# Finance
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.
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.
