Economy
Prices remain stable at petrol stations: how much do petrol, diesel and LPG cost on 15 July?
На паливному ринку України спостерігається цінова стабільність. Станом на 15 липня мережі АЗС тримають вартість бензину, дизеля та автогазу на попередніх рівнях.
Kyiv is returning 1.25 billion from the state budget for the construction of a backup heating system – Klitschko
The capital is returning 1.25 billion hryvnias to the city budget, which it had previously transferred to the state budget in the hope of receiving state support for the implementation of the stability plan.
Parliament has ratified a free trade agreement with Turkey: what will change
The Verkhovna Rada has passed a law ratifying the free trade agreement between Ukraine and Turkey. The document, which was signed back in February 2022, was supported by 236 members of parliament.
The judicial system has lost 972 million hryvnias due to planning issues
In 2023–2024, local and appeal courts operated under conditions of underfunding, yet nearly one billion hryvnias remained unspent. Due to poor planning, delays and inadequate oversight, the funds were returned to the state budget, whilst some courts were left without repairs, new equipment or suitable premises.
The State Tourism Agency has identified irregularities amounting to nearly one million hryvnias
The State Agency for Tourism Development, in breach of the law, paid out 853.97 thousand hryvnias in allowances and related payments for the performance of additional duties.
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new procedures for the use of funds from the State Fund for Regional Development
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved new procedures for the use of funds from the State Regional Development Fund. The 2026 budget allocates 2 billion hryvnias to the SRDF, which may be used for regional and local investment projects.
Almost 800 sole traders have been blacklisted by the AMCU for bid-rigging
In Ukraine, 797 sole traders are on the Antimonopoly Committee’s ‘blacklist’ for distorting the results of tenders. The largest number of such sole traders are registered in the Lviv region, and the offenders most often operate in the wholesale and retail sectors.
How much will it cost to study at the relocated universities in the Kherson region in 2026?
The 2026 university admissions campaign is currently underway in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Education and Science, by early July, applicants had already created nearly 246,000 online accounts. Meanwhile, the relocated universities in the Kherson region have published the fees for contract-based study for the new academic year
The Council of the EU has granted Hungary access to €10 billion
The Council of the EU has approved an updated recovery and resilience plan for Hungary worth €10 billion. This paves the way for Budapest to access funds that had previously been blocked due to concerns over the rule of law, the anti-corruption system and the independence of the judiciary.
The IEA has lowered its forecast for oil production in Russia following attacks on energy infrastructure
The International Energy Agency has revised its forecast for oil production in Russia downwards. The agency attributes this to the ongoing attacks on oil refineries, storage facilities and transport infrastructure.
Oil exports from the Persian Gulf have fallen sharply following the resumption of attacks between Iran and the US
Following the resumption of hostilities between Iran and the US, shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply. At the same time, Iran continues to export oil, although the ultimate fate of these shipments remains unknown.
AOZ explained the purchase of grenade launchers following the SBU searches
The Defence Procurement Agency has explained why the contract for RPG-75M single-use anti-tank grenade launchers was awarded to the supplier who offered the lowest price. The statement came following searches carried out in connection with the procurement of 6,000 grenade launchers worth 637 million hryvnias, in which investigators estimate potential losses at 318.5 million hryvnias.
