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Economics
Economic news from Ukraine and the world: inflation, GDP, rates, budget and macroeconomic trends explained simply.
Gas station prices on November 8: gasoline, diesel and gas unchanged
Ukrainian gas station chains took a price break: the cost of gasoline, diesel and autogas remained at the level of Saturday on November 8.
Trump declared a "very strong inclination" of Russia and Ukraine to end the war before talks in Abu Dhabi
In Abu Dhabi, the first tripartite negotiations between the USA, Ukraine and Russia to end the war in several months will begin. Trump speaks of the parties' "very strong inclination" to end the war, and Zelenskyi emphasizes that successes on the front strengthen Kyiv's position.
S&P downgraded Poland's credit rating to A- due to rising debt
S&P Global Ratings lowered Poland's long-term rating from A to A-, and the forecast to negative due to a high budget deficit and rapid growth of public debt.
Employers reduce hiring: vacancies in Ukraine decreased by 10.5%
In October, the number of new vacancies in Ukraine fell by 10.5% year-on-year, and in retail trade by 27.7%. Data from the October Inflation Report of the NBU.
Price caps may limit electricity imports from the EU this winter
Due to low marginal prices, Ukraine may again lose access to electricity imports from the EU in the winter, even if there are technical possibilities, the expert warns.
Renting an apartment in Kyiv, Lviv and Ivano-Frankivsk takes up to 86% of the salary
Renting a one-room apartment in the center of Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Lviv eats up from 76% to 86% of the average salary - Ukrainian cities have come close to Barcelona and Madrid in terms of this indicator.
Norway will allocate 500 million kroner to Ukraine for pensions and social benefits
Norway will allocate 500 million kroner (about $53 million) to support the state budget of Ukraine - the funds will go to pensions, salaries of state employees and social benefits in early 2027.
The NBU warned about the risk of an inflationary wage-price spiral in Ukraine
The National Bank warned about the risk of an inflationary spiral "salaries - prices": according to one of the panelists, delaying the tightening of monetary policy may increase the risk of such a spiral and make it difficult for inflation to return to the target.
The NBU worsened the inflation forecast for 2026 to 12.5%: when to expect a decrease in prices
The National Bank expects inflation to accelerate to 12.5% in 2026 due to the effects of shelling and rising fuel prices, but predicts a slowdown to 7.3% in 2027 and a return to the 5% target in 2028.
The NBU calculated that the port blockade will cost Ukraine $5.2 billion in exports
The National Bank estimated Ukraine's losses from the Russian blockade of Black Sea ports: $4.6 billion in agricultural exports and another $0.6 billion due to the suspension of ore exports only until the end of 2026.
The Cabinet of Ministers transferred UAH 503.7 million from servicing the national debt to state bodies
At the end of the year, the government withdrew UAH 503.7 million from expenses for servicing the state debt and directed them to finance state bodies - people's deputy Nina Yuzhanina informed about the redistribution.
The National Debt of Ukraine will exceed 100% of GDP in 2026–2028: the NBU's reasons
The National Bank predicts that Ukraine's public and guaranteed debt will exceed 100% of GDP and remain at this level until 2028 due to budget deficits, weak growth and military spending.