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Employers received more than UAH 20 million in compensation for inclusive workplaces
In half a year, the state financed the creation of almost 300 workplaces for people with disabilities. In the first half of 2026, the State Employment Service paid almost UAH 20.6 million to employers...
State budget expenditures increased by 19%: more than 60% of funds Ukraine directed to defense
In half a year, the state spent UAH 2.23 trillion, mostly on the security and defense sector. In the first half of 2026, expenditures of the general fund of the state budget of Ukraine reached UAH 2.23 trillion.
Hetmantsev: The Council plans to adopt a law on cryptoassets already in August
Ukraine may receive the first full-fledged rules for the operation of the crypto market The Verkhovna Rada plans to adopt a law on virtual assets already in August, which should finally regulate the cryptocurrency market in Ukraine.
Apple again became the most expensive company in the world: the capitalization reached $4.9 trillion
Apple regained the first place among the most expensive companies in the world by market capitalization. After nearly a year of Nvidia's lead, the iPhone maker once again topped the global rankings thanks to a rise in the value of its shares and a change in investor sentiment in the technology market. Apple's market value reached $4.9 trillion, while Nvidia's capitalization fell to $4.8 trillion after the fall in quotes. Thus, the company from Cupertino regained the title of the most expensive corporation in the world for the first time since May 2025.
Ukraine has launched an online service for checking the customs value of goods: how it works
The State Customs Service of Ukraine has launched a new online service that will help importers estimate the customs value of goods even before submitting a customs declaration. The tool is already available in the personal account on the portal of the State Customs Service and should make customs clearance more predictable and transparent. The new service will primarily be useful to companies engaged in foreign trade. It allows you to check in advance what level of customs value was applied to similar goods that were already cleared in Ukraine.
The Cabinet of Ministers has updated the "eOselya" program: who can get a mortgage at 3% and which rules have changed
From July 17, the updated conditions of the state affordable housing program "eOsel" came into force in Ukraine. The Cabinet of Ministers expanded the list of participants who can take advantage of preferential mortgages, revised the requirements for the area of housing and changed the separate rules for evaluating borrowers. The updates are designed to make the program more accessible to military personnel, veterans, families with children, and Ukrainians who do not have their own housing or need to improve housing conditions.
Dollar, hryvnia deposit or OVDP: where to keep savings until the end of 2026
Ukrainians traditionally keep a "safety cushion" in dollars, but in 2026, simple mathematics works against the cash currency: the expected growth of the exchange rate is two to three times less than the yield of hryvnia instruments. We look at the numbers, which will bring more by the end of the year - the currency under the mattress, a deposit or government bonds, and why financiers advise not to choose one thing.
International digital companies paid over UAH 8.9 billion to the budget of Ukraine in half a year
Foreign companies that provide electronic services to Ukrainians transferred more than UAH 8.9 billion of VAT to the state budget in the first half of 2026. Compared to the same period last year, revenues have increased, and the number of registered payers continues to increase. According to the State Tax Service, as of the beginning of July, 157 international companies have already been registered in Ukraine and pay VAT on the sale of digital services to Ukrainian users.
DeepSeek was valued at almost $52 billion: the Chinese AI startup attracted its first external investment
Chinese artificial intelligence developer DeepSeek has attracted external investment for the first time. During the first investment round, the company was valued at 350.9 billion yuan, or about 51.8 billion dollars. Such an assessment immediately brought the startup to the ranks of the most valuable private companies in the field of artificial intelligence. The investment has become an important stage for DeepSeek, because until now the company has developed exclusively due to its own funding. It is now opening up access to outside capital to accelerate the development of its technology and scale its infrastructure.
In Ukraine, 35.8 million pieces of jewelry were branded in six years: gold surpassed silver for the first time
Since the beginning of 2020, in Ukraine, 35.8 million pieces of jewelry made of precious metals with a total weight of more than 83 tons have received the state hallmark. Such data was made public by Opendatabot. Statistics show not only the scale of the jewelry market, but also changes in consumer trends. If a few years ago most jewelry was made of silver, now gold has become the leader. At the same time, the total number of products undergoing state branding began to decrease.
Uber buys the owner of Glovo for €13 billion: which means the largest deal in the delivery market for Ukraine
The American Uber Technologies agreed to acquire the German Delivery Hero, the company that owns the Glovo delivery service. The value of the deal is 13 billion euros, which makes it one of the largest in the world foodtech in recent years. For Ukrainian users of the service, nothing will change tomorrow, but in the long term, the agreement may affect both the development of Glovo in Ukraine and competition in the delivery market.
Google Play removed VK, Mail.ru and the Max messenger: Russian services fell under sanctions restrictions
The American application store Google Play stopped the distribution of a number of popular Russian services, including the VK social network, the Max messenger, the Zen platform, Odnoklassniki, and the Mail.ru mail client. The decision is related to the implementation of international sanctions introduced against Russian technology companies. This is another example of how sanctions pressure is gradually limiting the access of Russian IT companies to global digital platforms. While users who have already installed these apps can still use them, new downloads via Google Play are no longer available.