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The World Bank will provide additional funding amounting to $70 million to the Ukrainian state hydro power operator Ukrhydroenergo under the Improving Power System Resilience for European Power Grid Integration project.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ukrsibbank are launching a €66 million risk-sharing facility to support Ukrainian mid-sized and larger corporates (midcaps), the IFC said on Monday.
South Korea's diversified investment corporation Itoxi Corp has signed a memorandum of long-term cooperation with Ukrainian company City One Development to take part in the construction of two glass plants in the war-torn country.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with CBS that negotiations with the US to end the war in Ukraine are "moving in the right direction."
Ukraine's Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko said that government officials are working "as fast as we can" to sign the so-called minerals deal with the US, but that some issues are still under discussion, as quoted by Reuters.
Ukraine's government said it has failed to reach an agreement with investors on the restructuring of $3.2 billion worth of debt linked to economic growth or so-called GDP warrants.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Wednesday that "emotions have run high" during the peace negotiations in London earlier the same day, noting that Ukraine will always act in line with its constitution.
Ukraine's Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent in Washington on Wednesday to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries and financial assistance to Ukraine for 2026, Ukraine's government said.
Ukraine on Wednesday officially presented the Centralised Procurement Organisation (CPO) of the Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development, as it looks to ensure transparency in reconstruction efforts, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development said.
Norway's government said on Wednesday it will make a new contribution of NOK 2.4 billion ($228 million) to the World Bank's Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Fund (URTF), to support Ukraine's reconstruction efforts.
South Korea's Posco International plans to build a $106 million combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Ukraine's port city of Odesa, which will run on refuse derived fuel (RDF), Ukraine's Ministry of Communities and Territories Development said on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky over his statement that Ukraine would not recognize Russia's occupation of Crimea, saying that the comment is harmful to peace talks with Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to halt the invasion of Ukraine along the current front lines as part of a potential peace deal with US President Donald Trump, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
The Ukrainian state oil and gas company Naftogaz Group said 34 sites of its unit Ukrgasvydobuvannya, the country's largest gas producer, were attacked by Russia in the 2024-2025 winter season, leading to a loss of almost 50% of its gas output.
Polish financial holding company Getin Holding said on Tuesday it has received approval from the National Bank of Ukraine to indirectly sell Idea Bank Ukraine to local businessman Sergiy Tigipko, owner of TAS Group, one of the largest financial and industrial groups in the country.
Ukraine has started talks with holders of a GDP warrant to restructure a $500 million payment due on May 31, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
