# Business

After Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi was appointed head of the Economic Security Bureau, the agency was never relaunched. Instead, the de-shadowing of the economy slowed down. In particular, today more than 1 trillion hryvnias in taxes remain in the shadows.

Following the US Supreme Court's ruling that President Donald Trump did not have the authority to impose tariffs under the emergency law, an increase in the number of lawsuits seeking refunds of duties paid is expected.

The Ukrainian Wind Energy Association has proposed granting customers the right to independently implement the construction of electrical networks and substations for connecting renewable energy facilities. According to the association's assessment, this will reduce the time required to connect new capacities.

Eric Trump has announced an investment in drone manufacturer Xtend, which plans to go public as part of a $1.5 billion deal. This comes at a time when his father's administration is announcing its intention to more actively support the industry.

Over the past few months, dozens of posts about the achievements of ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsivinskyi have appeared on Telegram channels with millions of subscribers. Most of them are included in the list of resources that MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak accused of commissioned publications and attacks on NABU. At the same time, the ESBU announced the launch of an investigation into violations of the law by the owners of these channels.

The President of Ukraine authorised the Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe to sign the first international treaty that comprehensively protects the legal profession and guarantees its independence.

The state agency PlayCity has issued the first licence to issue and conduct lotteries to the Ukrainian National Lottery company, which paid an annual fee of UAH 24.2 million. The government sees this as the first practical step towards restarting a market that has been operating in a grey area for more than ten years.

Social media users criticised Oleksandr Tsyvinsky, director of the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine, who suggested commenting on his idea of pre-trial settlement of tax crimes. In particular, the head of the Economic Security Bureau was reminded of the mechanisms already existing in the legislation and accused of attempting to distract public attention from the bureau's low efficiency with yet another round of "talk."

The head of the Verkhovna Rada Tax Committee, Danylo Getmantsev, publicly called on ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsyvinskyi to finally get down to work instead of giving interviews and coming up with fantastical ideas.

Rinat Akhmetov, owner of the SCM investment group, topped the ranking of Ukrainian businessmen according to OpenDataBot. His fortune is estimated at 565.7 billion hryvnia.

On the eve of the certification, employees of the Economic Security Bureau declared salaries ranging from 150,000 to 400,000 hryvnia per month, as well as the purchase of houses, apartments and cars. Some detectives only report significant changes in their financial status, without publishing their full declarations.