Kyrylo Shevchenko

1/3 In the face of unprecedented adversity in 2022, Ukraine's banking system stood resilient against the storm of a full-scale Russian invasion. Under my stewardship at @NBUkraine, we became Ukraine's financial shield. Here is what we did: 👇

New EU sanctions are hitting Russian-linked oil trade. India’s Nayara Energy — partly owned by Russia’s Rosneft — now demands ADVANCE payments or letters of credit before shipping oil. #Sanctions spook banks, making financing and insurance riskier for anyone tied to Russian…

😢Ukraine is running out of space to bury its soldiers — @lemondefr reports. New military cemeteries are being built across the country, including a €37 million national site near Kyiv with space for over 130,000 graves, DNA-etched headstones, and reinforced shelters. As the war…

Children toys #Labubu just beat #Gazprom in market value 😂 Yes, Chinese toy company is now worth $42.4B, while the Russian gas giant has dropped to $38.8B. Love it! #MakeRussiaPay #RussianEconomy

War reshapes trade routes, and some neighbors profit. My latest: Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia saw post-2022 GDP spikes not from reforms, but from re-exporting to Russia via gray zones. Read more in my piece for @Medium or in my LinkedIn. shorturl.at/1IUpm

🇨🇳 #China is overtaking the Russian market. Chinese IT firms now dominate Russian app sales, and over 50% of all new car sales in Russia come from Chinese brands. Local production like Lada can’t compete — Russia’s car company AvtoVAZ is cutting working days and blames cheap…

⚡⚡By 2027, Hungary, Serbia, Slovakia, and Russia plan to launch a new oil pipeline — delivering up to 5 million tons of Russian crude annually, bypassing EU sanctions and the #G7 price cap. Construction starts next year. In Budapest, it’s framed as “protecting families from…

Illicit finance is a $2T global problem and payment chains are getting more complex.So now, @FATFNews is tightening rules. By 2030, cross-border payments over $1,000 must include the sender’s name, address, and date of birth, writes @TheBanker. This shift is a a…

Since the creation of Ukraine’s Western-backed anti-corruption infrastructure (NABU, SAPO, and the High Anti-Corruption Court), every president of Ukraine has tried to exert influence. But the war gave Zelenskyy a real opportunity to tighten his grip. There was a case where the…

🇵🇱Poland has discovered the largest oil field in its history — Wolin East, located in the Baltic Sea. With 22 million tonnes of oil and 5 bcm of gas, Central Europe is expanding its upstream footprint, and the Baltic is emerging as a new frontier for energy development. Photo:…

⚡️⚡️The Hague Court lifted the freeze on #Gazprom assets in the Netherlands — DESPITE Ukraine’s $6.9B arbitration win and lawsuits over war damages. The court cited “state immunity,” a principle shielding foreign state-linked assets from seizure — even when tied to acts of…

“[Corruption] is being amplified and overemphasized,” says Ukraine’s newly-appointed premier Yuliia Svyrydenko. Almost half of Ukrainians would disagree. Corruption — not even Russian missiles — is seen as the biggest threat to the country today. Ukrainians point fingers at the…

Russia turns occupied Ukrainian land into a money-making machine. Through the so-called “Special Infrastructure Project,” Kremlin-linked companies get state contracts to “rebuild” cities like Mariupol — but real reconstruction rarely happens. Instead, Russian firms pocket the…

Ukraine now builds more artillery systems monthly than all of Europe combined and is fully self-reliant in mortar production — over 1,000 mortars built last year, doubling output, @ConstantMeheut reports via @nytimes. But scaling up has limits. Basic weapons contracts often go…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has begun officially dismantling Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure. While his office used to influence the supposedly independent anti-corruption agencies covertly, now everything is official. According to some reports, NABU (National anti-corruption…

🤔 Was I targeted by Moscow through Ukraine’s NABU/SAPO? Evidence suggests Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies have lost at least partial independence. Today, SBU detained Ruslan Magamedrasulov, a senior NABU detective, for collaborating with Russian leadership…

Geopolitical and economic shocks have wiped out $320B in global company profits since 2017, @FT reports. Wars, inflation, and trade tensions now drive 40% of #FTSE 100 market moves. Only 1 in 10 top firms from 2014 kept high margins by 2024. But some adapted: UPS, Pfizer, J&J,…

🇵🇱🇺🇦 They fled war — and became part of Poland’s economic engine. In 2024, Ukrainian refugees contributed 2.7% to Poland’s GDP. By 2030, that share is projected to reach 3.2%. Most earn around 4,000 zloty (~$1,100), working in factories, clinics, and cafés.The numbers don’t say…

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record high closes on Monday, lifted by Alphabet and other megacaps ahead of several earnings reports this week, while investors bet on potential trade deals reuters.com/business/sp-50…

Today, law enforcement bodies controlled by Zelenskyy’s Office conducted around 80 searches targeting individuals involved in the Western-backed anti-corruption infrastructure. I urge everyone not to oversimplify this case. At least two "anticorruption" officials were said to…

Russia’s #ShadowFleet caused over $15M in environmental damage… in Russia. Nearly 80 tons of diesel spilled into the Yenisei River, contaminating over 30 miles of shoreline. That’s what happens when there are no safety standards. By irony, the river looks like it is covered in…