Investors holding 97% of Ukraine's more than $20 billion in international bonds agreed to a debt restructuring plan, giving the government more room to pay for its war against Russia's invasion and fulfilling a key condition of support from the International Monetary Fund.
Approval means the government's debt restructuring plan can now go ahead, with investors taking a 37% writedown on the face value of their holdings, forgoing $8.7 billion in claims.
Ukraine's battery storage projects are attracting growing investment as long-term revenue contracts and financial guarantees make them increasingly viable despite wartime risks, according to an analysis by Bankers without Boundaries (BwB). Now, a financing model is emerging for a sector that barely existed in Ukraine before Russia&
Ukraine could unlock a new source of reconstruction financing by easing restrictions on municipal bonds and introducing guarantees to attract domestic investors, according to an academic study. The country's centralised borrowing rules prevent local governments from fully using domestic capital markets to finance infrastructure, the study argues. It
