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Much of the information a journalist gathers over a week doesn't quite fit into a news story - the angle isn't quite right, the topic was unexpected, or there simply isn't enough time. Our Notes From the Field column is an occasional feature meant to
Ukraine's next competitive advantage in attracting private infrastructure investment may not be another financial guarantee, but greater digital transparency. A recent study argues political risk insurance and first-loss guarantees should be paired with technologies that give investors a window into projects long after the financing is approved—
European Union member states have approved changes to Ukraine's reform roadmap, paving the way for more than €8.3 billion in additional financial support to Kyiv in 2026 under the bloc's Ukraine Facility. The Council of the European Union said it has adopted a decision amending
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €50 million emergency loan to help Kyiv maintain heating, electricity and other essential municipal services amid continued Russian attacks on the city's energy infrastructure. The financing, backed by a 25% first-loss guarantee from the European Union
Rakuten Symphony has secured a grant from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to expand field testing of Open RAN technology with Ukraine's largest mobile operator, Kyivstar, as part of efforts to modernize the country's telecommunications infrastructure. The project will deploy a
Active fighting, widespread landmine contamination and wartime relaxation of environmental assessment procedures have disrupted Ukraine's environmental monitoring system, creating potential bottlenecks for reconstruction, according to a new report. The report argues that rebuilding environmental oversight is a prerequisite for reconstruction. Without reliable environmental monitoring, reconstruction projects could face
Ukraine's agricultural sector has largely recovered from the immediate financial shock of Russia's full-scale invasion, and investors should expect future profitability to depend more on efficiency than wartime resilience, according to a new report by Agrohub and the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club (UCAB). The study projects
Ukraine should link a gradual increase in its carbon price to automatic matching contributions from the European Union, creating a joint decarbonisation fund that could mobilise up to €6.6 billion a year by 2030 for green investment, according to a paper published by Green Deal Ukraïna (GDU), a trilateral
