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Today's Newsletter Contents Reporter's Notepad: * Chatter at Davos: Flights to Lviv by Easter? Plus, talk of a new Ukrainian national investment plan, and the Italian challenge of involving SMEs in €1 billion projects Just The Facts: * Trump threatens new sanctions against Russia if deal to end
Russian President Vladimir Putin is growing increasingly concerned about the country's economy as US President Donald Trump calls for the war in Ukraine to end, five unnamed sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Putin believes key objectives of the war in Ukraine, such as securing a land
Ukraine's demining technology company Rovertech said it has set a new landmine clearing record in Ukraine of 10 hectares per day. To achieve the record, Rovertech used its compact demining machine Zmiy, with a team of five people and 10–12 hours of work.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would impose new sanctions against Russia as well as taxes and tariffs on Russian products if a deal to end the war in Ukraine is not reached soon. "If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I
Ukraine's agricultural producer MHP said on Wednesday it has been targeted by the largest cyber attack in its history. As a result of the attack, part of MHP's IT infrastructure was not working and the shipment of products was taking place in a limited capacity.
Today's Newsletter Contents Just The Facts: * DTEK announces €450 million expansion of Tyligulska wind farm in largest investment since Russian full-scale invasion * Polish state development fund PFR makes foray into Ukraine with Euvic debt investment financing deal * Germany's KNDS establishes JV in Ukraine to repair military
Ukraine's largest private power producer DTEK said on Wednesday it plans to invest €450 million to expand its Tyligulska wind farm on the Black Sea coast, marking the largest private sector investment in Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion. The announcement was made after DTEK
PFR TFI, the mutual funds arm of Polish state development fund PFR, said it has signed an investment agreement to provide debt financing for Polish IT group Euvic's acquisition of stakes in five Ukrainian tech firms, marking PFR's first financing of investment in Ukraine. Two of
Ukraine's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko and J.P. Morgan Asset & Wealth Management CEO Mary Callahan Erdoes discussed financial guarantees for Ukraine with the support of international donors during a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos. They also discussed how J.P. Morgan can support Ukraine
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland (SECO) will on Jan 30 issue a call for proposals for Swiss companies operating in Ukraine to apply for co-funding of projects contributing to Ukraine's reconstruction and economic recovery under a previously announced CHF 500 million ($552 million) program. To
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) said it has approved at the sub-board level a $40 million loan to Ukraine's agro-industrial holding company Astarta for the construction and operation of a soy protein processing plant. The facility is planned to have a designed annual capacity of about
Quote of the Day "I think of the brands we used to love," said Andy Hunder, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, in Davos. "Some of the biggest American brands used to be on the shelves of the supermarkets. Today, probably the most loved
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration, saying it presented an opportunity for a "just peace" in Ukraine. "President Trump is always decisive, and the peace through strength policy he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order suspending foreign development aid from the United States, a major donor to Ukraine, for a period of 90 days pending an assessment of consistency with the country's foreign policy. "All department and agency heads with responsibility for
LLC Gas TSO of Ukraine, the country's gas transmission system operator, said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with several European companies to implement the Ukraine–EU Hydrogen Corridor, a comprehensive hydrogen value chain initiative. Munich's regional energy utility Stadtwerke Munchen, Vienna's energy
