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The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Wednesday it has approved a total of €6.8 billion for energy investments in Ukraine and a number of other countries. The portion of the funding for Ukraine — the size of which was not disclosed — will be used for urgent energy infrastructure reinforcement
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on German companies to invest in Ukraine at a German-Ukrainian business forum held in Berlin on Wednesday, adding that the country is on the path to joining the European Union. My "message to you is that if you invest in Ukraine today and in
Ukraine's southern region of Kherson has attracted €4 million in international aid for the reconstruction of water supply systems, Head of the Kherson Regional Military Administration Oleksandr Prokudin said on Tuesday. Prokudin made the announcement following a meeting with representatives of VNG International - the International Cooperation Agency
The US Department of Treasury said on Tuesday it has allocated to a World Bank fund a $20 billion loan to benefit Ukraine, as part of the $50 billion package by the G7 group of countries backed by profits from frozen Russian assets. "These funds — paid for by the
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday he was in favor of a diplomatic end to the war with Russia. "We, more than anyone in the world, want an end to the war. And certainly, a diplomatic end to the war will save more lives. And we
Contributing states to the International Cooperation Account for Chernobyl announced they will provide about €7 million for restoring and developing the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine's Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Svitlana Hrynchuk stated. Canada has pledged €7 million, the European Commission €1.7 million, and Belgium
Swedish steel company SSAB and its subsidiary Ruukki Construction will donate roofing products for the reconstruction of houses in Ukraine for the third straight year this year. Ruukki is donating roof profiles, flashings, and fasteners to rebuild or repair war-damaged roofs in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. The products, made
Envoys of the European Union member states approved the second regular payment of grants and loans totaling nearly €4.1 billion under the EU's Ukraine Facility, to support the country's macro-financial stability and its public administration. It was concluded that Ukraine had met the required conditions
US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for an "immediate" ceasefire in Ukraine and the launch of peace negotiations. Trump made the remark after a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday in Paris, where the leaders were attending a ceremony marking the reopening of
Ukraine's government plans to reduce the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to about 100 from the current 3,000 under a recently adopted state property policy, the country's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. "The goal of this optimization is to enhance the efficiency of SOEs,
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Saturday announced a new military aid package for Ukraine amounting to $988 million. The military equipment package, provisioned under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI), includes unmanned aerial systems, rocket munitions, and support for maintenance and repair programs.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is providing a €80 million sovereign guaranteed loan to Ukraine's state-owned oil and gas firm Ukrnafta for the installation of 100 MW of energy capacity. Specifically, the funding will be used to supply and install small-scale gas-fired distributed
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * EIB subscribes to €2.2 billion of bonds issued by Poland's BGK to support Ukrainian refugees, legal advisor says * Ukraine looks to amend trade deal with US in January to promote investment in reconstruction * Ukrainian minister of economy presents investments in
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said on Friday it has provided over €60 million in EU guarantee-backed funding to support the reconstruction of Ukraine's transport infrastructure. Of the total, €43.5 million will go towards the reconstruction of the Kyiv-Chernihiv-Novi Yarylovychi section of the M01 highways, while the
