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Business & Recovery
Industries and companies, and the work and challenges of recovery and reconstruction.
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The “Green Tariff” Runs Until 2030: Ukraine’s Renewable Buyback and Its Payment Arrears
Since 2008, Ukraine has bought solar and wind power at prices set by the state. A 2020 law cut the tariffs, and the provision to repay arrears with government bonds has been suspended every year since. This article sets out the level of payment in the summer of 2026, how plants in occupied territory are treated, and the results of the auctions that began in 2024.
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How Much Will the State Pay for One Film? Ukraine’s Film Support Law and Its Open Calls
Ukraine's film support was established by a 2017 law and substantially rewritten by an amendment in June 2026. The state can cover up to 70% of production costs for a commercially oriented film, up to 80% for a children's or festival-oriented film, and up to 100% for an educational film or a debut work. This article traces, from the statutory text, where the money comes from, how open calls are decided, the rebate for foreign shoots, and the provisions that shut out Russian films.
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The Kharkiv Plant That Makes Nuclear Plant Turbines, Formerly Turboatom
Turboatom, a turbine plant in Kharkiv that began operating in 1934, has built turbines for nuclear, thermal, and hydroelectric power plants. It merged with another company and changed its name in 2021, and remains on the Cabinet's list of large-scale privatization targets while the state still holds more than 75% of its shares. This article traces the plant's history, what it makes, the state's stake, and its activity under the full-scale invasion.
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Ukraine’s Sunflower Oil: the Seeds Mostly Stay Home
Ukraine harvests more than 10 million tons of sunflower seeds a year, but only a small fraction is exported as raw seed — most is processed into oil and meal domestically before export. This article sets out the volumes of seed, oil, and exports from USDA estimates, Ukraine's share of world exports, and the export duty that has applied to seed since 1999.
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From a Reconstruction Registry to a Public Investment System: Ukraine’s Digital System “DREAM”
DREAM, the Ukrainian government's digital system for registering and publishing reconstruction and public-works projects, began in 2022 as a pilot project and, under a July 2026 government decision, became the mechanism for managing the country's entire public investment. This article looks at the underlying decisions, the bodies that manage it, the stages a project goes through, and how to read the 14,611 projects listed, based on the legal texts and public statements as of September 2026.
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The Only Source of Domestic Uranium Ore: The State Combine at Zhovti Vody
The state enterprise Eastern Mining and Processing Combine (SkhidHZK), headquartered in Zhovti Vody, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, is Ukraine's only company that mines uranium ore and produces natural-uranium concentrate. This article traces its story from its 1951 founding, through three mines and the route to Canada where the ore becomes reactor fuel, to the 2026 seizure of its accounts and its conversion into a joint-stock company.
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From Six Grocery Stores to 1,320: ATB, the Supermarket Chain Born in Dnipro
ATB, a food supermarket chain headquartered in Dnipro, says it began in 1993 with six grocery stores and, by early 2026, had 1,320 stores across 22 oblasts. This article separates the company's own claim of being “Ukraine's largest” chain from the figures in the state company register, the store counts that differ between versions of its own history, and the revenue and profit recorded in that register, based on materials available as of September 2026.
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98% of the Harvest Comes from Households, Not Companies: Ukraine’s Walnuts and Exports
In 2024 Ukraine exported 23,318 tonnes of shelled walnuts, mostly to European countries such as France and Romania. According to the State Statistics Service, more than 98% of the harvest comes not from agricultural enterprises but from residents' households. This article looks at the difference between in-shell and shelled walnuts, how “ranked Nth in the world” comparisons work, and the trade relationship with Japan, based on statistics available as of September 2026.
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From Missile Design Bureau to Space Rockets: Dnipro’s “Pivdenne”
The Pivdenne Design Bureau in Dnipro was established inside a factory in 1954 and has worked on everything from Soviet strategic missiles to the space rockets Kosmos, Tsyklon, and Zenit, and the first stage of the U.S. rocket Antares. This article traces the origins of the design bureau and the factory, the lineage of the space rockets, and the cancellation of the project with Brazil.
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Up to 500,000 Hryvnias to Start a Business: Ukraine’s State Grant Program “єРобота”
Since July 2022, Ukraine's government has run "єРобота," a program of non-repayable grants for starting or expanding a business. In September 2026, the "microgrant," whose amount used to depend on the number of people hired, was reorganized into two tracks: starting a business and expanding one. This article covers the types and amounts of the grants, the employment and tax conditions, and the numbers so far.