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Naftogaz Reveals How Many Gas Stations Russia Has Destroyed

Throughout 2026, Russian troops carried out strikes on dozens of fuel infrastructure facilities in Ukraine—as a result of the constant attacks, 37 gas stations belonging to the Naftogaz group were destroyed. According to the company, some of the damaged gas stations have already been repaired and returned to operation. At the same time, some facilities […]

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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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Ramy Jallad

Ramy Jallad, CEO of the Economic Zone Ras al-Khaimah (RAKEZ), shared with LDaily readers the experience of the success in the business organization: established in 2017, in such a short period of time, this economic assistance entity has established the provision of a full range of services for registration, organization and conducting the business, formed […]

Iryna Ozymok

About the new reformers of Ukraine, the amazing projects that make daily life better, the way to victory in the length of the Bosphorus, about traveling, friendship, inspiration – all that is in the life-affirming interview of the head of the local economic development program of WNISEF Irina Ozimok specially for LDaily. “I’m always looking for […]

Nutsa Abramishvili

Nutsa Abramishvili, the CEO of Schuchmann Wines Winery, shared with LDaily her successes in managing wellness tourism in Georgia, her fruitful experience in combining different sectors of the tourism industry: winemaking, gastronomy, and the hotel industry with complete infrastructure, and recreational real estate sector — all in harmony with the national traditions and culture of […]

Valerii Andriianov

The conversation with the director of Ukrainian exporting flour Stolychnyi Mlyn Valerii Andriianov about the realities and prospects of the Ukrainian business. Youth, ambitions, straightforwardness and honesty, as well as the desire to keep moving forward. Is not that the qualities which are so severely lacking for many Ukrainian businessmen? All this combines in himself […]

Aleksandr Koshcheyev

Aleksandr Koshcheyev, the CEO of the Ukrainian leasing fund and the vice-chairman of the director’s board of the Ukrainian Association of lessors told about such tendency, having explained to LDaily by the aid to what the company has achieved such results and what it is necessary to work on. It turned out that positive dynamics […]

Serhii Filimonov and Natalia Kashyrina

The construction of the multi-purpose complex Ermolaev Center started in Dnipro city this year; the project of this complex caused a stir and excited the interest of Ukrainian architectural community and, naturally, the city residents. Start of the complex sale is scheduled for May. However, the entire Dnipro city already waits for the construction completion […]

Tiberiu Dima

Blitz interview with Tiberiu Dima, Managing director BASF Ukraine, Head of Country Cluster East Europe LDaily: What are the main results of the first half of 2019? T. Dima: This year, our business development in Ukraine is positive, with steady growth in most of our industries. BASF Agricultural Solutions, which is our main business in […]

Pavlo Moroz

Interview with Pavlo Moroz on the meaning of anti-raider law in the state scale, of which so much has been said and will be added. Subject is painful and topical. The main thing which is trying to convey to society and to the legal and business community Pavlo Moroz, is a shameful phenomenon in Ukraine […]

Inga Panych

In 2019, the volume of the global e-commerce market in the B2B segment exceeded the B2C figure by six times. Many large manufacturers borrow strategies from online retailers to optimize supply chains and increase their attractiveness for customers. AB InBev Efes has become the first company in its industry to launch a B2B platform empowering […]

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