Ukraine is currently shaping the future of global defense technologies. This should come as no surprise. After all, for today’s Ukrainians, defense tech innovation is a matter of national survival. Innovative defense tech solutions are playing a critical role in the Ukrainian war effort as the country seeks to counter Russia’s overwhelming advantages in both […]
Investing in Ukraine
Ukraine’s rapidly expanding defense tech sector is poised for further growth in 2025
Ukraine’s defense tech sector looks set to continue its strong growth trajectory in 2025. Since 2017, Ukrainian startups have shown resilience with a consistent 25% annual growth rate. This trend has continued in wartime conditions and will only strengthen as Ukraine’s central role in Europe’s security is cemented. Except in the most unlikely scenario of […]
Kyiv real estate market awaits potential peace dividend in 2025
Whenever people ask me how the Kyiv real estate market is doing, I typical reply that it really depends on who you are in the market. For sellers, prices in the historical center of the city started to slide down significantly in the second half of 2024, and eventually began to approach the deep crisis […]
Saint Javelin: the remarkable rise of Ukraine’s most iconic wartime meme
As the storm clouds of war gathered over Ukraine in early 2022, Canadian Christian Borys found himself glued to his phone and expecting the worst. A former journalist with ancestral ties to Eastern Europe, he had worked as a Ukrainian correspondent for the international media from 2015 to 2018, an experience that he says left […]
Ukraine aims to build on its burgeoning reputation as a global defense tech hub in 2025
The experience of the past three years has underlined the critical importance of technological innovation for the Ukrainian war effort as the country seeks to overcome the significant material advantages enjoyed by Russia in key areas including manpower, equipment, firepower, and funding. While this emphasis on innovation cannot completely even up the odds, defense tech […]
American University Kyiv expands to Dnipro
The American University Kyiv expanded to Dnipro in late 2024 with the first 34 students enrolling for American master’s programs in the central Ukrainian city. This initiative is the first stage in the ambitious development of the AUK presence in Ukraine following the university’s February 2022 launch just three weeks before the onset of Russia’s […]
Energy infrastructure investments: guidelines for Ukrainian businesses
During 2024, a significant number of Ukrainian companies began investing in the domestic energy industry, with prominent Ukrainian businesses such as OKKO, BGV, and Nova Poshta all constructing power generation facilities and opening energy trading branches. The reasons behind this developing trend are fairly obvious. First and foremost, all businesses care about safeguarding secure energy […]
New personal insurance option for wartime Ukraine
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to an unprecedented influx of international companies and organizations engaged in everything from aid work and investment initiatives to reforms and reconstruction. With hostilities ongoing in parts of the country and transport links disrupted by wartime conditions, providing comprehensive personal insurance coverage for staff and contractors operating […]
JTI plans to invest $60 million in Ukraine over next two years
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has created unprecedented challenges throughout the Ukrainian business environment. What have been the biggest issues encountered by JTI? The full-scale war in Ukraine has had an impact on the entire business community in terms of reduced production, logistical problems, labor shortages, rising energy and raw material costs, and complex […]
McDonald’s invests in Ukraine’s future with restaurant openings and people development
When McDonald’s first began reopening its Ukrainian restaurants during the seventh month of Russia’s full-scale invasion in September 2022, the move made headlines around the world and was widely touted as a symbol of Ukraine’s wartime resilience. This trend has since gained further momentum with the opening of twenty new McDonald’s restaurants throughout Ukraine by […]