Economy
“It is time to draw conclusions,” the MP said, expressing his dissatisfaction with the work of the BEB under Tsivinsky’s leadership
Danylo Getmantsev, a Member of the Ukrainian Parliament and Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, has stated that he is dissatisfied with the work of the new team at the Economic Security Bureau. According to him, the time has come to draw conclusions, so MPs plan to hear from the Bureau’s leadership as early as next month.
Russia's international reserves fell by more than $60 billion over the course of the month
As of 1 April, the Russian Federation’s international reserves had fallen to almost $749 billion. Over the course of the month, they had decreased by $60.3 billion in nominal terms.
Financial Monitoring 2026: new rules for businesses from 2 February
On 2 February 2026, an updated procedure for information exchange in the field of financial monitoring came into force in Ukraine. For banks, insurance companies, notaries, auditors, estate agents, gambling operators and other entities subject to primary financial monitoring, this means new reporting rules, a switch to an online portal and a stronger focus on high-risk transactions.
The Ministry of Culture is launching the “Thousand Spring” project, worth 4 billion hryvnias, despite the budget deficit
The Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of the “Tysiachovesna” programme, with a budget of 4 billion hryvnias, to support the production of Ukrainian cultural content – ranging from films and TV series to music, visual arts and social media content. The initiative is being launched against the backdrop of the 2026 state budget, in which the deficit ceiling has been set at 1.902 trillion hryvnias.
Ukrnafta has begun to cut fuel prices amid a fall in global prices
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Yulia Svyrydenko, held a meeting with the Chairman of the Board of Naftogaz of Ukraine to analyse the current situation on the global oil and petroleum products markets.
Sabotage in France and attacks on the power grid have brought arms production to a standstill
A series of coordinated acts of sabotage targeting energy infrastructure took place in France, temporarily disrupting the power supply to defence industry facilities.
In March, the NBU fined a bank and five financial companies more than 2.3 million hryvnias
The National Bank has fined one bank and five financial companies. The reasons cited were breaches of financial monitoring regulations and foreign exchange legislation.
Financial institutions have started using ‘Diyu’ to issue loans
Non-bank financial institutions can now use the services of the ‘Diya’ app to identify and verify customers when granting loans. The new mechanism allows data to be retrieved from government registers with the user’s consent, which should improve the quality of creditworthiness assessments and enhance the security of financial transactions.
The EBRD has estimated the cost of restoring the Chernobyl shelter at €500 million
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has stated that at least €500 million will be required to restore the New Safe Confinement at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant following the damage caused by a drone strike in 2025.
The Rada has approved the draft law on taxing income from digital platforms
On 8 April, the Verkhovna Rada gave its initial approval to draft law No. 15111-d on the taxation of income earned through digital platforms such as Glovo, Uklon, Bolt and Uber. The bill provides for the automatic exchange of information regarding such income and a new mechanism for its taxation.
More than 800 ships are stranded in the Persian Gulf — Bloomberg
Among the vessels blocked in the Persian Gulf are 426 oil tankers, dozens of gas carriers and hundreds of cargo ships.
Diesel is now 97 hryvnias per litre: how prices at petrol stations changed on 8 April
The price of diesel fuel is rising rapidly. The sharpest price increase has been recorded at a popular petrol station – an extra 2.10 UAH per litre. The cost of Euro diesel and branded products has also gone up at other chains.
