# Finance
Tokayev claims Russia laundered billions of dollars through Kazakh banks and tightened controls
The President of Kazakhstan reported large-scale financial abuse by the Russian Federation and announced tough measures against money laundering and crypto schemes.
Ukraine's shadow economy: where and how are funds leaking from the budget?
Illegal cigarette production, envelope wages, equipment smuggling, business fragmentation into sole proprietorships in food retail, and conversion centres are just some of the schemes that cause the state budget to lose up to 400 billion hryvnia annually. These are resources that could be directed towards defence, energy, medicine, or education.
In Germany, Deutsche Bank raided on suspicion of money laundering
The Frankfurt Public Prosecutor's Office and the Federal Criminal Police Office are conducting investigations at the offices of Germany's largest bank. According to media reports, the case may relate to business dealings involving Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Stress test for the ESBU: how the certification of Economic Security Bureau employees will take place
ESBU Director Oleksandr Tsivinsky approved the procedure for conducting a one-time certification of Bureau employees.
Most banks forecast growth in business lending in early 2026
Demand for loans from businesses and individuals grew throughout 2025, and banks expect this trend to continue in the first quarter of 2026, according to data from the National Bank of Ukraine.
Czechoslovak Group shares soared during their debut in Amsterdam amid a boom in defence investments
The largest IPO of a purely defence company in European history brought CSG and its owner €3.3 billion and recorded record investor interest in the military sector.
Police uncover new branch of international fraud call centre causing millions in losses to EU citizens
Ukrainian law enforcement officers have exposed another branch of a transnational call centre that defrauded EU citizens of more than 100 million hryvnias under the guise of investments.
Tech stocks rose after Trump's announcement of a framework agreement with NATO on Greenland
Markets reacted positively to the US president's statements in Davos about abandoning the use of force in relation to Greenland and softening tariff threats against Europe.
Over 1.2 million hryvnias of budget funds disappeared during the renovation of shelters in dormitories of the capital's university
The Kyiv police have announced that they suspect the director of a contracting company of embezzling budget funds during the renovation of shelters in the dormitories of the capital's leading university.
Billionaires wealth hits new record high
Global wealth is concentrating faster than ever before: the wealthiest people on the planet are seeing unprecedented growth in their fortunes against a backdrop of deepening global inequality.
Half a billion applications: excitement surrounding World Cup tickets breaks records
FIFA has reported unprecedented interest in the 2026 World Cup — the organisation has received over 500 million ticket requests, and distribution will be done by random selection.
A quarter of a billion for the city council: how the budget project in Vyshneve ended up in the hands of "newcomers"
The construction of a new town hall in Vyshneve has turned into a cautionary tale of questionable tenders, sharp price increases, and a contractor with no construction experience.
