23 April 2026
Polish fintech company ZEN.com, which acquired 100% of the shares of insolvent JSC First Investment Bank (PINbank), does not plan to enter the Ukrainian banking market with lending services in the near future.
JSC Ukrzaliznytsia has topped the ranking of Ukraine’s largest employers for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly 170,000 employees.
22 April 2026
Ukraine can sell only those types of weapons it has in sufficient supply, including naval drones and UAV models that are outdated for the current phase of the war.
Several joint venture agreements between Ukrainian and European companies were signed during the Ukraine–EU Business Summit in Brussels.
The Druzhba oil pipeline is being refilled following repairs on the Ukrainian section; Slovakia is expected to receive oil on Thursday morning.
In the Odesa region, port infrastructure was damaged during a large-scale overnight attack by Russian strike drones on April 22.
Ukraine will resume pumping oil through the Druzhba pipeline on Wednesday, April 22.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk, the Presidential Commissioner for Sanctions Policy, stated that over the past year approximately 16 cases were recorded in which the United States lifted or eased sanctions against Russian and Belarusian companies and individuals.
21 April 2026
Ukraine has fulfilled all requirements to unlock €90 billion in support from the European Union.
President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine has completed repair works on a section of the Druzhba oil pipeline that was damaged by a Russian strike, and it can now resume functioning.
Moscow intends to stop the transit of oil from Kazakhstan to Germany through the Druzhba pipeline starting May 1.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law harmonizing the accreditation of conformity assessment bodies and the technical regulation system with European Union requirements.
On April 20, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law—adopted by parliament on April 7—regarding the implementation of European Union legislation and the integration of energy markets.
19 April 2026
The International Monetary Fund has shown understanding regarding the sensitivity of introducing VAT taxation for sole proprietors, according to Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.
18 April 2026
Ukraine is calling on the United States administration to reinstate sanctions restricting trade in Russian oil.
The head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Willie Walsh, has urged Europe to develop "well-coordinated plans" in case limits on aviation fuel are introduced due to the war in the Middle East.
The U.S. has prolonged a temporary operating license for Serbia's oil company NIS, which is under sanctions, until mid-June.
The United States has issued a new license allowing the supply and sale of Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products that were loaded onto vessels as of April 17.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko presented Ukraine's investment "wish list" in priority sectors during a meeting in Washington with Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
17 April 2026
Ukraine's sustained strikes on Russia's economic infrastructure are already causing significant damage, but have not yet undermined Moscow's ability to finance the war.
Ukraine has received about $45 billion, or 90% of the expected funding backed by revenues from frozen Russian assets.
As a result of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, as of the morning of April 17, there are electricity outages in seven regions.
The International Atomic Energy Agency is investigating the cause of a temporary external power outage at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday evening.
The government has formed a portfolio of 26 special projects to safeguard critical water supply systems – including engineering and technical protection of pumping stations, water intakes, treatment facilities, and key system elements.
16 April 2026
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko met with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in Washington, D.C. during the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to discuss ongoing cooperation and Ukraine's reform agenda.
A ministerial roundtable hosted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the United States has reaffirmed international support for Ukraine, with Kyiv expecting the unblocking of a EUR 90 billion EU loan in the near future.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said that a draft document had already been prepared on the Netherlands’ support for the decentralization of Ukraine’s energy system.
Since the launch of the government’s SvitloDIM program, more than 2,500 applications have been submitted in Kyiv and Kyiv region. The initiative has now been expanded to Kharkiv region.
Ukraine has received the final tranche of GBP 752 million (around $1 billion) from the United Kingdom under the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration for Ukraine (ERA) initiative to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.
Ukraine is experiencing a trend of rising fuel prices, which in the second half of the year could lead to food prices increasing by approximately 10%.