Sales of new passenger cars in August of this year fell by 27% compared to the same month in 2025—to nearly 5,000 units, which is also 14% less than the figure for July of this year, Ukravtoprom reported on its Telegram channel.
According to the association, the most popular brand remains Japan’s Toyota, which increased sales by 9% compared to August of last year—to 1,092 units.
Skoda holds second place with 600 units (+47%), while Renault took third with 361 units (-32%).
The top ten also included BYD—229 units (-69%), which ranked second last year amid rising demand for electric vehicles; Hyundai—261 units (-34%); Volkswagen—260 units (-51%); Mazda—187 units (+7%); BMW—186 units (-45%); Suzuki—156 units (-32%); and Mitsubishi—122 units (-2%).
The best-selling vehicle of the month was the Toyota RAV-4 crossover (in August 2025, it was the Renault Duster).
According to “Ukravtoprom,” a total of over 43,700 new passenger cars were sold in the country from January through August, which is 5% less than last year.
As previously reported, according to “Ukravtoprom,” the new passenger car market grew by 17% in 2025 compared to 2024, reaching 81,300 units.
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Продажи новых легковых автомобилей в августе этого года сократились на 27% по сравнению с тем же месяцем 2025 года – почти до 5 тыс. шт., что также на 14% меньше показателя июля текущего года, сообщил «Укравтопром» в Telegram-канале.
По данным ассоциации, самой популярной маркой остается японская Toyota, которая на 9% увеличила продажи по сравнению с августом прошлого года – до 1092 шт.
Второе место занимает Skoda – 600 шт. (+47%), третье – Renault – 361 шт. (-32%).
В десятку самых популярных также вошли BYD – 229 шт. (-69%), которая в прошлом году занимала второе место в рейтинге на волне роста спроса на электромобили; Hyundai – 261 шт. (-34%); Volkswagen – 260 шт. (-51%); Mazda – 187 шт. (+7%); BMW – 186 шт. (-45%); Suzuki – 156 шт. (-32%) и Mitsubishi – 122 шт. (-2%).
Бестселлером месяца стал кроссовер Toyota RAV-4 (в августе 2025 года – Renault Duster).
По данным «Укравтопрома», всего в январе-августе в стране было продано более 43,7 тыс. новых легковых автомобилей, что на 5% меньше, чем в прошлом году.
Как сообщалось, по данным «Укравтопрома», в 2025 году рынок новых легковых автомобилей вырос на 17% по сравнению с 2024 годом – до 81,3 тыс. шт.
According to Experts.news, the average microloan amount in Ukraine rose to 9,170 UAH in the second quarter of 2026, which is nearly 1.5 times higher than the figure for the same period last year, according to an analysis by the Experts Club think tank based on data from OpenDataBot.
In the second quarter of 2025, the average size of such a loan was approximately 6,290 UAH. Thus, over the course of a year, the average microloan amount increased by about 2,900 UAH, or 46%.
At the same time, Ukrainians did not turn to microfinance organizations significantly more often. On average, about 700,000 microloans are issued per month, and the total number of contracts for January–June 2026 amounted to 4.196 million.
The total amount of microloans issued in the first half of the year reached 37.5 billion UAH.
At the same time, the population’s accumulated debt to MFOs is growing. As of July 1, it stood at 32.32 billion UAH—4.7 billion UAH, or 17%, more than at the beginning of the year.
Original source: OpenDataBot—MFO market research for the first half of 2026
The massive attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have shown that the stable operation of businesses and communities increasingly depends on their ability to secure backup power sources. This issue became particularly pressing last winter during prolonged blackouts. The problem is especially acute for educational institutions, as every hour of instruction not lost due to power outages contributes to the development of the country’s human capital and the preparation of the generation that will rebuild Ukraine.
To ensure the educational process is not interrupted, IDS Ukraine and its production units—the Morshyn “Oscar” Mineral Water Plant and the Myrhorod Mineral Water Plant—are implementing a comprehensive project in collaboration with the local governments of Morshyn and Myrhorod to provide backup power for the communities’ educational infrastructure.
The project will last two years. As a pilot initiative, it began in Myrhorod, where in 2025, IDS Ukraine, together with the Myrhorod Mineral Water Plant, helped provide backup power to nine schools and kindergartens*. This year, backup power was installed in four educational institutions—two lyceums and two gymnasiums**. As a result, Myrhorod has become one of the first cities in Ukraine where all educational institutions have an alternative energy source. A total of 5,519 children from the community attend these schools. Total investment in the project amounted to 6.1 million UAH over the course of two years.
