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Today's Contents Just The Facts: * EIB approves €450 million for district heating, hydropower plants in Ukraine * Ukrainian Railways asks bondholders to delay $83 million of coupon payments * Zavalivsky Graphite, Ukraine's sole graphite miner, shuts down due to energy costs and outdated equipment * Japan to establish Coordination
The government of Norway is providing NOK 1 billion ($89.26 million) to seven Norwegian humanitarian organizations to support humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. The funding, provided under the Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine, will be channeled to Norwegian Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid, Norwegian People’s Aid, Caritas Norway,
Ukraine's only natural graphite mining company, Zavalivsky Graphite, has suspended operations, the National Association of Mining Industries of Ukraine (NAEIU) said. The shutdown was attributed primarily to high electricity costs and outdated production infrastructure requiring substantial investments in modernization.
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) said it has asked its Eurobond holders to postpone to 2026 coupon payments due in January and July 2025, totaling $83 million. The deferred payments will ease the liquidity burden, enabling stable passenger and cargo transport, infrastructure maintenance, and traffic safety, the state-run railway company said.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has approved a total of €450 million to finance municipal district heating projects and repairs of hydropower plants in Ukraine. The funding was approved as part of a €6.8 billion package for energy investments in several countries the EIB announced last week
Several Ukrainian manufacturers and a Japanese engineering company plan to make Japanese pickup trucks using semi-disassembled kits (SKD) technology in Ukraine, Ukrainian Economy Minister Svyrydenko said at a business forum organized by the Japan External Trade Organization. "Together with Ukrainian partners, the Japanese company plans to start producing
Ukraine is ready to discuss a deal to allow gas transit through its territory to western Europe, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal during a meeting with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. Shymhal said Ukraine's agreement with Russia on gas transit comes to an end on Jan 1,
Norway will support the Ukrainian Navy with an additional NOK 2.6 billion ($242.2 million) funding under the country's Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine. The government of Norway has previously provided NOK 100 million for maritime training and other measures.
The Ukrainian authorities have postponed signing an agreement to cooperate on extracting and processing minerals with the US to let the incoming Donald Trump administration take the credit for the deal, the New York Times reported, citing unnamed officials from both countries. The signing of the agreement, initially planned with
The Supreme Court of the Kingdom of the Netherlands dismissed Russia's appeal seeking to overturn a partial award granted by the Hague arbitration court to Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas company, Naftogaz, regarding compensation for damages caused by Russia's seizure of Naftogaz assets
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to protect its investments in the country from fraud and corruption. The MoU envisages enhanced information sharing and joint investigations between the EIB and SBI and introduces
Topic: The Ukraine Investment Roadshow gathered 150 professionals in London to discuss investment in Ukraine on Dec 6, 2024. Panel 1, covered below, was focused on macroeconomics. Organizers: Strategy Council Speakers: * Vitaliy Vavryshchuk, Head of Macroeconomic Research, ICU * Alina Slyusarchuk, Head of CEEMEA Economics, Morgan Stanley * Anna Rogers, Director, International
Topic: Christina Mikolova, Regional Head of the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Ukraine, discussed the EIB's activities and investments in Ukraine since 2007. She highlighted the bank's focus on infrastructure, including transport, energy, and social infrastructure, and its support for SMEs, and emphasized the importance of
Topic: The US Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration hosts a series of virtual conferences to assess and highlight opportunities and barriers to Ukrainian women entrepreneurs in the digital economy. Organized in partnership with The WMarketplace Inc, each conference focuses on a topic critical to the growth of
