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Trump says US is close to minerals pact with Ukraine as revised proposal on the table
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US is "pretty close" to reaching a deal with Ukraine on sharing revenue from Ukraine's critical minerals as part of broader efforts to end the war. "The United States has given $350 billion," as assistance
Ukraine plans test launch of GHG emissions trading system in 2028
Ukraine plans to launch a pilot phase of a proposed national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading system in 2028, the country's Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources said. The GHG trading system is a market-based mechanism that sets an overall limit on greenhouse gas emissions for
Ukraine to buy Westinghouse reactors for Khmelnytskyi NPP expansion
Ukraine plans to buy two nuclear reactors from the US-headquartered nuclear power firm Westinghouse Electric Company to expand its Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant (NPP), the state-owned operator of Ukraine's nuclear power plants Energoatom sad. The expansion of the Khmelnytskyi NPP will include the construction of two
Russia may surrender $300 billion in frozen assets for Ukraine's reconstruction, sources say
Russia may agree to allocate $300 billion in frozen sovereign assets in Europe for Ukraine's reconstruction as part of a possible peace deal, but is likely to demand that a part be spent on the regions under its control, three unnamed sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Ukraine faces $400 million arbitration claim over Sense Bank nationalization, Vedomosti reports
Dutch special purpose entity E.M.I.S. Finance has filed an arbitration claim against Ukraine seeking to recoup $400 million in lost investments due to the nationalization of Sense Bank, former Alfa-Bank Ukraine, Russian business newspaper Vedomosti reported. Ukraine's government completed the nationalization of Sense Bank,
Zelensky says Ukraine's ready for 'strong, effective' deal with US on investment, security
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine was ready for a "strong, effective" investment and security agreement with the US President Donald Trump. "We have proposed the fastest and most constructive way to achieve results. Our team is ready to work 24/7," Zelensky
Ukraine's M&A market remained stable in 2024, KPMG analysis shows
The number of M&A transactions in Ukraine remained the same in 2024 as in the previous year, at 49, despite a modest economic recovery, with a total deal value amounting to $1.1 billion, an analysis by KPMG showed. The total overall deal value was 15.7% lower
Ukraine seeks to nationalize Ferrexpo's Poltava mining plant
Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation said on Thursday it is preparing, jointly with the Ministry of Justice, to submit an appeal at the High Anti-Corruption Court seeking to nationalize the Poltava mining and processing plant owned by Swiss-headquartered and London-listed miner and iron ore pellets
IMF, Ukraine start talks for 7th review of EFF loan program
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and Ukrainian officials on Thursday started discussions on the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) loan program. The purpose of the mission, which will continue over the next few days in Kyiv and Warsaw, is to discuss Ukraine's implementation of
Trump calls Zelensky a 'dictator,' says he 'better move fast' to end war, as relations deteriorate
US President Donald Trump described Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky as a "dictator without elections," adding that he "better move fast" to end the war or else he will not have "a country left." "In the meantime, we are successfully negotiating an
Israeli investors eye opportunities in Ukraine, UkraineInvest says
The Ukrainian government's investment promotion office, UkraineInvest, said on Wednesday that Israeli investors are exploring opportunities in Ukraine. The statement came following a meeting between UkraineInvest acting Executive Director Oleksandr Melnychenko and Israel's ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky.
Ukraine to handle part of China's cargo heading to Europe, UZ official says
A portion of the cargo traveling along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, which links China and Europe, is expected to be routed through Ukraine, Tymofiy Murakhovsky, commercial and logistics director at state-owned Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia), stated on Wednesday. For this purpose, Ukrzaliznytsia plans to establish a subsidiary in