Economy

The companies "BaDM" and "Optima-Pharm" earned billions on inflated prices during the war

A large-scale pharmaceutical conspiracy has been exposed in Ukraine, which for years allowed the two largest distributors — "BaDM" and "Optima-Pharm" — to effectively monopolize the wholesale medicine market and dictate...

The EU has allocated over 3 billion euros to Ukraine to support its budget and reforms

On August 8, the Council of the European Union adopted a decision to allocate 3.056 billion euros to Ukraine under the Ukraine Facility financial instrument. The funds will be allocated to priority social...

Over 300,000 people may leave Ukraine in 2025 due to war

The outflow of population from Ukraine will not stop in 2025, and the pace of this process may be even greater than the National Bank predicts. In the July Inflation Report...

The head of the Yabluniv village council reduced the rent tenfold - now under investigation

Law enforcement officers have exposed the head of the Yabluniv village council of Ivano-Frankivsk region, Yuriy Koval, in abuse of office. According to the investigation, the official unjustifiably reduced the rent for utilities...

Demand for housing in Ukraine is falling: which apartments are no longer of interest to buyers

In 2025, the demand for housing in Ukraine decreased by 14–20% compared to last year. This trend is observed in most regions of the country,...

Company with Russian ties works in Ukraine's defense sector

Another defense scandal has erupted in Ukraine. The focus is on the activities of Ukrainian Helicopters Airline, which cooperates with the American company Alpha Aviation, whose owner is...

Ukrainians sharply reduced the purchase of cash currency: why did this happen and what will happen next

In the second quarter of 2025, Ukrainians significantly reduced their demand for cash foreign currency. According to the inflation report of the National Bank of Ukraine, the volume of net purchases...

Antitrust scheme: how Vorobey, Kyrylenko and Muzychenko legalized the seizure of assets of UPG and the Privat Group

At the center of a large-scale criminal case are officials of the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine, high-ranking officials, and Belarusian businessman Mykola Vorobey, the actual owner of the UPG gas station chain. Case No. 72024142500000017...

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