# Finance

By early 2026, the housing crisis in Ukraine had reached a critical stage. The author argues that the current mortgage scheme fails to address either the scale of the destruction or the real needs of the people and the economy.

Oleg Bondarenko, a Member of Parliament from the “Servant of the People” party, declared 80 Bitcoin in his annual declaration. At current prices, this amounts to over $5.5 million, or nearly 243 million hryvnias, although the declaration itself states 79,930 hryvnias.

In March, the Ukrainian Energy Support Fund received grant contributions from Iceland and Slovenia totalling €3.2 million. At the same time, international partners have already confirmed or pledged further contributions amounting to over €34 million.

A series of strikes on key Russian oil terminals in the Baltic region has cost the aggressor nation nearly a billion dollars – and that is just in lost export revenue.

The US Department of the Treasury has announced a redesign of paper banknotes to mark the 250th anniversary of the country’s independence. The new banknotes will feature the current president’s signature for the first time, whilst a wider process of updating banknote designs is also underway in the US.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved a package of measures to support agricultural producers operating in frontline and de-occupied regions. The programmes include compensation for Ukrainian agricultural machinery, the restoration of irrigation systems, and direct payments for lost crops and livestock maintenance

Ukraine has launched a new framework for international coordination, enabling it to secure vital equipment and funding for the restoration of its power grid. Thanks to a coalition of over 40 countries and the Energy Support Fund, the country has received over €600 million and thousands of tonnes of humanitarian aid

This year’s Easter basket has gone up by 14%. Whilst prices for meat and eggs are hitting record highs, religious scholars point out that a lavish basket is not a requirement for the church

A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that former Twitter shareholders (now X) are entitled to bring a class action lawsuit against Elon Musk.

Roman Danilyshyn, an officer with the Civil-Military Cooperation Unit of the Sviatoshyn District Territorial Coordination Centre in Kyiv, submitted a corrected declaration following the controversy surrounding his 2025 declaration. In the new version, he stated 4,716.24 Tether instead of 4,716.24 Ethereum, whilst the declared value of the asset remained unchanged at 195,016 UAH.

Improvements in the energy situation and demand bolstered business activity last month, but shelling, inflation and labour shortages remain key risks.

Ukraine has received almost $1.3 billion from the Japanese government for social spending — pensions, assistance for the low-income, housing benefits, and so on.