Ukrainian telecoms firm Ukrtelecom said the percentage of its internet customer base using fiber optic infrastructure for high-speed connections has doubled since the Russian invasion of February 2022.
Some 68% of its internet customers are now on fiber optic cable connections, compared with 34% at the time of the full-scale invasion, the company said. It now has 360,000 political internet customers, including 1,306 medical and 1,763 educational institutions.
Tetra Tech, the global consulting and engineering firm, has laid off dozens of workers in Ukraine and faces tens of millions of dollars in costs locally due to the USAID cuts, including a payment freeze on work completed, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company is one of
FortuneGuard, a Ukrainian InsureTech startup that has developed an AI-powered war risk insurance solution for Ukraine, is now in talks to raise capital and take the model to new markets and product lines. The solution, launched in partnership with UK reinsurance broker McGill and Partners and ARX Insurance, a Ukrainian
The following news article was produced in a partnership between Ukraine Rebuild Newswire and top 10 global law firm CMS. Much of the article is based on CMS' "Prosthetics Market in Ukraine" report, available here. Some 60,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs in three years of war,
During a visit to Canada to attend a G7 meeting as a guest, Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko met with Canadian businesses and took part in a roundtable with the country's leading pension and investment funds to discuss their potential involvement in Ukraine's reconstruction, Ukraine'
Switzerland has launched a new call for investment projects involving Swiss companies in Ukraine, making up to 50 million Swiss francs ($61 million) available to help finance reconstruction and economic recovery efforts, the Swiss government said on May 28. The initiative targets Swiss companies with an established presence in Ukraine
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are expanding a major financing programme for Ukrainian businesses, with a new package of guarantees, grants, and technical assistance expected to unlock up to €2 billion in lending through local banks.
Small and micro-sized Ukrainian businesses emerged as some of the country's most resilient traders during both the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's full-scale invasion, while large companies struggled to translate their scale into productivity gains, according to a new study.
Tetra Tech, the global consulting and engineering firm, has laid off dozens of workers in Ukraine and faces tens of millions of dollars in costs locally due to the USAID cuts, including a payment freeze on work completed, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company is one of
