By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Ukraine has been rebuilding or repairing war-damaged hospitals, clinics and other medical buildings at an average rate of 1.4 facilities a day since Russian forces invaded, according to data from the Ukrainian Ministry of Health. From the invasion on Feb 24 of last
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has re-allocated 182 million euros ($197 million) from planned works in southern Ukraine to a major highway upgrade in the west of the country as the Russian invasion has shifted transportation patterns. The loan will be used
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Denmark will contribute 1.2 billion Danish kroner ($173 million) to the “early recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine” next year, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. The government allocated more than half of that sum, or 631 million kroner, specifically
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Indian businesses should find roles in the reconstruction of Ukraine as early as possible to gain “first-mover advantage,” Ukrainian MP Yulia Klymenkotold a gathering of businesses and trade associations in New Delhi, the Times of India reported. “Right now we have 23% of our
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Construction equipment manufacturer HD Hyundai XiteSolution will send a representative to accompany Won Hee-ryong, South Korea’s minister of land, infrastructure and transport, on a visit to Ukraine this month, The Korea Times reported, citing unnamed sources. The company, a unit of HD Hyundai,
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff The World Bank has announced $232 million in financing to help homeowners in Ukraine repair shattered windows, damaged roofs and other non-structural damage from the ongoing war. The financing for the Housing Repair for People's Empowerment Project (HOPE) project will help repair
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Vodafone Ukraine, the second-largest mobile operator in Ukraine after Kyivstar, increased capital spending in the first half of the year by 75% year-on-year as it repaired damage inflicted in the ongoing war and increased its resilience to power outages and shortages. Capital
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff The government of South Korea, which has launched a campaign in recent months to support Korean companies seeking to join the Ukraine reconstruction, has earmarked 520 billion won (US$393 million) in its 2024 budget in support for Ukraine, news agency Yonhap reportedTuesday. The allocation,
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Won Hee-ryong, South Korea’s minister of land, infrastructure and transport, said he will visit Ukraine in September to help Korean firms expand their presence in the eventual reconstruction of the country, The Korea Times reported. "At first, we will focus on governmental
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff UK construction firms will be at the “top of the list” when contracts are handed out to rebuild Ukraine because of their government’s eagerness to help the Ukrainian military against Russia, the British national newspaper known as “i” said in a report based on
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Ukraine, who have cut staff by an average of 22% since the Russian invasion, will need better access to international financing if they are to play a significant role in the reconstruction of the country when the fighting stops,
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Korea Water Resources Corp, the South Korean conglomerate that has agreed to help rebuild Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam, has also been chosen to design a master plan for restoration and creation of a ‘smart city’ in Uman, central Ukraine, Business Korea reported, without saying where
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff The reconstruction of Ukraine will pass through three distinct phases as fighting in the country gradually winds down and the war likely ends in a “frozen outcome” similar to the tense peace between North and South Korea since 1953, Fitch said in its latest risk
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff The Ukrainian government has allocated 350 million hryvnii ($9.6 million) from the State Budget Reserve Fund to help energy companies in the country pay interest on loans taken out to repair or rebuild energy infrastructure damaged in fighting. “State financial support will be provided
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff Fighting has smashed windows in towns and villages in large parts of Ukraine and a lack of glass to replace them is preventing many refugees from resettling, The Guardian writes in a feature report. The country lost its only sheet glass factory in the Russian
By Ukraine Rebuild News Staff A reconstruction fund created by major international firms for the government of Ukraine aims to raise $10 billion from governments, multinational organizations and other large donors, then use it to generate at least $50 billion in investments in the country, Ukrainian Deputy Economy Minister Oleksandr
