23+ hour, 21+ min ago   (262+ words) In brief: Ukraine’s State Statistics Service revised its second-quarter 2026 GDP estimate down to 0.4% year-on-year, from a 0.6% flash estimate, and to 0.3% quarter-on-quarter, below the National Bank’s earlier 0.8% calculation. Nominal GDP reached just under Hr. 2.31 trillion ($51.8 billion). Ukraine’s State Statistics Service revised its…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (381+ words) After Russia’s intensified strikes on Ukraine’s civilian logistics and retail businesses, added rebuilding costs and rising expenses could contribute roughly 0.4-0.6 percentage points to annual inflation by the end of 2026, National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) Deputy Governor Volodymyr Lepushynskyi wrote in…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (645+ words) In brief: Ukraine's annual inflation accelerated to 7.7% in July from 7.2% in June, while core inflation held at 8.1%, according to the State Statistics Service. Water tariffs surged 31.9% and transport services jumped 28.9% annually as a result of the spike in prices caused…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (409+ words) In brief: Intertop Ukraine retailer estimates that a Russian attack on its main warehouse destroyed goods worth about Hr.450 million ($10.8 million). The warehouse held hundreds of thousands of shoes, clothes, accessories and cosmetics, including new autumn-winter stock, while the retailer…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (460+ words) In brief: Ukraine's economy grew 0.6% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, a flash estimate from the State Statistics Service showed, falling short of the National Bank's 0.8% calculation. The NBU said expanded budget stimulus and an improving energy grid drove the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (417+ words) In brief: Russians have withdrawn more than 2.4 trillion rubles (€26.9 billion) in cash since February as internet blackouts and economic uncertainty undermine confidence in electronic payments. The surge has left banks short of liquidity, forcing the central bank to inject billions…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (666+ words) In brief: Closed shops and “for rent” signs in a Moscow suburb show pressure on Russia’s small businesses as war spending, inflation, and higher taxes rise. Owners say fewer customers and higher costs are forcing them to cut back, go…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (783+ words) The Russian economy has effectively reached a standstill, with Moscow financing its war against Ukraine by draining domestic resources and sacrificing the civilian sector, Ukraine’s presidential representative on sanctions policy, Vladyslav Vlasyuk, told Kyiv Post on Friday. Vlasyuk said the…...