“What did they talk about today?”, — write: epravda.com.ua
About the discount rate. The Board of the National Bank of Ukraine decided to increase the discount rate by 1 percentage point to 14.5%. About the economy of the Russian Federation. Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is increasingly worried about problems in Russia’s war economy, just as Donald Trump is actively calling for an end to the conflict in Ukraine. About the forecast of the NBU. The National Bank of Ukraine has worsened its expectations for the consumer price index in 2025: from 6.9% to 8.4%. The National Bank worsened the estimate of real GDP growth of Ukraine from 4.3% to 3.6% in 2025 and from 4.6% to 4% at the end of 2026. Advertisement: About “Aerok”. “Trident Geoinvest Ukraine” LLC from the BVG group of Gennady Butkevich (co-owner of ATB) paid UAH 1.89 billion for the privatization of “Aerok” LLC. About machines for the Russian army. Russia managed to purchase more than 22 thousand CNC machines, components and consumables for them for 18.2 billion dollars during 2023 and the first seven months of 2024. EP exclusives: Advertisement: Defense companies are looking for IT specialists. Who exactly and what conditions? There is a serious competition for specialists in the field of technology. Miltech companies, which received enormous financial resources during the war, are looking for IT specialists and are ready to pay market salaries. However, with certain nuances.