Ukraine’s banks got too profitable to sell—so the deadline keeps slipping
The central bank sees a “good chance” of two sales by December. The price the market will pay says otherwise.
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50% profit tax, no dividends, no new licenses—Eastern European fintechs are buying Ukrainian banks anyway
Eastern European fintechs are betting on Ukraine’s reconstruction while the war continues.
Bank Lviv sale shows Ukraine’s development finance model can actually work
Three development funds spent 20 years on this. Crédit Agricole spent one deal buying the result.
Three-year loans up 50%, five-year up 72%—but Ukraine’s workforce just keeps shrinking
Three-year-plus loans grew 50% as companies bypassed cheap government programs. The binding constraint isn’t capital—it’s people.
Estonian fintech bets €15 million on Ukraine—first foreign bank since invasion
Why bet on a war zone? "Estonia is no longer a digital tiger," the CEO says. "We should learn from Ukraine."
War forced Ukraine to build a banking system the EU doesn’t have (INFOGRAPHIC)
The country’s crisis-forged financial infrastructure is now a model for nations facing cyber threats and infrastructure attacks.
Ukrainians hoard record cash as Russian grid attacks cut power
The third quarter delivered Ukraine’s fastest cash surge since the war began.
As Russia clamps down, Ukraine sells assets in wartime reform gamble
Record $216 million in transparent auctions sends crucial signal to Western allies.
Ukraine built mobile branches and redundant comms, keeping mail running under fire
Crisis breeds efficiency that comfort cannot match.
Ukraine clears path to sell Sense Bank, Ukrgasbank in first wartime privatizations
Ukraine has finally decided to sell off some state banks, showing reform is advancing even as war grinds on.
Ukraine’s banking sector: scandals, fraud & growing threats to cooperation with IMF
The IMF has provided Ukraine with a $700 million tranche, but this should not be seen as a…
“Banksters” vs Ukraine-IMF cooperation: only one can stay
Since 2014, Ukrainian society has undergone important changes. Some of them can be considered irreversible, others - stable…
Ukraine qualifies for new IMF loan, but at the expense of the oligarchs
It has again taken Ukraine many months to break down the domestic opposition of vested interests in order…
Speed of Ukraine’s reforms slowed down since 2014, unclear outlook for 2018: Analysis
This mixed performance is the reason why FDI inflows amounted to less than 2% of GDP in 2017;…
Top Moscow bank to stop servicing sanctioned Russian defense firms
Oleg Sysuyev, the deputy head of Alfa-Bank, Russia's seventh largest bank by net assets, says that his institution will…
Ukraine’s banking sector recovering but there’s a long road ahead: Analysis
Ukraine’s banking sector underwent fundamental changes since 2014. Driven by the National Bank, this process culminated in the…
Ukrainian economy continues its recovery path
This recovery process is accompanied by a general stabilisation trend. The exchange rate has been stable for a…