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Ukraine's Kyiv region will establish an online platform with one of the regions of Italy to attract investments and boost business cooperation, Chief of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Ruslan Kravchenko said. Kyiv region already has a memorandum of cooperation with the Italian region of Tuscany, aimed at
More than 3,000 Polish companies have so far applied to take part in the post-war rebuilding of Ukraine, the Polish government envoy for Ukraine's reconstruction Paweł Kowal told news agency PAP on Saturday. "They are not always big firms, but very agile and efficient ones,
The European Union will provide Ukraine a loan of up to €35 billion as part of a $50-billion pledge by the G7, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday in a post on X during a visit to Kyiv. "Relentless Russian attacks mean Ukraine needs continued
Ukraine-based European Business Association (EBA) has protested tax hikes recently adopted by the country's parliament at first reading, arguing any additional taxation could damage the competitive environment by practically incentivizing the shadow economy. The tax bill raises the war tax on individuals to 5% from the current
The European Union will allocate €160 million for Ukraine's energy security this winter, including the rebuilding of power infrastructure, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday at a press conference. The amount includes €60 million in humanitarian aid for shelters and heaters, and €100 million from
The 54.6 MW Skolivska wind farm in Ukraine's western region of Lviv, developed by Ukrainian renewable energy operator Eco-Optima and Czech energy company MND, started operation Wednesday, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association said in a press release. Investment in the project totaled UAH 2.1 billion
European buyers of artillery shells made in India have been transferring the ammunition to Ukraine with no intervention from New Delhi despite protests from Russia, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing unnamed Indian and European government and defense industry officials, as well as its analysis of commercially available customs data. According
Ukraine will become a vital part of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route, also known as the Middle Corridor, after a ferry service between Ukraine and Georgia is restored, Ukrainian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Yuriy Husyev said. "We expect the ferry service between Ukraine and Georgia to be restored soon,
The Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), a subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, acquired a 12.6% stake in Ukrainian agricultural producer MHP. SALIC bought 13,514,563 of MHP's global depository receipts on the market, MHP said in a bourse filing on
The Ukrainian State Property Fund (SPFU) auctioned off the iconic Hotel Ukraine in central Kyiv for UAH 2.5 billion ($60.2 million) to local firm Ola Fine. The starting price for the hotel complex, which spans an area of 22,500 square meters, was UAH 1.05 billion, the
The Rebuild Green Hackathon 2024, set to kick off this Saturday, aims to promote sustainability in the reconstruction of Ukraine by giving participants a chance to develop green projects that focus on biomaterials and eco-friendly technologies. Behind the project is the Rebuild Ukrainian Cities Green Initiative, launched by Lithuania-
The Czech Republic will help Ukraine rebuild the country's industrial Dnipropetrovsk region, which has been heavily hit by the war with Russia, the Ukrainian Restoration Ministry said in a press release on Tuesday. Prague's help in rebuilding the central Ukrainian region will include energy generation, water
Kyiv-based investment manager MITS Capital plans to raise $50 million for its flagship venture capital vehicle which will invest primarily in seed and Series A rounds for Ukrainian defense startups, co-founder Perry Boyle told PitchBook. The first close on the MITS Lightning Fund is planned for later this
Ukrainian canned fish producer Interribflot, known for its Aquamarine brand, plans to raise its production capacity and enter other European markets despite the wartime challenges, co-founder Hryhoriy Lutsai and co-owner Andriy Chuklin said in an interview with UNIAN, published Tuesday. "We see a growing demand for our
Germany will provide an additional €100 million in aid to Ukraine this winter, Reuters reported, citing German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock. Russia is once again planning a "winter war with the aim of making the lives of people in Ukraine as terrible as possible," Baerbock said during a
The EU plans to allocate up to €40 billion in new loans to Ukraine by the end of 2024, regardless of US participation, after a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets to help Kyiv lost momentum, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. In June,
