The national postal operator Ukrposhta has purchased 160 new vehicles to improve its logistics using credit funds from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which will reduce the average age of its fleet, currently 17-18 years, by five years, according to the company’s CEO Ihor Smelyansky.
“Thanks to our partners at the EBRD, Ukrposhta has updated its fleet with 160 new vehicles (modern MAN and Iveco) for efficient logistics and to compensate for vehicles lost under shelling,” he wrote on Telegram on Thursday.
It is noted that 100 MAN vehicles (5 tons) are intended for interregional transportation, restoring logistics links between transport hubs damaged by the war, while 60 Iveco vehicles (20 tons) are intended for large interregional transportation.
As Smelyansky clarified, the first 11 vehicles are already operating on routes, delivering humanitarian and commercial cargo, and the rest will be delivered by the end of this year.
“This is a continuation of the large-scale upgrade that started last year: at that time, Ukrposhta received 250 Citroën Jumpers,” Smelyansky emphasized.
The CEO also added that since the start of the full-scale invasion, the enemy has caused more than UAH 2.5 billion in damage to the company’s infrastructure.
In its latest report, Ukrposhta said that as of June 30, 2025, EUR 42.5 million had been received under a loan agreement with the EBRD, and EUR 14.81 million had been repaid.
According to the report, as of June 30, 2025, the company had breached the financial covenants under the loan agreement with the EBRD, but at the company’s request, the bank waived the requirement to comply with the covenants for 2025.
In the first half of 2025, Ukrposhta increased its revenue by 5.4% compared to the same period last year, to UAH 6 billion 505.0 million, reducing its net loss by 27.2% to UAH 311.8 million.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allocated UAH 6.2 billion in subsidies for additional payments to school teachers.
According to Taras Melnychuk, a representative of the Cabinet of Ministers in the Verkhovna Rada, on Telegram, the relevant decision was made at a government meeting on Wednesday.
In particular, in 2025, subsidies in the amount of UAH 6 billion 218 million 546.4 thousand will be allocated from the state budget to local budgets for additional payments to teachers of general secondary education institutions for unfavorable working conditions in September-December 2025.
According to the government decision adopted in November 2024, teaching staff at state and municipal general secondary education institutions will receive a monthly additional payment for special working conditions in the amount of UAH 1,300 (UAH 1,000 “in hand”) from January 1, 2025. From September 1, 2025, until the end of the calendar year in which martial law is terminated or canceled, this payment will amount to UAH 2,600 (UAH 2,000 “in hand”).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allowed veterans to receive sports prostheses without additional certificates for participation in competitions, training, or personal rehabilitation, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced.
“Treatment for Ukrainian civilians released from Russian captivity. From now on, treatment at a sanatorium can be accompanied by one person — a family member or companion,” Svyrydenko wrote on Telegram following Wednesday’s government meeting.
In addition, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a decision at the meeting that should simplify the process of obtaining a sports prosthesis.
“It is no longer necessary to be a member of a sports organization or to participate in competitions included in state or regional calendars. From now on, veterans will be able to obtain a sports prosthesis without additional certificates, both for participation in competitions and for training or personal rehabilitation,” the prime minister added.
Where are businesses relocating to?
According to the Unified State Register, almost 8,000 companies relocated within Ukraine in the first eight months of 2025. In total, Ukrainian businesses moved across the country 8,345 times this year. The number of relocations has stabilized and even become lower than before the start of the full-scale war. Kyiv remains the most popular region from which and to which businesses are relocating.
This year, 8,345 business relocations from one region to another were recorded in Ukraine. This is almost the same as last year and even 10% less than in 2021. In total, 7,988 companies relocated within Ukraine during this period. It is worth noting that some businesses managed to relocate several times.
Companies operating in the trade sector are the most likely to relocate: in fact, this is every third business among all those that have moved across the country. Businesses in the construction (6%), agriculture (5%), and real estate (5%) sectors also relocate frequently.
Most businesses move to and from Kyiv. The main directions of business relocation remain routes between Kyiv and the regions. The most popular moves were from the capital to the Kyiv region (494 companies), to the Dnipropetrovsk region (379), and in the opposite direction: from the Kyiv region to the capital (378). 358 companies moved from Kyiv to the Kharkiv region, while 336 moved from the Dnipropetrovsk region to the capital.
It is worth noting that Kharkiv region is generally in the lead this year: more businesses moved to the frontline region than left it: +374 companies this year. The picture is similar in Zaporizhzhia (+276), Lviv (+161), Zakarpattia (+83), and Kyiv (+77) regions. In contrast, the capital has seen the opposite trend: 657 more companies left than arrived. Next in terms of negative balance are Dnipropetrovsk region (-102), Donetsk (-97), Volyn (-83), and Poltava (-62).
Overall, the largest number of businesses left the capital — 2,909 companies, or 36% of the total. Among other donor regions, Dnipropetrovsk (824 companies), Kyiv (770), Odesa (507), and Lviv (451) are worth noting.
At the same time, Kyiv remains the main destination for businesses relocating, with 2,252 companies choosing it as their new place of work. It is followed by Kyiv region (847), Kharkiv region (742), Dnipropetrovsk region (722), and Lviv region (613).
Three companies included in this year’s Open Data Index also managed to change their legal address. Among them is OPERCOM, a company operating in the restaurant and hotel sector, with an income of UAH 1.4 billion last year. The company moved from Kyiv to Zaporizhzhia region and is currently in the process of filing for bankruptcy.
The medical laboratory Eskulab, with revenues of UAH 942.4 million, returned to the Lviv region in February after a short stay in the capital. The insurance company ASKO DS, which had revenues of UAH 83.9 million last year, moved from the Donetsk region to Kyiv in August.
https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/business-relocation-2025
Ukrainians ranked fourth among foreign buyers of real estate in Turkey in August 2025, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat). In the last month of summer, foreigners purchased 1,810 residential properties in Turkey, which is 19.8% less than in August 2024 (2,257 properties). The share of sales to foreigners amounted to 1.3% of the total volume of transactions.
Leaders in terms of the number of transactions in August:
Russians — 283 properties;
Iranians — 155;
Germans — 118;
Ukrainians — 118;
Iraqis — 118;
Azerbaijanis — 77;
Kazakhs — 68.
The most popular regions among foreign buyers were Istanbul (671 properties), Antalya (576), and Mersin (123).
The report notes that Russians remain the leaders, but their activity is declining: in August, they bought 10.2% fewer properties than in the previous month (315 in July). Compared to August 2024 (381 transactions), the decline was 25.7%.
Eurostat has published data on minimum wages in EU countries, which show significant differences: from €551 in Bulgaria to €2,704 in Luxembourg.
According to the report, the minimum wage is officially established in only 22 of the 27 EU countries. In Denmark, Italy, Finland, and Sweden, there is no legislative regulation of the minimum wage.
Countries with the highest minimum wage (in euros, August 2025):
Luxembourg — €2,704
Ireland — over 2,000
Netherlands — over 2,000
Germany — over 2,000
Belgium — over 2,000
Medium level (from 1,000 to 1,500 euros):
– France, Slovenia, Spain, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Czech Republic, Portugal, Croatia, Slovakia, Greece.
Low level (from €600 to €900):
– Hungary, Latvia, Romania.
Minimum in the EU:
– Bulgaria – €551.
Experts note that such significant differences reflect both the level of economic development of countries and their social policies. High minimum wages are characteristic of Western European countries, while in Eastern Europe, base rates remain several times lower.
