KYIV, May 2 – The Business Activity Expectations Index (BAEI), calculated by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on a scale from 0 to 100, dropped by 2.4 points in April to 49.4 – 2.9 points below its April 2024 level of 52.3, the regulator reported on its website. | More

KYIV, May 2 – Non-operational F-16s are being pulled from the US boneyard and sent to Ukraine to support the growing fleet of European-donated fighters, the American publication The War Zone reports, citing sources in the US Air Force. | More

KYIV, March 20 - Senior military officers from more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond met in England on Thursday to flesh out plans for an international peacekeeping force for Ukraine as details of a partial ceasefire are worked out.
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KYIV, March 20 – The current plan for the EU to allocate funding to Ukraine under the Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) loan initiative from frozen Russian funds provides for the continuation of payments of EUR 1 billion each following month, and then in December in a single tranche the last EUR 6 billion, European Commissioner for Economy and Productivity Valdis Dombrovskis said.
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KYIV, March 20 – Ukraine's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 0.5% in February 2025 compared to February 2024, down from the 1.3% growth recorded in January, according to the Monthly Economic Monitoring report by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER).
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KYIV, March 20 – UkrLithiumMining (Ukrlithium) received a special permit to develop the Polokhivske lithium deposit in full accordance with the law, the company's statement says.
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KYIV, March 20 – In 2024, Ukraine imported primarily grain and oilseed seeds, with the majority sourced from European Union countries and the United States, the National Scientific Centre Institute of Agrarian Economics reported. The largest volume of imported seeds was hybrid corn, followed by increased purchases of rapeseed.
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KYIV, March 19 – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will not allow the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant in the Russia-occupied city of Enerhodar in Zaporizhia region to operate outside the Ukrainian energy system, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced.
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WASHINGTON, March 19 - President Trump proposed a takeover of Ukrainian power plants as a form of protection, suggesting the U.S. could deter Russian attacks, amid a push for a partial ceasefire between Kyiv and Moscow covering energy facilities and infrastructure.
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KYIV, March 19 – Germany's outgoing government has agreed to provide an additional EUR 3 billion ($3.3 billion) in military aid to Ukraine in 2025 after lawmakers approved financial reform plans, Reuters reported, citing a Finance Ministry document.
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