Swedish construction equipment manufacturer Volvo CE will launch next month its Iron Women program, a reskilling initiative to train women to operate construction machines, in Ukraine, the company said in a press release on Monday. The program aims to address the labor shortage in Ukraine amid reconstruction efforts, a refugee
The Ukrainian construction company Integral-Bud will by the end of the year launch two projects occupying a combined 190,000 square meters in the capital of Kyiv, Intergal-Bud's commercial director Anna Laevska said in an interview with Interfax, published Monday. The projects include the second phase
The US state of Pennsylvania has pledged to help in the reconstruction of the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia region's energy infrastructure, Ukraine's Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development said in a press release on Monday. The State of Pennsylvania signed an accord agreeing to help the Zaporizhzhia
The Danish government will donate DKK 130 million ($19.4 million) to Ukraine to help the country's energy system amid intense Russian attacks, Denmark's Ministry of Climate, Energy, and Utilities said in a press release on Monday. "As the heating season approaches, Russia continues its
The firing earlier this month of the chief executive of the national power transmission network, Ukrenergo, has become a focal point for Western fears that a political power grab is underway in Ukraine, Politico reported. Chief Executive Volodymyr Kudrytskyi was officially fired for failing to adequately protect Ukrenergo facilities from
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Ukraine's Kyiv region will establish an online platform with one of the regions of Italy to attract investments and boost business cooperation, Chief of the Kyiv Regional Military Administration Ruslan Kravchenko said. Kyiv region already has a memorandum of cooperation with the Italian region of Tuscany, aimed at
More than 3,000 Polish companies have so far applied to take part in the post-war rebuilding of Ukraine, the Polish government envoy for Ukraine's reconstruction Paweł Kowal told news agency PAP on Saturday. "They are not always big firms, but very agile and efficient ones,
Adam Brown, editor of Ukraine Rebuild Newswire, interviewed Bart Gruyaert, project director at Neo-Eco, a French company that produces building materials from war rubble and industrial waste. The interview focused on the activities of Neo-Eco in Ukraine. Key points include: Circular Economy: Bart explains how Neo Eco uses
The European Union will provide Ukraine a loan of up to €35 billion as part of a $50-billion pledge by the G7, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Friday in a post on X during a visit to Kyiv. "Relentless Russian attacks mean Ukraine needs continued
Ukraine-based European Business Association (EBA) has protested tax hikes recently adopted by the country's parliament at first reading, arguing any additional taxation could damage the competitive environment by practically incentivizing the shadow economy. The tax bill raises the war tax on individuals to 5% from the current
Neo-Eco, a French company that transforms war rubble and industrial waste into low-carbon construction materials, is stepping up investment in Ukraine, which it considers the "best place on earth to be" for a company with its "circular economy" business model. The company, which entered
The European Union will allocate €160 million for Ukraine's energy security this winter, including the rebuilding of power infrastructure, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday at a press conference. The amount includes €60 million in humanitarian aid for shelters and heaters, and €100 million from
The 54.6 MW Skolivska wind farm in Ukraine's western region of Lviv, developed by Ukrainian renewable energy operator Eco-Optima and Czech energy company MND, started operation Wednesday, the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association said in a press release. Investment in the project totaled UAH 2.1 billion
European buyers of artillery shells made in India have been transferring the ammunition to Ukraine with no intervention from New Delhi despite protests from Russia, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing unnamed Indian and European government and defense industry officials, as well as its analysis of commercially available customs data. According
