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URN Daily: 4 lessons Kingspan learned from investing in Ukraine reconstruction; EBRD to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025

URN Daily: 4 lessons Kingspan learned from investing in Ukraine reconstruction; EBRD to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025

Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * 4 lessons building materials giant Kingspan learned from planning a $280 million investment in war-time Ukraine Just The Facts: * EBRD to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025 * Kingspan to start building its first Ukrainian factory 6 months later

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EBRD signs guarantee agreement for electric locomotives project in Ukraine

EBRD signs guarantee agreement for electric locomotives project in Ukraine

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Ukraine's Ministry for Communities and Territories Development have signed a guarantee agreement for the project Renewal of the Electric Locomotive Fleet of Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia). The agreement was signed between EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso and Ukriane's Minister

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EBRD to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025

EBRD to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will invest at least €1.5 billion this year in Ukraine's economy and businesses, EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso told Reuters in an interview. In 2024, the EBRD deployed €2.4 billion in Ukraine, bringing the total allocated to the war-torn

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Ukraine discusses setting up capital market body under EBRD auspices

Ukraine discusses setting up capital market body under EBRD auspices

Ukraine's National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) chief Ruslan Magomedov said he has held talks with Francis Malige, director of the Financial Institutions Department at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), about creating a capital market body in Ukraine that would operate under EBRD auspices.

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Zelensky says he would agree to direct talks with Putin

Zelensky says he would agree to direct talks with Putin

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he would agree to sit at the negotiating table with Russian President Vladimir Putin in order to end the war in Ukraine. "If that is the only set-up in which we can bring peace to the citizens of Ukraine and not lose

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Low pay and fears of corruption deter Western-educated talent from Ukraine's public sector, study finds

Low pay and fears of corruption deter Western-educated talent from Ukraine's public sector, study finds

Ukraine's public service faces serious challenges in attracting and retaining young professionals, particularly those with Western education and international experience, according to a study by the Professional Government Association (PGA). Nearly 65% of respondents are open to working in the public service, mainly due to a sense of

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Ferrexpo's Ukrainian unit hit by $3.76 billion civil claim for damages

Ferrexpo's Ukrainian unit hit by $3.76 billion civil claim for damages

London-listed miner Ferrexpo announced on Tuesday that a civil claim totaling $3.76 billion had been filed against its Ukrainian subsidiary, Ferrexpo Poltava Mining (FPM), over alleged illegal mining activities and the sale of waste products. "Initial accusations on the illegal sale of waste products have transformed into accusations

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Ukraine mulls creating food logistics hub in Egypt

Ukraine mulls creating food logistics hub in Egypt

Ukraine is exploring the possibility of establishing a logistics hub for food in Egypt, Ukraine's Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said on Tuesday. On behalf of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitaliy Koval and Ukraine's Ambassador to Egypt

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