The European Commission plans to continue discussions with Ukraine regarding natural gas supplies to Europe, while also involving Hungary and Slovakia in the negotiations, according to a statement shared by an EU diplomat and obtained by Reuters on Monday.
"The Commission is ready to continue discussions with Ukraine on the supply to Europe through the gas pipeline system in Ukraine," the statement read. "The Commission is ready to associate Hungary in the process along with Slovakia."
The International Finance Corporation plans to launch a €50 million donor-funded program as a pilot for its proposed Viability Gap Facility meant to make certain Ukrainian infrastructure public-private partnerships more commercially viable, a senior IFC official said. The pilot is expected to cover two or three projects, with
Ukrainian companies are changing the skills they require for existing jobs as they adapt to worker shortages and wartime disruption, with digital capabilities becoming increasingly important, according to a new World Bank study. After the full-scale invasion, digital skills accounted for 13.09% of the skills employers sought in
