Zara fashion retailer to return to Ukraine this year

The Spanish fashion giant Zara is preparing to reopen its stores in Ukraine following the two-year closure amid Russia’s full-scale invasion, according to the Financial Times report on March 1, referring to the company’s statement. In October 2023, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that Kyiv was working to bring back global brands like H&M, IKEA, … Read more

Govt asked to determine list of critical consumers for non-disconnection from power, conditions to provide them with resource

In order to improve payments for electricity by industrial consumers, it is important for the government to determine the list of critical consumers and the conditions for providing them with the resources, among which there may be restrictions on the free disposal of funds, says the advisor to the prime minister of Ukraine, member of … Read more

Ukraine is discussing cooperation and investment in the electric car market with Japanese automobile giants

Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan Serhiy Korsunskyi said: “We visited the Nissan plant, where electric cars are assembled, and spoke with the management about what needs to be done so that such manufacturers come to Ukraine.” He noted that Ukraine has one of the largest lithium reserves in Europe, but there is no production of … Read more

Since the beginning of the war, the labor market in Ukraine has recovered by 93%

Since the start of the full-scale invasion, the labor market has recovered by 93% in terms of vacancies. Work.ua research shows that Ukrainians prefer to work remotely. At the same time, after the start of the full-scale invasion, the number of telecommuting vacancies decreased four times. However, in January 2024 there were already 3% more … Read more

Ukraine, Poland to be able to respect interests of Polish farmers, unblock Ukrainian-Polish border – trade rep

Ukraine and Poland, during negotiations with Polish Ministers of Development and Technology of Poland Krzysztof Hetman and Agriculture Czesław Siekierski, developed a number of solutions for the constructive unblocking of the Ukrainian-Polish border while respecting the interests of Polish farmers, said Deputy Minister of Economy – Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka. “Four hours of … Read more

Economy Ministry planning several pilot assessments of supervisory boards of state companies in 2024

The state as an owner intends to conduct several pilot assessments of the activity of supervisory boards of state-controlled companies under the new norms of the law on improving corporate governance of state-owned companies (No. 5593), adopted by the parliament on February 22, Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksiy Sobolev has said. “The law contains mechanisms … Read more

Ukrzaliznytsia submits projects worth EUR 80 mln for CEF call – Ministry of Reconstruction

JSC Ukrzaliznytsia submitted projects worth more than EUR 80 million for the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) call, the Ministry of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development (Ministry of Reconstruction) announced on Facebook on Tuesday. Ukrzaliznytsia expects the results of the CEF project call in June this year. Funding for projects for the development of railway crossing … Read more