# Business
Deripaska’s plant in Ireland supplies Russia with alumina for weapons production — The Guardian
Aughinish Alumina, a leading Irish aluminium refinery, may supply Russian manufacturers with alumina used in the production of weapons.
Elon Musk has announced plans to build the world’s largest chip manufacturing plant
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced the creation of the world’s largest chip manufacturing facility. The project could cost over $20 billion.
The ESBU has opened criminal proceedings against blogger Zolkin – Yaroslav Zheleznyak
MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak has announced that the Economic Security Bureau has opened criminal investigations into the blogger Zolkin. According to him, the cases relate to possible tax evasion and money laundering.
Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Benz and other automotive giants are cutting back on electric car production: what is the reason?
Major car manufacturers are planning to cut back on the production of electric vehicles, whilst continuing to produce hybrid and petrol-powered cars.
Getmantsev: ‘black grain’ schemes in Ukraine have been dismantled
Tighter tax controls on the black market in 2024, the introduction of an export guarantee scheme for agricultural produce, and the anti-offshore law have disrupted the so-called ‘black grain’ schemes. This was stated by the head of the Verkhovna Rada’s Tax Committee, Danylo Getmantsev, who also cited data on the growth in budget revenues in 2025.
Konstantin Zhevago has been served with a notice of suspicion in France in connection with the ‘Finance and Credit’ bank case
Konstantin Zhevago, a former Member of Parliament and beneficiary of the ‘Finance and Credit’ bank, has been served with a notice of suspicion in France. He is suspected of embezzling over 500 million hryvnias from the bank.
Mark Zuckerberg is shutting down the metaverse project, having spent $80 billion on it
Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Meta, is shutting down one of the largest and most expensive projects in the company’s history — the Horizon Worlds metaverse. The owner of Meta is now focusing on artificial intelligence.
The government is tripling compensation for businesses for damaged property in frontline regions
The Cabinet of Ministers is expanding the war risk insurance scheme for businesses.
Against the backdrop of record growth in the black market for cigarettes, ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi travelled to the US to brief American businesspeople on the business climate
Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, and his deputy, Yurii Belousov, attended an event in Washington organised for the American business community. The round-table discussion was attended by entrepreneurs willing to pay from $10,000 for membership of the USUBC.
Україна наростила імпорт бензину на 18% для створення резервів
За лютий 2026 року імпорт бензину в Україну збільшився до 190 000 т (+18%). Порівняно з аналогічним періодом 2025 року цей показник демонструє зростання у 2,4 раза.
Ukrposhta is changing its rules for dealing with business customers
Ukrposhta is introducing a single contract for business customers, replacing several separate agreements for different services.
In 2025, EVA generated over 30 billion hryvnias
In 2025, the EVA retail chain increased its turnover by 18% to 31.8 billion hryvnias, with net profit standing at 1.1 billion hryvnias.
