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Rethinking Ukraine's economy

What kind of an economy does Ukraine have? This question is not of abstract interest. International financial institutions, supporting governments, private investors — anyone with an economic interest ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine's real gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.2% in 2025, according to preliminary estimates, despite record Russian ...
Presently Ukraine’s biggest challenge has to do with accession of weaponry and the funds necessary to acquire more and better weaponry necessary to continue its war with Russia. Without access to ...
Russia continuously upgrades its Geran (Shahed) drones to beat Ukrainian defenses, but rising costs now exceed cheap ...
For nearly four years, Russia and Ukraine have fought an industrial-scale war while trying to keep their economies standing. In addition to lost lives, this war has turned into a contest that runs on ...
The EU and its 27 member states are Ukraine’s biggest provider of financial assistance. The goal is to finance the country’s immediate needs and support its recovery and reconstruction in the long ...
The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war.
Arms industries could drive Ukraine's postwar economic recovery, its former foreign minister told BI. Dmytro Kuleba said Ukraine could tap into military tech and utilize it in its private sector.
President Trump’s plan to “rebuild” Ukraine following the destruction from warfare with Russia is a combination of Keynesianism and crony capitalism.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has admitted that economic growth slowed to 1% in 2025 — well below the 1.5% forecast. Even as ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Chrystia Freeland, Canada's former Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, shake ...
Ukraine agreed to a major Christmas-time concession to find peace with Russia, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said he prays for the “eyes of our children” to “finally stop crying” after nearly four ...