WIG Ukraine, the index for Ukrainian stocks on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), surged nearly 25% in recent days, reaching pre-war levels, Polish business outlet Puls Biznesu reported. Financial markets have responded positively to US promises of a plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. After Donald Trump'
US-headquartered construction consultancy Hill International said it has agreed to help the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine carry out construction projects in the residential, infrastructure, energy, transit, and water management sectors. According to a memorandum of understanding, Hill may also help with workforce training, procurement,
The US decision to raise tariffs on steel imports to a flat 25% will hit Ukraine-based exporters such as Interpipe and ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, which have already been several hit by the war with Russia, Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. "For the past few years, we have
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * As our reader base rapidly grows, we offer a quick refresher on the ideas behind the layout of our daily newsletter Just The Facts: * US businesses to have priority in Ukraine's reconstruction, Zelensky says * Ukraine needs 4.5 million more
The UK government has launches SPIRIT Programme (Social Protection for Inclusion, Resilience, Innovation and Transformation) to support inclusive social protection systems in Ukraine. The programme — which was launched in collaboration with UNICEF and the World Bank — includes GBP 25 million ($31.04 million) of UK funding.
US President Donald Trump told the New York Post in an interview that he has spoken with Russia's President Vladimir Putin over the phone in an effort to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Trump declined to specify how many times he has spoken with Putin,
US companies should be given priority in taking part in Ukraine's reconstruction, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told Reuters in an interview on Friday. "Those who defend us will rebuild Ukraine. And here, in addition to gratitude, it is a lot of money for business,"
Ukraine will need an additional 4.5 million workers over the next decade to support a successful post-war recovery at the current level of productivity, the country's deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Unity Oleksiy Chernyshov said on Saturday. "If additional people are not involved
Ukraine has started exporting biomethane to the European Union (EU), with the volume of the first shipment equaling 67,000 cubic meters, Ukraine's government said. "The start of biomethane exports from Ukraine to the EU is an important step in strengthening energy independence and integration of our
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine has opened two new "Made in Ukraine" offices in the country to help local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The new offices were launched in Chuhuiv and Nova Vodolaha in the Kharkiv region as part of a national initiative
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * 4 lessons building materials giant Kingspan learned from planning a $280 million investment in war-time Ukraine Just The Facts: * EBRD to invest at least €1.5 billion in Ukraine in 2025 * Kingspan to start building its first Ukrainian factory 6 months
Schneider Electric Ukraine aims to train 1 million people in energy management basics in 2025, such as conservation and optimization of energy use, the company's CEO Mykhailo Bubnov said. The company, which signed a memorandum to that effect with Ukraine's Ministry of Education and Science, is
The UK government will invest GBP17 million in the second investment round under InnovateUkraine, a bilateral program that focuses on supporting low-carbon solutions that increase Ukraine's energy resilience. The second cohort will focus on technologies tailored towards smart green grids, renewable generation, renewable heat, green fuels, and
Kingspan's Mike Stenson has ushered the building materials giant through multiple complicated stages of investing in war-time Ukraine, as it seeks to build a $300 million multi-factory manufacturing campus near the western city of Lviv that will help propel the reconstruction of the country. Stenson, the
Global building materials giant Kingspan said it will start building its first Ukrainian factory in the middle of this year, at least six months behind its initial projection, after completing the cumbersome bureaucracy needed to prep a $300 million project in Ukraine. "We are very close now to actually
