In brief: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission arrived in Kyiv on Monday to conduct a combined second and third review of Ukraine’s program. A successful assessment is critical to unlock donor support and cover a $32.6 billion non-military budget shortfall.

Businesses of SCM, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation and the Shakhtar football club have directed more than UAH 15 billion ($404 million) to help the country, the army and civilians since February 2022, when Russia launched its full-scale aggression against Ukraine.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Gavin Gray begins discussions with representatives of the Ukrainian authorities on Monday in the context of the combined second and third review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, if successful Ukraine will receive about $1.67 billion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following a conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, announced an agreement on the application of a special EU mechanism to provide Ukraine with funds for priority needs amid a difficult situation with the supply of electricity, water and heat due…

Ukraine has once again found itself in the role of playing catch-up in countering Russian long-range strike means.

In brief: The Norwegian government has announced an allocation of 500 million Norwegian kroner ($54 million) through the World Bank to finance Ukraine’s state budget for early 2027. The funding will cover salaries for teachers and healthcare workers, state pensions, and social payments.

Business provides 70% of the fund's revenues, Andriy Shuvalov, CEO of the fund, said in an interview with AIN. "In 2022, a significant portion of donations came from individuals, but now the main source of funding is business," he says.

The second event in the series of practical meetings "Sense for FOP" from Sense Bank took place in Lviv. This time, the event was dedicated to the conditions for obtaining state grants for starting and developing a business.