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Businesses under fire: Prolonged power outages, costly loans and lack of insurance
Business Censor examined the main needs of Ukrainian businesses ahead of winter and the large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s energy system announced by Russia. 430 Business support programs Russian attacks on business
Labour market has gone underground: Ukraine loses at least 86 billion hryvnias in revenue every year due to undeclared employment
Year after year, the number of officially employed citizens in Ukraine is declining. In 2025, 10.96 million people were employed and paying single social contribution (SSC); by January–July 2026, that number had fallen to fewer than 9.5 million Ukrainians. Business Censor investigated why, despite an acute labor shortage, employment is still declining and what could be done to stimulate formal employment. 1890 Shadow economy labor market
How Ukraine wants to restrict operation of online casinos
The Verkhovna Rada has approved in the first reading a draft law on improving state regulation of gambling and lotteries and combating gambling addiction (ludomania). It provides for restrictions on online casino advertising, a ban on sponsorship, and the involvement of the military. 700 War
Law on mobilization: without demobilization and sanctions for evaders
In the third year of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the parliament adopted a law on mobilization. BusinessCensor made a summary of what people’s deputies voted for. 1770 War
How to get 8 million to set up processing company
BusinessCensor sorted through fragmented regulations and collected basic information about grants for processing businesses. 840 Financial assistance to Ukraine
Ukraine’s budget for fortifications is at level of Putin’s spending on Belgorod fortifications
BusinessCensor found out where fortifications are being built to protect the Ukrainian military and how much money the government has started to allocate for fortifications now, during the Russian offensive. 1390 War
Why President’s Office is holding on to corrupt BES despite risk of disrupting Ukraine’s international financing
Why is it so important for the government to steamroll its draft law on BES, which was criticized by business associations and not supported by Western partners? 880 Financial assistance to Ukraine
