On the night of June 13, 2026, state-owned PrivatBank will conduct scheduled maintenance work at its processing center, during which it will temporarily suspend payment card transactions, ATM operations, self-service terminals, and the bank’s POS terminals, the financial institution’s press service reported.
According to the statement, the work will take place from 12:05 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. on June 13.
The maintenance work is being carried out to increase capacity and enhance the security of payment card transactions.
PrivatBank recommends that customers planning to make card payments during the maintenance period either complete them in advance or postpone them for a few hours.
PrivatBank is Ukraine’s largest bank. According to the National Bank, the financial institution’s total assets as of May 1, 2026, amounted to UAH 952.46 billion (22.5% of the total).
According to the NBU as of May 1, 2026, PrivatBank had issued a total of 63.85 million payment cards, of which 32.28 million were used for transactions during the month.
The bank’s network comprised 7,433 ATMs, 9,831 self-service terminals, and 346,820 merchant payment terminals.
In its June report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raised its forecast for Ukraine’s wheat production in the 2026/27 marketing year (July–June) to 23.5 million tons from 23 million tons, as projected a month earlier, and also increased its export estimate from 13 million tons to 14 million tons.
In the June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, USDA analysts attributed the forecast revision for Ukraine to favorable weather conditions in the spring.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the upward revision of the forecast for Ukraine was one of the factors behind the increase in the forecast for global wheat production in the 2026/27 marketing year from 819.1 million tons to 820.1 million tons. Global wheat trade was also revised upward—from 211.7 million tons to 212.0 million tons.
In addition, the USDA raised its forecast for Ukraine’s barley harvest in the 2026/27 marketing year by 300,000 tons—from 5.5 million tons to 5.8 million tons, as expected a month earlier.
The export estimate was also increased by the same 300,000 tons, which, together with other grains excluding wheat and corn, currently stands at 2.49 million tons.
As for the corn harvest forecast, analysts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture left it unchanged at 30 million tons this year, compared to 30.9 million tons last year. Corn exports from Ukraine are expected to reach 23 million tons, the same as a month earlier.
As reported, in its May report, the USDA published its first forecast for Ukraine for the 2026/27 marketing year, estimating the wheat harvest at 23 million tons, exports at 13 million tons, and corn production and exports at 30 million tons and 23 million tons, respectively.
As reported, Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Environment, and Agriculture forecasts the 2026 grain harvest at around 60.4 million tons, which is only 1%, or 0.64 million tons, less than last year. According to preliminary estimates by the Ministry of Economy, the harvest of key crops could amount to about 22.4 million tons of wheat, about 4.7 million tons of barley, and approximately 31.6 million tons of corn.
According to data from the State Statistics Service of Ukraine, the wheat harvest in Ukraine in 2025 increased by 3.6% to 23.34 million tons, the corn harvest by 14.6% to 30.9 million tons, while barley production decreased by 2.4% to 5.2 million tons.
According to Serbian Economist, Montenegro’s housing stock is growing rapidly, but its population is not. According to UNECE data, the 2023 census recorded 392,900 residential properties in the country—78,200 more than in 2011.
Over the past 12 years, the number of apartments and houses has increased by approximately 26%, while the population has remained unchanged at around 624,000 people.
As a result, there are now 627 apartments and houses per 1,000 residents in Montenegro. This is approximately 21% higher than the EU average.
The main problem is that only 54% of housing is used for permanent residence. About 46% of properties stand vacant or are used seasonally, as vacation homes or for tourist rentals.
On the coast, this is linked to tourism, foreign buyers, and short-term rentals. In the north of the country, the reason is different—population outflow and depopulation.
A telling example is Žabljak: there, the number of homes has increased by more than 30%, even though the population has shrunk by about 18%.
For Montenegro, this is becoming a structural problem. Real estate and tourism generate quick profits, but they do not solve the issue of affordable housing for local residents. In Budva, Kotor, Tivat, and Bar, there is formally plenty of housing, but living there permanently is becoming increasingly expensive.
The main conclusion: Montenegro is facing the paradox of the tourism economy—the number of apartments and houses is increasing, while affordable housing for permanent residents may be decreasing.
According to data from the Fixygen.ua project, the cryptocurrency market is ending the week with a cautious recovery following the sharp decline in early June, while investors continue to withdraw funds from crypto funds and spot Bitcoin ETFs, market data shows.
As of Friday, Bitcoin is trading around $63,600, and Ethereum around $1,670. BTC remains range-bound after falling below $60,000 last week, which marked one of the most significant declines since 2022.
The main factors putting pressure on the market were expectations of a tighter policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve, rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East, reduced risk appetite, and outflows from cryptocurrency investment products.
According to CoinShares, for the week ending June 1, digital investment products recorded outflows of $1.67 billion, marking the third consecutive week of negative flows. Bitcoin funds lost $1.44 billion—the largest weekly outflow for BTC in 2026—while Ethereum products lost $257 million.
According to SoSoValue, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. have lost over $2 billion since the beginning of June. The ETF market remains one of the key indicators of institutional demand: as long as outflows persist, a sustainable upward momentum for BTC is not forming.
The situation surrounding Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, put additional pressure on market sentiment. The company first sold a small portion of its Bitcoin holdings for the first time since 2022, which sent a negative signal to the market, but then reported purchasing 1,550 BTC for $101.3 million between June 1 and 7. This partially stabilized sentiment but did not alter investors’ overall caution.
