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Ukrainian government approves Budget Declaration for 2027-2029
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (244+ words) Thursday, 18 June 2026, 05: 33 According to Ukrinform, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced the decision on Telegram. "The minimum wage in 2027 will increase at a pace exceeding the inflation rate. The subsistence minimum will rise by the inflation rate plus two percentage points…...
Russia writing off regional debts to avoid admitting financial collapse, FISU says
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (264+ words) Tuesday, 16 June 2026, 01: 38 According to Ukrinform, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine (FISU) reported this. The debt relief applies to the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Republic of Tatarstan, the Khabarovsk territory, as well as the Vladimir, Kurgan and Omsk regions....
Ukraine open to joint defense projects with Slovakia " FM Sybiha
1+ week, 5+ day ago (325+ words) The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Slovakia, Andrii Sybiha and Juraj Blan'r, discussed deepening cooperation in the defense industry. Sybiha announced this at a press conference following his talks with Blan'r in Vinnytsia, according to a Ukrinform correspondent. "We discussed…...
Despite Putin's claims, Russia increasingly taking on traits of "failed state' " Vlasiuk
1+ week, 5+ day ago (354+ words) Friday, 05 June 2026, 21: 36 Speaking to Ukrinform, Vlasiuk challenged Putin's remarks at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. He emphasized that while Putin criticizes Western countries for running budget deficits, 71 of Russia's 85 regions ended last year with budget shortfalls, with their combined…...
Russia's timber harvesting volumes fell by 10% in 2025 " intelligence
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (196+ words) Tuesday, 02 June 2026, 06: 26 This is the worst result since the start of Russia's full-scale aggression against Ukraine and 30% less than a decade ago, Ukrinform reports, citing Ukraine's Foreign Intelligence Service. The agency noted that the crisis in Russia's forestry industry is…...
Russian business enters 2026 in state of managed collapse " intelligence
2+ week, 4+ day ago (398+ words) Sunday, 31 May 2026, 06: 43 The Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine stated this on its website, according to Ukrinform. According to the intelligence service, "Three-quarters of Russia's largest companies reported a decline in revenue and profit or direct losses at the end of…...
Signs of systemic crisis emerging in Russia's banking sector, intel reports - Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
1+ mon, 2+ min ago (265+ words) The share of troubled assets in Russia's banking sector has exceeded 10%, a threshold considered the beginning of a systemic crisis, according to Ukrainian intelligence. This was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. According to a report…...
Signs of systemic crisis emerging in Russia's banking sector, intel reports
1+ mon, 2+ min ago (245+ words) Monday, 18 May 2026, 07: 50 This was reported by the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, Ukrinform reports. According to a report by the pro-Kremlin Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term Forecasting (CMASF), analysts say the share of non-performing assets in Russia's banking system…...
NBU downgrades 2026 GDP growth forecast
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) Friday, 01 May 2026, 05: 33 National Bank of Ukraine Governor Andriy Pyshnyy stated this at a briefing, an Ukrinform correspondent reported. According to Pyshnyy, economic activity slowed at the start of 2026, primarily due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure and logistics facilities during…...
Ukraine's mortgage market has stalled " Hetmantsev
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (162+ words) Tuesday, 14 April 2026, 17: 03 He made the remarks to an Ukrinform correspondent on the sidelines of the First Affordable Mortgage Forum. "My main complaint against the National Bank is that the mortgage market in Ukraine has stalled. It simply does not exist....