Adam Brown
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."
URN Daily: Flurry of aid - $105 million from Norway, €52 million from EIB, $40 million from DFC and €25 million from EBRD
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
World Bank seminar on Ukraine resilience: Dixi Group, IMF, World Bank, Institute for Economic Research
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,
URN Daily: Labor groups warn of worker exploitation. World Bank says Ukraine has dodged 'disorganization' in war.
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
URN Daily: New World Bank fund is for reconstruction too, and Ukraine is the most popular candidate for EU accession
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
URN Daily: Electricity with Guarantees of Origin auctioned. Kakhovka dam reconstruction opposed. $200 billion in investments needed.
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
AHK Ukraine webinar on debt restructuring and budget financing: Ukraine public debt management head Yuriy Butsa
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;
URN Daily: BII talks of post-war plan, US mulls $20 billion loan, Ukrainians question reconstruction
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
UK's BII ready to pivot from trade finance to 'rebuilding business' in Ukraine when war ends, managing director tells URN
UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII), which has so far focused on trade finance in its new mandate to help Ukraine, will shift to rebuilding private business as soon as the war ends, its managing director said. "During the war, we are helping businesses simply to survive,