The number of requests for long-term house rentals in January 2026 increased by 18% compared to January 2025, while responses for apartments were 4% less than a year earlier, the press service of OLX Real Estate told Interfax-Ukraine.
According to the company, these figures may indicate that Ukrainians prefer to rent houses due to their need for autonomy. At the same time, the level of supply decreased: by 9% in the house segment and by 12% in the apartment segment.
In January 2026, the median price for long-term house rentals across the country increased by 35% compared to January 2025, reaching UAH 35,000.
Compared to January 2025, the record growth rate was recorded in the Mykolaiv region: +81%, to UAH 14,000. In Zaporizhzhia, prices rose by 48% to UAH 10,000, in Kyiv by 28% to UAH 86,300, and in Cherkasy by 25% to UAH 10,000. The median house rental price decreased only in a few regions of western Ukraine, namely in Ivano-Frankivsk region – by 38%, to UAH 10,000, Khmelnytskyi region – by 18%, to UAH 8,250, and Rivne region – by 13%, to UAH 14,000.
Compared to December 2025, the median rental price for houses remained unchanged in most regions, except for Zakarpattia (+5%), Kyiv (+2%) regions, and Kyiv (+7%).
Demand for house rentals in most regions in January 2026 was higher than in January 2025. The number of reviews increased significantly in Zaporizhzhia (+153%), Ivano-Frankivsk (+120%), Kirovohrad (+42%), Zakarpattia (+32%), Rivne (+31%), and Kharkiv (+24%) regions. On the other hand, demand for house rentals fell significantly in Chernihiv (-43%), Mykolaiv (-34%), and Odesa (-16%) regions.
Comparing January 2026 with December 2025, demand in Ukraine increased by 30%. In Kyiv, the number of responses to house rental ads doubled, and in the region, it increased by 40%.
The median price for long-term apartment rentals in Ukraine as a whole in January 2026 was UAH 13,200, which is 10% higher than in January 2025 and 0.1% higher than in December 2025.
The situation is identical across regions: the median cost of renting an apartment is generally higher this year than in January 2025. The most noticeable growth was in the Kharkiv (+26%, to UAH 6,300) and Zakarpattia (+25%, to UAH 21,000) regions. The only decrease was recorded in the Chernihiv region: -7%, to UAH 6.5 thousand.
Comparing January 2026 to December 2025, the median costs remained unchanged across regions, except for the Zakarpattia region, where the price increased by 10%.
There was a noticeable increase in the number of responses to long-term apartment rentals in Zaporizhzhia (+105%) and Kharkiv (+34%) regions.
However, for the most part this year, searchers are less active in responding to apartment rental ads. A decrease in the number of responses was observed in most regions. The most noticeable decrease was in Chernihiv (by 34%), Odesa (by 28%), Mykolaiv (22%), Sumy, and Ternopil regions (by 13%).
In Kyiv and the surrounding region, the decline in demand compared to last year is 10% and 9%, respectively.
In January 2026, compared to December 2025, there was a slight increase in responses in the western region of the country, in Kyiv and the surrounding region – within 5-8%.
According to Fixygen, Ukrainian Bacon PJSC plans to hold a general meeting of shareholders on February 17, 2026.
As stated in the company’s announcement, the meeting is expected to consider issues related to the company’s activities that are on the agenda.
Ukrainian Bacon PJSC (EDRPOU code 33380539) was registered on December 18, 2008, with a registered capital of UAH 1.0005 million. Its main activity is the production of meat products; its legal address is Vodyane Druhe, Kramatorskyi District, Donetsk Region.
Promarmatura PJSC (Dnipro) will allocate UAH 5,309,888 thousand from undistributed profits for previous years to pay dividends.
According to information from the company in the system of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC), this decision was made at an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders on February 6 this year.
“The undistributed profit received by the company as of the end of 2024 in the amount of UAH 123.082 million shall be distributed as follows: part of the undistributed profit in the amount of UAH 5,309,888 thousand shall be allocated to the payment of dividends to the company’s shareholders; the other part of the undistributed profit shall not be distributed, but shall remain at the disposal of the company for the fulfillment of its statutory purposes,” the company said in a statement.
At the same time, the shareholders decided not to replenish the company’s reserve capital, as it has been formed in full. They also approved the total amount of dividends based on the distribution of undistributed profit received by the company as of the end of 2024, in the amount of UAH 5 million 309,888 thousand, which is the amount of dividends per ordinary share in the amount of UAH 32.