Ethereum also remains under pressure. The price of ETH is holding in the $1,600–1,700 range, but interest in the asset is limited by a general decline in risk appetite and weak ETF performance. At the same time, the market continues to view Ethereum as a key asset for DeFi, tokenization, and infrastructure solutions, so its medium-term performance will depend not only on the price of BTC but also on activity within the ecosystem.
Altcoins moved in different directions throughout the week and mostly followed Bitcoin. Assets with high beta sensitivity to the market showed the weakest performance, while liquidity was concentrated in the largest coins.
The macroeconomic backdrop remains mixed. On the one hand, easing geopolitical tensions and a recovery in stock indices have supported risk appetite. On the other hand, strong U.S. labor market data and persistent inflationary uncertainty are dampening expectations of a rapid Fed rate cut.
In the crypto industry, attention was also focused on regulatory initiatives in the U.S. Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced a package of crypto tax bills, and the U.S. Treasury, according to market reports, continues to work on the issue of a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Preliminary weekly summary: The crypto market recouped some of its losses following the June sell-off, but has not yet shown a full-fledged reversal. BTC is holding above $60,000, but outflows from ETFs, weak institutional demand, and macroeconomic uncertainty maintain the risk of retesting the lower boundary of the range.
Key factors for the market next week will be the dynamics of flows in spot Bitcoin ETFs, signals from the Fed, the geopolitical backdrop, and Bitcoin’s ability to consolidate above the $63,000–$65,000 range.
Independent audits for the years 2022–2025 have confirmed the accuracy of the key financial indicators of State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine.” This was reported by the company’s press service.
In particular, the independent audit confirmed the company’s revenue growth from UAH 22.7 billion in 2023 and UAH 23 billion in 2024 to a record UAH 29.9 billion in 2025. The growth in net profit was also confirmed, rising from UAH 3 billion in 2023 and UAH 2.8 billion in 2024 to UAH 6.9 billion in 2025.
As noted, in late May 2025, the supervisory board of the state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” initiated independent audits of the company’s annual financial statements and approved the criteria for selecting an auditor. Board members justified their decision by stating that “the public must be convinced that the company’s performance results correspond to the reported data.” In addition, conducting an independent audit is part of the process of corporatizing the state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine.” Currently, the audits have been completed, and the reports have been published on the company’s website.
The financial statements for 2022–2024, prepared in accordance with national accounting regulations (standards)—NP(S)BO—were audited by Grant Thornton Legis, which is part of the international Grant Thornton network—one of the world’s leaders in audit, tax, and business consulting.
The independent audit of the 2025 financial statements was conducted by Crowe Erfolg Ukraine, a member of Crowe Global—the eighth-largest international network in the field of accounting, auditing, and consulting. Since January 1, 2025, SE “Lisy Ukrainy” has adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and the audit for this period was conducted in accordance with IFRS requirements.
“The report states that the financial statements of the State Enterprise ‘Forests of Ukraine’ present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the enterprise, its financial performance, and its cash flows. The auditors made specific observations related, in particular, to the limited information regarding the historical cost of assets. Some of the assets transferred to the enterprise from state forestry enterprises were acquired back in Soviet times, and the original documentation has been lost in some cases. However, this did not prevent the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” from successfully passing an independent audit of its financial statements for all four years of operation,” reports the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine.”
Earlier, the company reported record volumes of timber deliveries to the front lines. In May, the State Enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” shipped 31,400 m³ of forest products to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This was the highest figure since the company’s inception.
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According to The Serbian Economist, the European Commission believes that Serbia’s granting of citizenship to Russian citizens poses potential security risks to the EU, as holders of Serbian passports are entitled to visa-free entry into EU countries.
Guillaume Mercier, the European Commission’s Enlargement Commissioner, stated that this issue had already been raised in the 2025 Enlargement Report. In that report, the European Commission recommended that Serbia continue to align with EU visa policy and ensure more thorough screening of third-country nationals, particularly those from countries that may pose security risks or contribute to illegal migration.
At the same time, the scale of Serbia’s naturalization of Russians remains incomparably lower than in EU countries. According to Serbia’s Migration Profile, 191 former Russian citizens received Serbian citizenship in 2024. In 2023, there were 532 such cases, and in 2022, 275.
By comparison, Germany alone granted citizenship to 12,980 former or current Russian citizens in 2024. That is nearly 68 times more than Serbia granted in the same year. Spain granted citizenship to 2,588 Russians, Finland to about 1,600, Switzerland to 815, Norway to 782, and the United Kingdom to over 2,300.
According to Eurostat, in 2024, approximately 31,000 Russians received citizenship in EU countries.
Estimated data on the granting of citizenship to Russians in Europe in 2024:
EU total – about 31,000 people
Germany – 12,980
Spain – 2,588
United Kingdom – over 2,300
Finland – about 1,600
Switzerland – 815
Norway – 782
Serbia – 191
For Belgrade, this issue is part of a broader dialogue with Brussels regarding visa policy, migration, and European integration.
For Serbia itself, the situation is ambiguous. On the one hand, the country is interested in maintaining relations with Russia, attracting capital and migrants, and supporting a visa-free regime for Russians. On the other hand, visa and migration policy could become an additional source of friction in relations with the EU.
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