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Ukraine is ready to help address the energy crisis in the breakaway Moldovan region of Transnistria with coal supplies, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday. "We are ready to help Moldova, in particular, with coal," Zelensky said in his nightly address to the nation following
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Slovakia-Ukraine dispute over transit of Russian gas escalates as bilateral meeting scrapped * Russia says it captured Kurakhove logistics hub in Ukraine's Donetsk * Biden prepares 'substantial' final package for Ukraine before leaving office, officials say * Iceland foreign visits Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has serious affected the psychological well-being and academic performance of medical students in the country, a study from Ukraine's I. Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University showed. Some 62.5% of students reported signs of stress, 59.6% suffered anxiety, and 58.8% displayed
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Ukraine's agricultural exports reach pre-war levels * Ukrainian agribusiness concerned over delay in EU trade talks, sources say * M&A volume in Ukraine fell 30% to $1.2 billion in 2024, InVenture says * Credit Agricole Ukraine receives €50 million EBRD
The volume of announced and completed M&A transactions in Ukraine fell 30% to $1.2 billion in 2024 from $1.7 billion the previous year, according to InVenture estimates. The transactions included corporate deals, venture capital investments in tech, privatization of state assets, and sales of collateral property.
Ukraine's exports of agricultural products amounted to $24.5 billion in 2024, reaching pre-war levels, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food said. In 2024, Ukraine exported 78.3 million tonnes of agricultural products, the ministry said, adding that exports of agricultural products accounted for 59% of
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it has signed an agreement to provide a €50 million risk-sharing facility to Credit Agricole Ukraine to boost lending to local companies, including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). With the signing of the risk participation agreement, Credit
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Monday it is providing an unfunded portfolio risk-sharing facility to OTP Bank Ukraine to unlock €200 million of new funding for Ukraine's private sector. The EBRD's facility will provide up to 50% coverage of OTP
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Zelensky says European leaders will support any deal he works out with Trump for peace talks * DFC approves $325 million for political risk insurance to build grain silos, oilseed export terminal in Ukraine * Japan launches program to bolster Ukraine's anti-corruption
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has approved up to $325 million to back political risk insurance in the first quarter of 2025 for investments in a grain and oilseed export terminal, grain silos, and an inventory. The transaction represents one of the 22 transactions the development finance institution
The Japanese government said it is launching a program this year to support Ukraine in combating corruption and reforming its judicial system. The initiatives aims to help Ukraine improve governance, which could bolster its chances of joining the European Union, and secure international support for post-war reconstruction, the Japan
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * European Union to allocate its portion of the $50 billion G7 loan to Ukraine in 2025 * EBRD lends €20 million to ProCredit Bank Ukraine for onlending to SMEs * EIB to allocate €16.5 million to renew public transport in Kyiv, Mykolaiv, other Ukrainian
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it will provide €16.5 million for the renewal of urban public transport in the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv, Mykolaiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, and Odesa. The funding will support the acquisition of new buses, dual trolleybuses, trams, spare parts, and maintenance equipment.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is providing a €20 million local currency loan to ProCredit Bank Ukraine for on-lending to local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The loan, supported by up to 10% interest rate subsidy from the European Union, will help Ukrainian
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Australia pledges additional aid for Ukraine as it reopens Kyiv embassy * World Bank approves $2.05 billion aid package for Ukraine reforms * EBRD lends €480 million to Ukrainian Railways for electric locomotives, power capacity * European Commission disburses €4.1 billion under Ukraine Facility
