# Finance
A network of fraudulent call centres causing millions in losses has been shut down in Zaporizhia
In Zaporizhia, law enforcement officers shut down several fraudulent call centres that defrauded citizens of Ukraine and foreign countries, causing losses amounting to millions of hryvnias.
The Ministry of Finance and the World Bank have attracted nearly $691 million in grants for Ukraine's budget
Ukraine will receive nearly $691 million in grant funding from Japan and Canada to cover key budget expenditures and social payments.
The head of the Kyiv Region Economic Security Bureau declared a new Skoda Kodiaq worth 1.85 million hryvnias during the war.
The official purchased a 2025 model car after selling other property, while a significant portion of the family's assets and real estate are registered to his wife, who lives abroad with their children.
"I would like to see more real results and less publicity",- says MP about the work of ESBU Director Tsyvinsky
Commenting on the work of Oleksandr Tsivinsky, Director of the Economic Security Bureau, People`s Deputy Danylo Getmantsev stated that the ESBU is currently holding many public meetings, but there are no real results.
ESBU announced a tender for rebranding worth almost 300,000 hryvnias
The Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine plans to update its visual identity and brand book using state budget funds. The procurement of services for the development of a new style has already been announced in the Prozorro system.
Trump nominated his adviser for the position of Chairman of the US Federal Reserve System
Donald Trump has nominated former Board of Governors member Kevin Warsh, who previously advised him on economic policy, to head the Federal Reserve.
Ireland allocates €25 million to Ukraine for the restoration of energy infrastructure in winter
The funds will be directed to the Ukrainian Energy Support Fund to restore electricity and heating amid severe frosts and constant Russian attacks on critical infrastructure.
The European Union has officially added Russia to its blacklist for money laundering and terrorist financing.
The EU's decision to include Russia in the list of countries with a high risk of money laundering and terrorist financing has come into force and should complicate financial flows related to the war against Ukraine.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund increased its investments in US debt and earned $247 billion in profits over the year
Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, ended 2025 with a profit of $247 billion, while increasing its investments in US government bonds despite concerns about the level of US public debt.
Naftogaz has attracted another €50 million from the EIB to import gas and support the energy system in winter
Additional funding from the European Investment Bank will enable Ukraine to strengthen the stability of its energy system in winter conditions and amid constant shelling, and to supply gas to households and critical infrastructure.
The death of Ukrainian banker Oleksandr Adarich is being investigated in Milan as a possible murder.
The death of the former owner of Fidobank in central Milan, initially believed to be a fall from a window, is now being investigated by Italian investigators as a possible murder staged to look like suicide.
Ireland allocates €25 million to restore Ukraine's energy infrastructure
The Irish government will allocate funds to a special fund to support the Ukrainian energy system amid massive attacks by the Russian Federation and extreme winter cold.
