Polish BGK will start operating in Ukraine: new investment grants and financial support for recovery
On September 25, Ukraine’s Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture O. Sobolev and Poland’s Minister of Finance and Economy
Andrzej Domański signed an Agreement on the activities of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK), which opens new opportunities for attracting investments, supporting exports, and creating new projects in the field of Ukraine’s recovery.
To fulfill its functions, BGK may:
... Read MoreEgypt, Spain, and Moldova are leaders among Ukraine’s trading partners with a positive trade balance
Ukraine maintains a significant positive trade balance with several key partners, which helps partially offset the deficit in relations with China and EU countries. The largest trade surplus in the first half of 2025 was recorded with Egypt – $605.0 million.
Read MoreUkraine has banned the import of livestock products from Azerbaijan due to foot-and-mouth disease. The exception is dairy products that have undergone processing by a method that ensures the destruction of the pathogen causing this disease.
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Read MoreOver the 8 months of 2025, Ukraine imported 14,900 tons of pork, which is 7.6 times more than in the same period of 2024. In August alone, purchases reached 4,600 tons, or one-third of the total. In monetary terms, imports from January to August increased 7.7 times compared to the same period in 2024, reaching $37.9 million.
Read MoreUkrainian farmers have gained new opportunities to expand exports of agricultural products.
India remains the largest importer of Ukrainian peas, and starting in 2025, the Chinese market will also become accessible for this crop.
Read MoreIn January–August 2025, Ukraine exported 11,800 tons of domestic butter, which is 2.7 times more than in the same period of the previous year.
In monetary terms, butter exports tripled compared to January–August 2024, reaching $84.8 million.
The largest buyers of Ukrainian butter during these eight months were Moldova (23.9%), Poland (11.7%), and Lithuania (9.9%).
Read MoreUkraine’s Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture, Denys Bashlyk, met with a delegation from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Ukraine, led by Director Richard Ragan.
The parties discussed the possibility of expanding the Grain from Ukraine program to other African countries that have not yet joined the program.
Read MoreFor 8 months of 2025, the volume of cargo transportation in containers amounted to 151,897 DFE, which is 15% less than the same period last year.
Structure of transportation by type of connection/directions:
Read MoreIn January–July 2025, Ukraine’s exports of goods reached $23.3 billion, a 3.5% decrease compared to the previous year. Imports for the same period amounted to $45.9 billion (+16.9%), resulting in a negative trade balance of $22.6 billion.
Read MoreUkrainian producers exported nearly 1.4 billion chicken eggs from January to August 2025, valued at $119.5 million, which is 2.6 times higher than the same period last year. In August 2025, Ukraine exported 168.2 million eggs worth $16.4 million. Experts noted that exports increased by 81.9% compared to August of the previous year.
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