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Ukraine's finance ministry said the country has received the first tranche, amounting to $100 million, from a total of $2.1 billion in concessional loans from South Korea the two countries agreed on in April. "I am grateful to the Korean Government for strengthening cooperation in the
The European Union (EU) has pledged to provide €18.1 billion to Ukraine as part of the $50 billion loan package by the G7 group of countries backed by profits from frozen Russian assets. The G7 group — the US, Canada, Japan, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and the EU — reached
Japan has provided $235 million in concessional financing to Ukraine under the World Bank's Resilient, Inclusive and Sustainable Enterprise (RISE) and Lifting Education Access and Resilience in Times of Need (LEARN) projects, Ukraine's finance ministry said. Under the RISE project, which aims to support Ukrainian businesses
The World Bank approved on Thursday additional financing of $664 million for Ukraine under the Investing in Social Protection for Inclusion, Resilience, and Efficiency (INSPIRE) project, the country's finance ministry said. Of the total, $662 million will come from the Japan-backed program Advancing Needed Credit Enhancement for Ukraine
Norway and Germany will launch a €2 million grant program in December to support energy sustainability of Ukrainian micro and small businesses, Ukraine's finance ministry said. Under the program, entrepreneurs will receive grants to purchase energy-efficient production equipment, equipment for autonomous energy sources and storage, as well as
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Trump picks retired general Keith Kellogg as Ukraine special envoy * 'Massive' Russian strike forces Ukrenergo to carry out emergency power cuts * Biden plans $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, sources say * Ukraine, Denmark to launch fast-track mechanism for investments * EBRD says
US President-elect Donald Trump said he has nominated retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg to serve as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg was the chief of staff for the White House National Security Council during Trump's first term and he served as national security adviser to then-Vice
Ukraine and Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a fast-track mechanism for investments, which is meant to enable businesses to overcome market barriers faster and enhance the overall business climate. The mechanism "will act as a single point of entry" to overcome obstacles faced
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that an article in Italy's Corriere della Sera, which discusses the lender's alleged refusal to fund Ukrainian companies controlled by oligarchs, "does not do justice" to its substantial support for Ukraine amid the war. In
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Germany allocates €77.6 million for Ukraine's energy infrastructure recovery * DFC to issue $40 million loan portfolio guarantee to Ukraine's Bank Lviv to support local businesses * UN experts demand Russia halt strikes on Ukraine's energy grid due
Gazprom's internal plans for next year outline a base-case scenario with no more gas flows to Europe through Ukraine after Dec. 31, when Russia's gas transit deal with Ukraine is set to expire, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Ukraine has said
A European Investment Bank (EIB)-funded modernization of a pediatric infectious disease department in Ukraine's northwestern Zhytomyr region has been finalized, the EIB said. The infectious disease department at the Zhytomyr Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary in the Guiva village has been equipped with advanced medical and diagnostic equipment. The
The Energy Community said it has received a €77.6 million grant from Germany's economy ministry for its Ukraine Energy Support Fund which provides funding for repairs of Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks. The contribution will allow the Fund to procure essential spare
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has agreed to issue a $40 million loan portfolio guarantee to Ukraine's Bank Lviv to support lending to local businesses, the Ukrainian bank said in a press release on Tuesday. The funding, provided by the United States Agency for International Development
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * EBRD says it won't fund Ukrainian firms controlled by oligarchs - including DTEK * Sambu, HD Hyundai Construction, other Korean stocks surge on optimism over Ukraine reconstruction * Finnish LPs embrace defense investments amid Ukraine war: PitchBook * Albania contributes to Council of Europe&
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will not provide financing to Ukrainian companies controlled by oligarchs, including the country's largest private power producer, DTEK, the Italian daily Corriere della Sera reported on Sunday, citing EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso. "The goal of making Ukraine's
