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Georgia’s Only Oil Refinery to Replace Russian Oil with Kazakhstani Oil

Georgia’s only oil refinery, located in the port of Kulevi—the Kulevi Oil Refinery—will stop purchasing Russian oil in August–September 2026 and switch to crude from Kazakhstan and Libya, according to Reuters. The European Union has given the company until January 25, 2027, to phase out Russian oil. According to Black Sea Petroleum (BSP), the company […]

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Ukrainian Drones Have Caused Oil Refining in Russia to Plummet to Its Lowest Level Since 2002

Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure have caused oil refining volumes to fall to their lowest level in nearly the entire period of Vladimir Putin’s rule. Specifically, in July, Russian refineries processed about 3.6 million barrels per day, the lowest figure since May 2002. Bloomberg reported this, citing an estimate by EA Analytics. This is […]

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Two Lukoil companies in Bulgaria designated as strategic assets

The Bulgarian government has decided to classify two companies within the Lukoil group as assets of strategic importance to national security. The companies in question are Lukoil Aviation Bulgaria and Lukoil Bulgaria Bunker, which supply the country with aviation and marine fuel, according to the publication Novinite. The decision was taken by the Council of […]

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US tech giants have spent $1.1 trillion on AI

US tech giants – Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta – have sharply increased their capital expenditure since the start of the AI boom in 2023. The companies are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in data centres, cutting-edge chips and energy infrastructure, anticipating long-term returns from the technology. The scale of these investments demonstrates just […]

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North Korea’s GDP has risen

North Korea’s economy continues to grow, despite international sanctions and the country’s isolation, according to the Yonhap news agency, citing data from the Bank of Korea. According to estimates by the Bank of Korea, North Korea’s GDP has been growing by more than 3 per cent for the third year running – largely thanks to […]

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Telegram faces a $38 million fine over terrorist content

The Australian internet regulator, eSafety, has taken Telegram to court for allegedly failing to remove material promoting terrorism. This was reported by Reuters, citing the Office of the Australian eSafety Commissioner. If the allegations are substantiated, the platform could face a fine of up to 54.6 million Australian dollars – approximately 38 million US dollars. […]

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Inflation in the eurozone accelerated to 2.9% in July

Year-on-year inflation in the eurozone accelerated to 2.9% in July 2026, up from 2.8% in June. These preliminary figures were released by Eurostat. The figure was in line with analysts’ expectations. The rise in inflation came against a backdrop of rising energy prices, particularly following fluctuations in the oil markets. Among the main components of […]

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Ukrtelecom’s revenue rose by 12.6 per cent in the first half of the year

In the first half of 2026, Ukrtelecom, the country’s largest fixed-line operator, increased its total revenue by 12.6% compared with the same period last year – to 2.78 billion UAH, whilst EBITDA rose by 50% to exceed 810 million UAH. This is stated in the company’s press release. According to Ukrtelecom’s CEO, Yuriy Kurmaz, the […]

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OPEC+ countries are increasing oil production

Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Russia and Oman will raise their oil production targets by 188,000 barrels per day in September. This was reported on the OPEC website. “As part of their collective commitment to maintaining stability in the oil market, the seven member countries have decided to implement a production adjustment of 188,000 […]

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Full food labelling rules are being reinstated in Ukraine

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has repealed the temporary relaxations to the rules on the labelling of foodstuffs and animal feed, which had been in place since 2022 due to the full-scale war. This was announced by the Ministry of Economy and Environment. From 1 October 2026, manufacturers and importers will be required to […]

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Oleksiy Myronenko

Oleksiy Myronenko, CEO of the MIKO Group logistics group of companies, looks positively at the development of the logistics industry in Ukraine despite the corona crisis. Oleksiy is sure that everything is possible even during a crisis when you work with a young and ambitious team of professionals to build a sustainable future. LDaily: Please, […]

Oleg Aframchuk

In 2025, Boryspil Magazine, Ukraine’s leading aviation publication, celebrates its 10th anniversary. To mark this milestone, the editorial team has prepared a special series of interviews with Ukrainian leaders in the aviation industry who, despite the skies over Ukraine remaining closed for the past three years, have achieved remarkable success around the world. Read the […]

Andrii Kryvoshapko

Andrii Kryvoshapko, CEO of Post Finance, told LDaily about a new financial product that significantly facilitates the work of business and consumers’ life. LDaily: In September 2018, Nova poshta launched a payment system NovaPay, developed by Post Finance company. Why did you begin developing your own software? A. Kryvoshapko: Initially, our software was developed by […]

Dmytro Lukomsky

Dmytro Lukomsky, the CEO of Avenston, an investor and top manager who got the Person of the Year award in the Eastern European sustainable energy industry at SEF Awards 2018 and SEF Awards 2019, covered for LDaily readers the issues of solar energy and their causes, as well as proposed solutions that will help the […]

Yaroslav Gregirchak

A shoppy talk with the deputy business ombudsman of Ukraine about the value of an institution and the main problematic issues. To what do Ukrainians claim the most? In what occasions does appeal to business ombudsman Council not to help? LDaily conversation with Yaroslav Gregirchak, the deputy business ombudsman, who delicately and professionally classified Ukrainian […]

Yuriy Mikulyak

Continuing to acquaint the readers with the Ukrainian businessmen, LDaily offers an interesting conversation on the importance of the united team in business and a role of reputation which often solves a lot of things. Sometimes more important to work in minus but to keep their word and “to maintain the appearances” to not lose […]

Oleksandr Kotsiuba

Oleksandr Kotsiuba, the president of “Antonov” state enterprise, talks about the difficulties and achievements of the main enterprise of the aircraft industry of Ukraine. March 2017 became an important for the history of state enterprise “Antonov”. A new demonstration plane had launched into the sky for the first time in March, 31st. It will become […]

Dmytro Dubilet

A Stable banking system is a necessary condition for sustainable economic growth. The most important function of banks is to ensure the smooth capital transactions, to provide opportunities for the necessary funding for enterprises, government, individuals, as well as creating an enabling environment for the investments with a view to savings in the national economy. […]

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