It is specified that the dividend payment period is from February 11 to August 10, 2026. The company will pay dividends in installments on a monthly basis during the dividend payment period, as funds become available or are received. Dividends are paid directly to shareholders to their bank accounts.
As reported, according to the annual report, PJSC Promarmatura reduced its net profit by 3.48 times compared to the previous year to UAH 3.274 million based on the results of its operations in 2024, while net income for this period decreased by 11.8% to UAH 188.732 million. The company’s undistributed profit at the end of 2024 amounted to UAH 128.660 million.
Promarmatura PJSC reported a net profit of UAH 11.407 million for 2023, compared to a net loss of UAH 29.995 million in 2022.
Promarmatura was established in December 1994 and operates in the pipeline fittings market.
According to the NDU for the fourth quarter of 2025, 50% of the PJSC’s shares are owned by two individuals, Ukrainian citizens Igor Mezhebovsky and Alexander Chelyadin.
The company’s authorized capital is UAH 7.218 million.
The price of gold could rise to $6,000 per ounce by the end of 2026, according to David Wilson of BNP Paribas.
As of 3:43 p.m. on Tuesday, April gold futures on the Comex exchange were down 0.1% at $5,075.5 per ounce. BNP’s forecast predicts an increase of approximately 20%.
The precious metal is supported by demand from central banks around the world. In particular, the Polish Central Bank announced in January its intention to purchase another 150 tons of gold. In addition, gold-focused exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are seeing a steady inflow of client funds, Wilson said in an interview with Bloomberg TV.
Earlier, the Experts Club analytical center presented an analysis of the world’s leading gold-producing countries in a video on its YouTube channel — https://youtube.com/shorts/DWbzJ1e2tJc?si=BywddHO-JFWFqUFA
In January 2026, Ukraine doubled its imports of nickel and nickel products compared to the same period last year, to $2.466 million (in December, it was $2.419 million).
Exports of nickel and nickel products amounted to $4,000 (in December — $175,000), while in January 2025 they amounted to $33,000.
In addition, in 2025 Ukraine reduced imports of nickel and nickel products by 2.7% compared to 2024 — to $26.011 million.
Exports of nickel and nickel products amounted to $1.420 million, compared to $602,000 for the 12 months of 2024.
In addition, Ukraine increased imports of nickel and nickel products by 73.7% in 2024 compared to 2023, to $26.730 million.
Exports of nickel and nickel products amounted to $602,000, compared to $532,000 in 2023.
At the same time, in 2023, it reduced imports of nickel and nickel products by 74.2% compared to 2022, to $15.391 million.
Exports of nickel and nickel products amounted to $532,000, compared to $1.268 million in 2022.
Nickel is used in the production of stainless steel and for nickel plating. Nickel is also used in the production of batteries, in powder metallurgy, and in chemical reagents.
Nova Poshta, the leader in express delivery in Ukraine and part of the NOVA group, opened 23 new branches, transported 7, and installed 521 parcel terminals in January 2026, the company’s CEO Yevhen Tafiychuk announced on Facebook on Wednesday.
According to him, 10.3 million customers used the company’s services in January, with 50% more exports and 81% more imports delivered internationally compared to January 2025.
“We launched an exporter school because it is important for us to share our experience,” added the CEO of Nova Poshta.
Tafiychuk also reported that Nova Poshta transported 201,000 parcels in January as part of a humanitarian aid program.
At the end of January, in an interview with LIGA.net, the CEO of Nova Poshta announced that in 2026, the company plans to open about 10,000 new service points, including nearly 6,000 parcel terminals and approximately 300 branches of its own network.
As of early January 2026, the company’s network had more than 50,000 service points, including 15,900 branches and 34,200 parcel terminals.
In 2025, Nova Poshta increased its revenue by 21% compared to 2024, to more than UAH 54 billion, and its profit amounted to UAH 2.6 billion compared to UAH 2.5 billion a year earlier. The number of parcels and cargo delivered in 2025 increased by 7.4% – from 486 million to 522 million, including international deliveries – by 52.6%, from 19 million to 29 million.
The main activity of Nova Poshta is the express delivery of documents, parcels, and palletized large-sized cargo. Its ultimate beneficial owners are Volodymyr Poperechnyuk and Vyacheslav Klimov.
