After 35 years travelling the world for Bloomberg, The Associated Press and Brightwire, Adam founded Ukraine Rebuild Newswire to hold the West to its promise to "build Ukraine back better."
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: URN Daily kicks off a period of travel, attending conferences and visiting readers, to the backdrop of the potentially pivotal US presidential election. Just The Facts: The G7 leaders finally reach agreement on their $50 billion loan for Ukraine, Zelensky rejects a visit by
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: Jamie Dimon warns in clear language of the gravity of the situation in Ukraine, and URN Daily adds the latest World Bank/IMF seminar on Ukraine to Meeting Notes. Just The Facts: Norway passes $105 million on to UNDP for Ukraine's energy
Hosts: International Monetary Fund and World Bank, Washington DC Duration: 1.5 hours Topics Covered: Funding government continuity in Ukraine at the outset of the war, the necessity of reconstruction while the war is ongoing, the importance of maintaining government services for the population. Speakers: * Oleksandra Betliy, Leading Research Fellow,
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: World Bank official says Ukraine has largely dodged "disorganization," an effect that it says is one of the longest-lasting types of economic effects of war, easing the task of reconstruction. Just The Facts: Labor groups say unions have been depleted of
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings kick off, with a senior bank official finally offering some details about a $10 billion fund the board of directors approved earlier this month. URN Daily has the details and more. Just The Facts: Ukraine is
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: Meeting Notes from the recent fruitful AHK Ukraine chat with Yuriy Butsa, plus commentary on the week ahead. Just The Facts: Ukraine holds its first-ever auction for electricity with Guarantees of Origin; Shah Capital calls on Veon to list Kyivstar, and the US
Host: AHK Ukraine - German Chambers of Commerce Abroad Topics Covered: Restructuring of Ukraine's government debt and management of the central budget Speaker: Yuriy Butsa, governmental commissioner for Public Debt Management at the Ministry of Finance URN Coverage: Debt chief says Ukraine may be well-placed for reconstruction borrowing;
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: UK development finance institution British Institutional Investment (BII), which only recently added Ukraine to its mandate, tells URN Daily about plans for after the war. Just The Facts: US considers $20 billion loan to Ukraine, invasion inflicts $65 billion in damage, IMF review enables
