Gold and bitcoin are viewed by investors as safe-haven assets in turbulent times, with gold being a stable asset and bitcoin considered a digital equivalent, although they have different underlying factors that determine their prices.
Yana Matviychuk, a volunteer and entrepreneur, argues that the tax policy implemented by Danylo Hetmantsev, chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Taxation and Customs Policy, is seriously hampering the Ukrainian economy.
Ukraine needs Soviet-style ammunition, which can be purchased more cheaply from Balkan countries that have stockpiles, but they refuse to supply directly, so the US and EU can help Ukraine buy it from them.
Tax officials, like termites, are gnawing holes in the Ukrainian economy, business, and the pockets of ordinary Ukrainians, says entrepreneur and volunteer Yana Matviychuk.
French President Emmanuel Macron actively supports Ukraine and calls for the defeat of Russia, realizing that Europe must enjoy strategic autonomy and build up its military capabilities in the absence of the US security umbrella.
Ukraine faces difficulties in procuring ammunition because the global arms market is monopolized and controlled by large players, forcing Ukraine to use intermediary countries.
Tax authorities and security forces have driven businesses to despair with their pressure, the expert says.
Polish farmers blocked 5 checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border and decided not to let trucks from Ukraine to Poland through the Uhryniv checkpoint.
The Business Support Council under the President of Ukraine should listen to business complaints against the head of the Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy, Danylo Hetmantsev, and develop legislative initiatives that will protect business from pressure and arbitrariness.
At the beginning of the full-scale war, some countries were reluctant to sell ammunition to Ukraine because they feared it would lose, the expert points out.
A police officer allegedly humiliated schoolchildren in Chernivtsi by forcing them to perform physical exercises, prompting the Ombudsman's Office to schedule an unscheduled monitoring visit to the gymnasium for the following week.
In January 2024, law enforcement officers conducted searches in the case of the contract with Lviv Arsenal and announced five suspicions. UNN spoke with Khoroshayev, a person involved in the case
The Deposit Guarantee Fund tried to justify the purchase of software licenses at an inflated price.
In Volyn, employees of a driving school and some employees of the Main Service Center dressed paying customers in special clothes with hidden phones and vibration signals to help them illegally pass a driving test for $700, a scheme exposed by law enforcement.
To prevent vitamin deficiency in the spring, a varied diet with plenty of vegetables and fruits is recommended.
Changing the rules for disclosing banking secrecy will undermine confidence in the entire banking system, says Concorde Bank co-founder Sosedka.
Ukraine's economy should switch to martial law without raising taxes, as an additional tax burden will drive businesses into the shadows.
Ukraine is forced to use intermediary countries to purchase Soviet-style ammunition from the Balkan countries, which still refuse to supply it directly.
Although traffic on Ukraine's borders with Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania is free, there has been an increase in queues recently as drivers look for alternative routes due to the blockade on the border with Poland.
Border guards record attempts by enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups to infiltrate from Russia, but recently, according to Andriy Demchenko, their activity has decreased.
