Latvia's government has approved €5.7 million in funding for Ukraine's reconstruction efforts and the execution of development cooperation projects.
Of the total, €2.7 million will be directed towards restoring social infrastructure facilities in Ukraine's northern Chernihiv region and €1.5 million for a grant project competition for infrastructure reconstruction in Chernihiv.
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
Finland's export credit agency Finnvera is in talks with companies about potential reconstruction projects in Ukraine under a €240 million EU-backed financing facility announced earlier this week, with investments being considered in infrastructure, industrial modernization and critical raw materials. The facility became operational on Oct. 27, allowing
Switzerland expects to launch its first public tenders for Ukraine reconstruction projects in early 2027, initially focusing on energy, public transport and water infrastructure, the country's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) told Ukraine Rebuild Newswire. "The first procurements are expected to be launched in early 2027
