Ukraine's largest telecom company Kyivstar in December sought approval from the country's competition regulator to acquire control of local ride-hailing service Uklon, Forbes Ukraine reported.
"The Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) has received an application from Kyivstar seeking approval to acquire control over the assets of Uklon Ukraine that facilitate operations in ride-hailing, delivery, and online advertising," the committee told Forbes Ukraine in response to an inquiry.
The Swiss subsidiary of the world's second-largest container shipping company, MSC, Medlog, has bought stakes in Ukrainian logistics assets, according to reports from Forbes Ukraine. The transaction marks the first deal of its kind with a global logistics company since the full-scale Russian invasion.
The Ukrainian branch of SAP, the German multinational software company, is strengthening its partner network and securing resources now to take advantage of an expected spike in demand when the war ends, said the branch's head. "There is high demand for our products now but we understand
MHP, Ukraine's largest poultry producer, said it has signed a share purchase agreement with shareholders representing over 41% of Uvesa, a leading poultry supplier in Spain, as it looks to strengthen its presence in the European market. Under the terms of the deal, MHP will purchase shares at
The number of M&A transactions in Ukraine remained the same in 2024 as in the previous year, at 49, despite a modest economic recovery, with a total deal value amounting to $1.1 billion, an analysis by KPMG showed. The total overall deal value was 15.7% lower
Military activity has significantly degraded surface water quality in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, raising concerns that key rivers and canals used for drinking water and irrigation could become unsafe for human consumption, according to new research. A study by a group of Ukrainian scientists found an increase in concentrations
Ukraine is already closely connected to the European Union's economy, research community, and industrial sector, but it is not yet getting the full benefit of those ties, according to a recent report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The study found that the EU accounts for
Ukraine's finance ministry and Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the Fiscal Governance for Local Reconstruction and Recovery (FG4R) project. The four-year initiative aims to strengthen public financial management at national and local levels to support
Ukraine has received €236 million in loan financing under the World Bank's Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) project, Ukraine's finance ministry said. The funding was extended by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) under a guarantee from the Swedish government, the finance
