In 2025, the Export Credit Agency (ECA) provided support in the amount of UAH 10.43 billion, which is almost 39% more than in the previous year (UAH 7.53 billion), according to the agency’s website.
During the year, the ECA insured 84 loan agreements and supported 106 export agreements for 75 Ukrainian exporters, which exceeds the corresponding figures for 2024 (87 loans, 98 agreements, and 69 exporters).
The leaders among partner banks in 2025 were: Kreditvest Bank, Oschadbank, and Ukrgasbank.
The largest volumes of supported exports were recorded in Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Ternopil, and Volyn regions, as well as in Kyiv. The importing countries included Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Germany.
In the structure of supported exports in 2025, the largest share was occupied by products of the woodworking and food industries, as well as the agricultural sector.
The top five commodity items included the production of wooden containers, the production of oil and animal fats, as well as the activities of intermediaries in the trade of food, beverages, and tobacco products.
The Export Credit Agency of Ukraine (ECA) is a state institution that supports non-commodity exports by insuring the risks of enterprises and banks. The agency insures foreign economic contracts, export credits, bank guarantees, and investment credits against military risks.
Lithuania is sending Ukraine more than 90 generators to ensure the functioning of heating, electricity, and critical infrastructure, Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Rūginienė said.
“Ukrainians are facing a serious shortage of electricity and heating due to Russia’s continuous shelling of energy infrastructure — a deliberate, brutal strategy that has been used every winter since the start of the war, this time with particular intensity and recklessness. Lithuania is sending more than 90 generators to ensure the functioning of heating, electricity, and critical infrastructure,” she wrote on social media.
The prime minister emphasized that Lithuania stands firmly on the side of Ukraine.
“On Ukraine’s Unity Day, we are sending warmth from Lithuania – power generators worth over €2 million. Lithuania supports Ukraine. Glory to Ukraine!” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys wrote on social media.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiga also reported that he had spoken with his Lithuanian colleague and friend Kęstutis Budrys and thanked him for the announced assistance.
“I am sincerely grateful for the important news that Lithuania is providing Ukraine with much-needed additional energy assistance — a large number of generators to strengthen our resilience.
This is vital and timely assistance,” Sybiga wrote.
He informed his colleague about the situation on the battlefield and the latest developments in the peace talks.
The ministers agreed on further contacts at various levels and coordinated their positions ahead of international events to be held next week.
They paid particular attention to the next steps in promoting Ukraine’s integration into the EU.
“On this symbolic day — Ukrainian Unity Day — I expressed my gratitude to Kęstutis for his personal efforts in support of Ukraine and congratulated him on being awarded the Order of Merit by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” Sibiga said.
The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine recorded more than 37 million border crossings in 2025. The number of entries and exits is almost equal: 18.4 million times versus 18.7 million. During the year, 290,300 Ukrainians traveled abroad and never returned. This is 1.5 times less than in 2024. In total, 3.1 million citizens have officially left Ukraine over the 4 years of full-scale migration. Of these, 72% left in the first year of the great war.
37,088,261 official border crossings were recorded in Ukraine in 2025. People entered Ukraine 18.4 million times and left it 18.7 million times.
86% of crossings were made by citizens. In general, Ukrainians traveled more often: last year, the border was crossed about 2.7 million times per month. For comparison, in previous years, the figure was lower and remained at 2.5 million.
Despite the fact that the number of border crossings is increasing year by year, the number of conditional non-returns – that is, the difference between citizens who left and those who returned – is gradually decreasing. During the year, 16.1 million Ukrainians left Ukraine, and 15.8 million returned. The difference is 290 thousand citizens who did not return. This is 1.5 times less than in 2024, when almost 443,000 did not return home.
In total, 3.1 million citizens have officially left the government-controlled territory of Ukraine and have not returned in the four years of full-scale war. 72% of them did so in the first year of the full-scale invasion.
https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/ukrainians-emigration-trend-2025-12
Hungary became the EU leader in terms of housing price growth: in the third quarter of 2025, residential property prices there rose by 21.1% year-on-year, according to Eurostat data.
Overall, housing prices in the EU, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 5.5% in July-September 2025 compared to the same quarter in 2024, and by 5.1% in the eurozone. Compared to the second quarter of 2025, growth was 1.6% in both the EU and the eurozone.
Eurostat notes that among the EU countries for which data is available, only Finland (-3.1%) recorded an annual decline in prices, while the rest saw growth. Apart from Hungary, the most significant price increases were recorded in Portugal (+17.7%) and Bulgaria (+15.4%).
Source: http://relocation.com.ua/hungary-showed-the-highest-growth-in-housing-prices-in-the-eu/
Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova have agreed to establish a trilateral chamber of commerce and industry, according to Mykola Kutsak, chairman of the Chernivtsi Regional Council.
“In practice, this could mean closer cooperation between our countries and financial assistance to Moldova and Ukraine on their path to the EU. In particular, from our position, we will be talking about Ukraine’s recovery from the consequences of the hostilities,” Kutsak explained.
According to him, representatives of the three countries, the European Parliament, and the European Union are involved in the initiative. A working group has been set up to prepare for the launch of the future platform, which will coordinate further steps to form the structure and mechanisms of the chamber.
A new project has been launched in Ukraine with the support of the US government-funded AGRO Agricultural and Rural Development Program. The project will strengthen the institutional and technical capacity of water user organizations and promote the implementation of modern approaches to land reclamation infrastructure management, according to the press service of the Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture.
The Ministry of Economy noted that the project is being implemented by the Association of Water User Organizations (AWUO) and is designed to form a long-term partnership between Ukraine and the US in the field of hydraulic reclamation.
“The launch of this project makes it possible to combine state policy, the expertise of the professional community, and the support of international partners to form a sustainable model for managing irrigation infrastructure and expanding farmers’ access to modern technologies,” explained Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture Iryna Ovcharenko, whose words are quoted in the report.
It is noted that within the framework of the project, agricultural producers will receive comprehensive consulting support on the creation and operation of water user organizations, management of engineering infrastructure, and ensuring their financial sustainability. A separate area of focus is a professional training program for irrigation managers, aimed at improving the efficiency of land reclamation systems and long-term planning for their development.
In addition, AOWC experts will conduct technical audits of the irrigation networks of 25 agricultural producers and five water user organizations, based on the results of which individual solutions for infrastructure modernization will be developed. It is expected that within the framework of the project, Ukrainian farmers will establish cooperation with American manufacturers of irrigation equipment and suppliers of management and service solutions.
“The development of water user organizations is a key element in the restoration and modernization of irrigation in Ukraine (…) It will also accelerate the restoration of Ukraine’s irrigation infrastructure, as experts estimate that the level of wear and tear reaches about 80%,” Ovcharenko emphasized.
The Ministry of Economy reminded that the development of hydraulic reclamation is of strategic importance for Ukraine’s agro-industrial complex. Since the start of the full-scale war, irrigated areas have decreased from 525,000 hectares in 2021 to 137,000 hectares in 2024. At the same time, the potential for restoring irrigation in Ukraine is at least 1 million hectares.
As of early 2026, 73 water user organizations have been established in 14 regions of Ukraine, including 19 in 2025.
