Economy

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Almost 5 million people have signed up for Zelensky’s thousand

Almost 5 million Ukrainians have applied to receive thousands of hryvnias under the ePromotion program. This was announced by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his video address, reports "Komersant Ukrainian". "There was a report of the Prime Minister today - almost 5 million Ukrainians have already applied for

5 December 08:42 Остафійчук Ярослав
The EBRD is investing €1.3 billion in Ukraine: what will the funds be used for?

The Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a large-scale investment package for Ukraine in the amount of more than €1.3 billion. This was announced by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports The funding will be used to implement eight projects. In

5 December 05:13 Дзвенислава Карплюк
“National Cashback and banking secrecy: PrivatBank commented on accusations of data disclosure

The data that PrivatBank transmits within the framework of the National Cashback program is used exclusively for the calculation and accrual of cashback. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the press service of PrivatBank. Social networks and the media have begun to write that the use of the

4 December 22:56 Дзвенислава Карплюк
Verkhovna Rada voted for the draft law against gambling: what are its shortcomings

The Verkhovna Rada has liquidated the Gambling Commission. A total of 239 MPs voted in favor of the decision, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports with reference to parliament's Telegram channel. It is about the bill 9256-d. Its initiators were Daniel Hetmantsev, Victoria Kinzburskaya, Galina Vasilchenko, Robert Horvat, Anna Kolesnik, Boris Prikhodko,

4 December 18:40 Мандровська Олександра
Russian oil revenues fall for the second month in a row

In November, the Kremlin's oil revenues fell for the second month in a row on an annualized basis, due to falling Russian oil prices. This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" reports with reference to Bloomberg. According to Bloomberg's calculations based on data from the Russian Ministry of Finance released on Wednesday, oil and

4 December 16:46 Остафійчук Ярослав
Each brigade of the Armed Forces will have a procurement commissioner

Each brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will have a position of an authorized representative for procurement of goods, works and services. This was announced by the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Rustem Umerov on Facebook, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports "I have signed an order that introduces a

4 December 15:59 Остафійчук Ярослав
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The National Bank is considering pegging the hryvnia to the euro: economists doubt the significance of the changes

The National Bank of Ukraine is considering the idea of pegging the hryvnia to the euro, and this may happen "in the near future." "Komersant Ukrainian" asked economic experts what Ukrainians should expect from such changes. "Absolutely technical change" Economist Oleh Hetman is convinced that this

4 December 15:10 Остафійчук Ярослав
Tax increase for individual entrepreneurs postponed to January

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has adopted draft law No. 9319, which postponed the tax increase for individual entrepreneurs to January 1, 2025. This was announced in Telegram by the chairman of the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada Danylo Hetmantsev, reports "Komersant Ukrainian". "For individual entrepreneurs and legal entities on a

4 December 14:21 Остафійчук Ярослав
Cash is becoming less and less popular among Ukrainians

Cashless payments with payment cards remain the most popular among Ukrainians. This is evidenced by the statistics on the use of payment cards issued by Ukrainian banks for the first nine months of this year, published by the National Bank of Ukraine, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports. Payment card transactions are mostly non-cash

4 December 11:49 Василевич Сергій