors in the energy sector said the following. In order to unify the system

6 December 18:50 Мандровська Олександра