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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
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'
Albania has made a voluntary contribution of €30,000 to the Council of Europe's 2023-2026 action plan for Ukraine, the Council said in a press release on Monday. The "Resilience, Recovery, and Reconstruction" action plan aims to help Ukraine align with European standards in human
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Trump mulls creating special Ukraine post, eyes ex-intelligence chief Grenell for role, sources say * DTEK to receive €107 million of energy aid from US government, European Commission * Ukraine signs $4.8 billion loan with World Bank under PEACE project * Zelensky says Russia
The Grain from Ukraine initiative, a humanitarian food program launched in 2022 to provide countries facing hunger with Ukrainian grain, has secured $44 million in funding from states participating in the third "Grain from Ukraine" summit held in Kyiv on Nov 23, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that 321 infrastructure facilities in the country's ports have been damaged by Russian strikes since July 2023. The total includes 20 foreign civilian vessels, while more than 60 targeted strikes were aimed specifically at food infrastructure, Zelensky said at the third
US President-elect Donald Trump is mulling establishing a special envoy post focused exclusively on resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict and is considering appointing his former intelligence chief, Richard Grenell, to the position, Reuters reported, citing four unnamed sources with knowledge of the transition plan. Although Trump is strongly considering
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative for Ukraine Priscilla Toffano said it is cheaper for Ukraine's partners to provide financing to the country now rather than to later cover the costs of a potential defeat in the war with Russia, Interfax reported on Friday. "Funding the
Ukraine's Finance Ministry said it has signed a $4.8 billion loan agreement with the World Bank under the lender's Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) project. The loan, to be financed by the US and other development partners, will be used for priority social
Ukraine's youth are grappling with a profound decline in quality of life alongside intense psychological and emotional challenges amid the ongoing war with Russia, research by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the British Council found. The research was conducted through online focus groups
