Why do millions of flowers “disappear” on their way from the Netherlands to Ukraine, and why does their value plummet at the border? Yulia Samayeva investigates possible customs schemes and their cost to the budget.

https://zn.ua/eng/a-contraband-bouquet-three-years-of-schemes-millions-of-dollars-in-losses-and-no-one-held-to-account.html
#customs #smuggling #economy #Netherlands #imports #corruption #Ukraine

Are Ukrainians’ incomes really rising? Yevhen Kurilov explains why official figures can be misleading and what the actual data reveals.

#taxes #income #economy #taxfiling #finance #Ukraine #statistics https://zn.ua/eng/ukrainians-declared-income-is-shrinking-foreign-earnings-most-of-all.html

Is it possible to defend your country without being on the front lines? Valery Borovik, founder of the company “Osa,” explains how drones, AI, and remote control are transforming modern warfare and the approach to mobilization.

#drones #AI #mobilization #defense #warinUkraine #technology #FPV https://zn.ua/eng/the-new-spiders-web-and-hi-tech-mobilisation-how-to-make-defending-the-country-attractive.html

Are central banks really powerless in the face of price shocks? Economist Viktor Kozuk explains how regulators should respond to rising prices for oil, food, and other consequences of global crises.

#economy #inflation #centralbanks #finance
https://zn.ua/eng/global-price-shocks-how-central-banks-should-respond-to-crisis.html

Chinese factories are already churning out humanoid robots every 30 minutes. They work in manufacturing, care for people, and may even end up on the battlefield. But the greatest threat, according to Valery Primost, is not their capabilities, but people’s attachment to machines.

https://zn.ua/eng/first-it-will-care-for-your-mother-then-it-will-kill-you.html
#robots #AI #technology #China #innovation

A private cell, a phone, and a guard in the detention center—these are just details of a story that has laid bare the inner workings of the entire system of power.

Why the case involving Andriy Yermak’s bail became a moment of truth for Zelenskyy’s team—in this article by Inna Vedernikova.

https://zn.ua/eng/cash-register-at-the-exit-how-bail-collection-for-yermak-laid-bare-zelenskyys-system.html
#politics #Ukraine #government #corruption #Zelenskyy #analysis

Can corporate governance protect banks from the influence of “supervisors”? And how does the NBU strike a balance between fighting inflation and supporting the economy?

Find out in ZN,UA interview with National Bank Chairman Andriy Pyshnyy.

https://zn.ua/eng/we-are-trying-to-walk-the-razors-edgeandriy-pyshnyi-on-the-mindich-tapes-the-limits-of-the-regulators-powers-inflation-shocks-bank-stress-testing-and-the-banks-role-in-the-recovery.html
#NBU #banks #economy #inflation #Ukraine #finance

European aid to Ukraine is increasingly tied to reforms—primarily tax reforms. But is raising taxes really the best solution for the country during wartime?

Igor Krupka and Svitlana Yednak explore possible alternatives in this article.

https://zn.ua/eng/billions-from-europe-in-exchange-for-reforms-in-ukraine.html
#EU #Ukraine #reforms #taxes #economy #finance

While the country was at war, a parallel system with its own rules was taking shape within the government.
Read Inna Vedernikova’s article on corruption during the war.

https://zn.ua/eng/tribute-from-the-war-how-those-in-power-claim-ukraine-for-themselvesand-what-we-must-remember-so-this-never-happens-again.html
#corruption #government #Ukraine #NABU #politics #war