David Malpass, who served as president of the World Bank until last year, has become senior adviser to investment management group Chicago Atlantic for its Trident impact investing strategy for Ukraine.
Malpass, who has worked with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other senior officials repeatedly during his four-year tenure at the World Bank, is tasked with helping push for private sector involvement in the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine in his new role.
Ukraine’s reconstruction is often discussed as a vast undertaking that will take off when the war ends. But for Sweco, the international engineering consultancy, Ukraine is already one of its largest markets. Ukraine is now among Sweco International’s four largest markets by revenue and ranks higher still by
Foreign investors could save time and possibly money by preparing factories, warehouses and other developments in Ukraine during the war, then building when security improves, according to Dmytro Omelchuk, Ukraine director of international engineering consultancy Delta. “Right now, for foreign investors, this is a good time to secure the deal,
