Business
Macron's glasses in Davos caused a surge in demand and a rise in the manufacturer's shares
The French president's appearance wearing luxury brand sunglasses made the company go viral and added millions to its market capitalisation.
Russian attack damaged Philip Morris tobacco factory in Kharkiv region
On the night and morning of 30 January, Russian troops struck civilian infrastructure in the Kharkiv region, damaging part of a tobacco factory and a warehouse and causing a large fire, but no casualties.
The AMCU has allowed Kyivstar to acquire the Tabletki.ua service
The Antimonopoly Committee approved the deal on the third attempt. Kyivstar will gain control over Ukraine's largest medicine search and booking service with a million-strong audience and high profitability.
Lukoil agrees to sell international assets to US fund Carlyle
The Russian oil company announced an agreement with a US investment fund after the introduction of blocking sanctions. Assets in Kazakhstan were not included in the sale.
Ukraine's shadow economy: where and how are funds leaking from the budget?
Illegal cigarette production, envelope wages, equipment smuggling, business fragmentation into sole proprietorships in food retail, and conversion centres are just some of the schemes that cause the state budget to lose up to 400 billion hryvnia annually. These are resources that could be directed towards defence, energy, medicine, or education.
Companies from the Intergal-Bud group transferred ownership to Tajik citizens after granting multi-million dollar loans to a newly established firm.
Companies linked to one of Ukraine's largest property developers transferred hundreds of millions of hryvnia to a new company, which subsequently went bankrupt, while the companies themselves changed ownership to foreign investors.
Most banks forecast growth in business lending in early 2026
Demand for loans from businesses and individuals grew throughout 2025, and banks expect this trend to continue in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the National Bank of Ukraine.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih plans to shut down its blooming mill in the second quarter of 2026
The metallurgical plant in Kryvyi Rih is preparing for the forced shutdown of one of its key divisions due to the loss of part of the EU market and a sharp increase in the cost of electricity. The decision is linked to the launch of the CBAM mechanism without exceptions for Ukraine.
The court upheld the fine imposed on the Yabko chain for selling Apple products without proof of origin.
The Lviv District Administrative Court dismissed the claim of the owner of the Yabko store and upheld the fine of nearly 200,000 hryvnias for the lack of documents certifying the origin of Apple equipment.
The Cabinet of Ministers has introduced one-time assistance and preferential loans for businesses to purchase energy equipment
The government has approved a support package for small and medium-sized businesses, which provides for direct payments and zero-interest loans to compensate for energy independence costs amid emergency power cuts.
Businesses exempt from fines for reporting during power outages
The provisions of the Tax Code adopted at the start of the full-scale war explicitly exempt taxpayers from liability for late reporting and tax payments in the event of a power outage, said Danylo Getmantsev, Chairman of the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada.
Czechoslovak Group shares soared during their debut in Amsterdam amid a boom in defence investments
The largest IPO of a purely defence company in European history brought CSG and its owner €3.3 billion and recorded record investor interest in the military sector.