This year, the project expanded to include the Morshyn community. Three educational institutions in the city, attended by 534 students, have already been equipped with backup power sources. The institutions received 3 hybrid inverters and 37 rechargeable batteries. During the first phase of the project, the company’s investment totaled 3.1 million UAH.
Thus, the total investment by IDS Ukraine and its manufacturing divisions in the project to ensure energy independence for schools and kindergartens in Myrhorod and Morshyn amounts to 9.2 million hryvnias.
“Today, Ukrainian schools are shaping a generation of people on whom the future recovery, development, and competitiveness of our country will depend. That is why it is extremely important today to ensure that children have the opportunity to continue their education regardless of external circumstances. For IDS Ukraine, supporting education is not just a social initiative, but a contribution to Ukraine’s future. When we help schools remain resilient in the face of challenges, we are effectively investing in the generation on which the country’s development will depend in the coming decades,” said Marko Tkachuk, CEO of IDS Ukraine.
To implement the project in both cities, we were able to follow a well-established process in which local councils identified a priority list of educational institutions in need of energy-saving solutions, and specialists brought in by the companies conducted an audit to select the optimal solutions. IDS Ukraine, the Myrhorod Mineral Water Plant, and the Morshyn “Oskar” Mineral Water Plant financed the purchase, delivery, installation, and configuration of hybrid inverters and battery units.
IDS Ukraine takes a comprehensive approach to addressing energy independence for both community infrastructure and its own production facilities. In 2025, a solar power plant was commissioned at the Myrhorod Mineral Water Plant; the next phase is the pilot launch of the company’s own solar power generation at the “Oscar” plant in Morshyn. At the same time, the company is developing a comprehensive energy strategy with a planning horizon through 2031.
IDS Ukraine is a Ukrainian group of companies founded in 1996. The group owns the “Morshynska,” “Mirgorodska,” “Alaska,” and “Aqua Life” brands.
IDS Ukraine is the market leader in bottled water and has a significant influence on the formation and development of the industry. The total amount of capital investments, including those in production, over the past 5 years has reached 2.3 billion UAH. IDS Ukraine is the largest payer of taxes and fees in the industry. Tax contributions for 2025 total 1.3 billion UAH, which is 12.7% more than in 2024. The company employs over 3,000 people and plays a significant role as the primary employer for small cities such as Myrhorod and Morshyn.
According to Fixygen, stablecoins are gradually evolving from a primarily exchange-based instrument into a means of everyday payments.
In July, spending via stablecoin-linked payment cards exceeded $1 billion per month for the first time, according to Paymentscan data cited by Reuters.
RedotPay forecasts that by 2028, the volume of direct card payments in stablecoins could reach $50 billion per year.
The technology is spreading particularly rapidly in Latin America and Africa, where dollar-pegged stablecoins are used as a means of savings, international remittances, and access to the dollar payment system.
RedotPay already serves over 8 million users, and its clients’ annual transaction volume exceeds $14 billion, including account top-ups and card payments.
The main change is that users no longer need to view USDT or USDC as cryptocurrencies. They can hold digital dollars and make payments with a regular Visa or Mastercard, while the conversion takes place within the payment infrastructure.
However, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) remains skeptical. On August 28, BIS Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos stated that stablecoins are not yet a sufficiently reliable global payment system due to risks related to financial stability, anti-money laundering (AML), and the fragmentation of the monetary system.
Foreign exchange interventions by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on the interbank market in August remained close to July’s level, increasing by $24.7 million, or 0.5 percent, to $4.82 billion, according to data from the regulator’s website.
At the same time, the official hryvnia-to-dollar exchange rate strengthened by 0.3%, or 14 kopecks, in August, reaching 44.5505 UAH/$1 at the end of the month.
The volume of the National Bank’s interventions in the interbank market last week increased by 6.5%, or $77.9 million, compared to the previous week, reaching $1.27 billion.
According to the NBU, net interventions in August rose by 78.6%, or $2.12 billion, year-over-year.
From January through August, the regulator sold nearly $33.0 billion in foreign currency, which is 39.0%, or $9.25 billion, more than during the same period last year.
Over the 28 days of August, the average daily negative balance of legal entities’ currency purchase and sale transactions increased to $169.5 million from $151.8 million in July.
In the retail foreign exchange market, this figure rose from $19.4 million in July to $25.9 million in August.
