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South Korea's agricultural machinery company Daedong said it has signed a three-year agreement to export tractors worth KRW 30 billion ($21.5 million) to Ukraine. In a press release on Thursday, Daedong described the move as a "full-scale entry" into the Ukrainian agricultural machinery
The UN World Food Programme's executive board approved an interim strategic plan for Ukraine for the 2025-2027 period with a total budget of $2.1 billion, Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said in a post on X on Wednesday. The plan includes humanitarian aid, support
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and Ukraine's government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on knowledge sharing, according to a press release. "The Memorandum provides for the exchange of knowledge and best practices on economic growth, business support and the implementation of
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine have established two risk-sharing facilities totaling about $210 million to support Ukrainian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and midcaps, IFC said in a press release on Wednesday. Under the first risk-sharing facility,
Lithuania will allocate €10 million to the World Bank's Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF), the country's finance ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. The funding will contribute to the reconstruction of Ukraine's destroyed energy infrastructure, houses, schools, and
Some 52% of Ukrainians want their country to negotiate an end to the war as quickly as possible and 38% believe Ukraine should keep fighting until victory, according to a Gallup survey conducted in August and October. The results represent a resolute shift from the attitudes of Ukrainians recorded at
The European-Ukrainian Energy Agency (EUEA), a Ukraine-based non-profit organization, presented the Commercial Risks Guarantee Fund concept to protect private renewable energy companies from shifts in the Ukrainian electricity market. EUEA board member Oleksandr Melnyk said the fund, to be established by international financial organizations, will protect private
Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday approved the 2025 state budget in the final reading, with planned spending for defense and security of UAH 2.23 trillion ($54 billion), the finance ministry said in a press release. The defense spending is equal to 26.3% of Ukraine's GDP
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Ukrainian authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on the sixth review of the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement, granting Ukraine access to $1.1 billion in funding, subject to approval from the IMF board. If approved, the agreement would bring the
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it is providing a €50 million liquidity loan to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv's municipal district heating utility Kyivteploenergo. The loan will ensure that Kyivteploenergo continues operating, keeps its workforce, and maintains essential heating and electricity services for Kyiv'
77% of Ukrainians support post-war local self-government reform and decentralization in the country to enhance local competencies, resources and accountability, while only 16% view the reform as unnecessary, an opinion poll commissioned by the Council of Europe (CoE) found.
South Korean tractor manufacturer TYM said it aims to participate in the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine through its recently established European subsidiary. Ukrainian parliamentary delegates recently visited TYM's headquarters, discussing active support for tractor manufacturing parts and services via the European unit, TYM said in a press
