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16 November 2025
Naftogaz of Ukraine and the Greek state company DEPA Commercial have signed a Letter of Intent on the supply of natural gas to Ukraine during the winter period, as part of the meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that gas imports from Greece will begin in January next year.
The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has been recording capital outflows from the banking system for five consecutive months.
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced new agreements with partners, in particular regarding gas supplies to Ukraine to compensate for losses in Ukrainian production due to Russian strikes.
In Ukraine, in October 2025, the number of participants in the non-bank financial market decreased by four companies to 787 institutions; the number of banks remained unchanged at 60.
15 November 2025
In Chernihiv region, energy workers have reduced the number of electricity consumers left without power after a Russian strike from 332,000 to 173,500.
President Volodymyr Zelensky held a meeting with Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko and Economy Minister Oleksii Sobolev to define the course of action for rebooting the management bodies of state-owned enterprises in the energy sector.
Russia’s economy is growing ever more dependent on the export of energy resources and metals, most of which are sold to China.
The Russian economy is effectively entering a phase of structural slowdown. Its growth rates remain below the level needed to offset inflationary pressure.
Kyiv and Warsaw have agreed to speed up preparations for the meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation, which is scheduled to take place in the first quarter of 2026.
14 November 2025
The draft state budget for 2026 includes an increase of over UAH 75 billion in funding for education and science.
13 November 2025
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has ordered a comprehensive audit of all major state-owned enterprises, including those in the energy and defense sectors.
The International Monetary Fund mission is preparing to begin work with the Ukrainian authorities to explore options for launching a new financial program for Ukraine.
The current Czech government considers the use of a reparations loan to be the only realistic option for providing financial support to Ukraine.
A secure anti-corruption framework and the protection of anti-corruption institutions are critically important elements for Ukraine, which continues to depend on the support of the international community.
The option of supporting Ukraine from the EU in the form of a reparations loan guaranteed by cash balances from frozen Russian assets is the only one that allows EU member states to avoid additional pressure on their own budgets to cover Ukraine's financing gap in 2026–2027.
Ukraine has received EUR 5.9 billion in financial assistance from the European Union, according to Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called on EU allies to overcome disagreements over the use of frozen Russian assets, stating that new financing is critically important for the war-affected Ukrainian economy to withstand the fight against Moscow.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, in coordination with G7 partner countries, will submit proposals to the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine within the week for the appointment of a new Supervisory Board for National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom.
12 November 2025
Ukraine expects to receive the next tranche of direct budget assistance from the European Union, amounting to EUR 6 billion, on Thursday, November 13.
Russia plans to issue its first yuan-denominated government bonds early next month in an attempt to cover this year's record budget deficit caused by the war in Ukraine.
On Wednesday, the Swiss Federal Council submitted to parliament a draft federal decree on the ratification of the Free Trade Agreement between the European Free Trade Association and Ukraine.
Russia is expected to lose at least $37 billion in budget oil and gas revenues this year.
Diesel fuel in Ukraine could increase by another UAH 2.50 per liter, although a sharp shortage is not expected.
11 November 2025
On Tuesday, November 11, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the first steps to relaunch the National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom and terminated the powers of its supervisory board ahead of schedule.
The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAPO), as part of Operation Midas, documented how members of a criminal organization transferred money to a former deputy prime minister of Ukraine, who was referred to internally as "Che Guevara."
In Zaporizhzhia, strict hourly power outage schedules are in effect. To provide more electricity for residents, energy workers will transfer administrative buildings and critical infrastructure facilities to generator power.
The increase in diesel fuel prices is driven by a combination of factors, particularly growing demand on global markets.
Emergency electricity outages are temporarily in effect in Kharkiv, Sumy, and Poltava regions.
Ukraine has reached an agreement with ENTSO-E to increase in December the maximum transmission capacity of cross-border interconnections for electricity imports from 2.1 GW to 2.3 GW.