Finance

At the end of February, law enforcement officers conducted searches at the offices of EFG Bank Luxembourg as part of an investigation launched in 2025 on suspicion of laundering Russian funds, in particular for the benefit of Ramzan Kadyrov's entourage, and violations of anti-terrorism financing rules.

Child benefits, childcare benefits for children under one year of age, and benefits under the "yeYasla" programme will be paid into recipients' accounts by 2 March. This was announced by Minister of Social Policy Denys Ulyutin during a session of the Verkhovna Rada.

The National Bank of Ukraine plans to issue a modified 100 hryvnia banknote in 2026. It will be part of an updated series with an enhanced design.

Ukrainians have begun receiving payments under the National Cashback programme for their December purchases. A total of 699 million hryvnia will be transferred to the accounts of 4.4 million citizens.

In the context of a protracted war, financial support for Ukraine from international partners has become not just an auxiliary tool, but the foundation of macroeconomic stability. The new four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme from the IMF, worth $8.1 billion, is part of a $136.5 billion international support package. However, these funds are not provided unconditionally: their receipt directly depends on Ukraine's ability to reform key state institutions, among which the Economic Security Bureau and the Accounting Chamber occupy a special place.

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a new 48-month Extended Fund Facility programme for Ukraine worth approximately $8.1 billion. This decision will allow for the immediate disbursement of a first tranche of $1.5 billion.

During his visit to India, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to sign a number of trade and investment agreements, particularly in the fields of energy, uranium and critical resources.

A new fraudulent scheme has emerged in Ukraine involving fake messages about alleged payments of 2,200 hryvnia from Oschadbank and NEC Ukrenergo. The perpetrators send such messages via instant messengers and attempt to gain access to citizens' bank accounts.

Large-scale road repairs in Ukraine are being postponed due to an acute shortage of funding. The available budget funds are only sufficient for emergency repairs and maintenance of key routes, while a full-scale restoration of the road network is currently impossible. This was announced by the head of the Restoration Agency, Serhiy Sukhomlyn, during a telethon.

Detectives from the Economic Security Bureau have notified seven members of an organised group that they are under suspicion of embezzling more than UAH 20.9 million in budget funds during the procurement of uninterruptible power supplies for traffic lights in Odesa.

A company suspected of tax evasion fully reimbursed the state budget more than UAH 5 million after a pre-trial investigation by the Economic Security Bureau.

On 24 February 2026, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation three new commemorative coins with a face value of 10 hryvnias, dedicated to the Zaporizhzhia, Kharkiv and Kherson regions.