Japan has signed an agreement to provide Ukraine with a 30-year loan of up to JPY 471.9 billion ($3 billion) to support the country's recovery and development efforts, according to a press release from Ukraine's finance ministry.
Ukraine has signed a memorandum of intent with the government of the United States, confirming progress on the upcoming Agreement on Economic Partnership and reaffirming their intent to conclude the deal, according to Ukraine's economy ministry.
Naftogaz and its five affiliated companies have achieved a major legal milestone in their global enforcement campaign, as the Paris Judicial Court has recognized and granted leave to enforce a $5 billion arbitral award issued in The Hague against Russia, according to a company press release.
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Canada, Estonia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK have committed a combined $190 million through 2027 for the second phase of the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU), according to the fund and Ukraine's government.
Transcarpathia, Ukraine's westernmost region bordering Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, has long been a smuggling hotspot. Deep-rooted corruption, a weak state presence, and resilient cross-border ethnic networks have entrenched an illicit economy dominated by tobacco, goods, drug, and human smuggling.
Logistics remains among the most persistent challenges for Ukrainian exporters of grain products since the Russian full-scale invasion began in February 2022, APK-Inform reported on Wednesday, citing the director of the Association of Ukrainian Flour Millers, Rodion Rybchynskyi.
Ukrainian lawmakers on Wednesday voted to extend martial law for 90 days, starting from May 9, when it was set to expire.
Belgium will provide Ukraine with €150 million through 2028 through the technical assistance project BE-Relieve Ukraine, aimed at helping the war-damaged country's rebuilding efforts, Ukraine's Ministry of Community and Territorial Development said on Wednesday.
A Russian court has increased a financial penalty against the Ukrainian state oil and gas company Naftogaz to $1.3 billion from around $150 million for violating a ban on conducting legal proceedings against Gazprom outside of Russia, in a gas transit dispute between the two companies, Russian news agency
Ukraine's southwestern Odesa region has expanded a safety center in the city of Avangard, by adding a second building to the facility, with €484,000 in support from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the lender said on Wednesday.
The US and Ukrainian government have made "significant progress" on a proposed minerals deal between the two countries and on the establishment of an investment fund for Ukraine's recovery, Ukraine's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to Europe this week for talks about ending the war between Ukraine and Russia, the State Department said.
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Moscow sees 'political will to move' on US-Russia deal on Ukraine, but no outline yet * US House Democrats introduce bill to support Ukraine in war with Russia * Poland to keep control over Sławków logistics hub seen as key to Ukraine&
US Representative Greg Meeks, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Monday introduced a bill to support Ukraine and undermine Russia's capacity to continue the war.
South Korea will provide $4.76 million in funding to accelerate the digital transformation of Ukraine's public administration system, under a three-year cooperation agreement signed in Kyiv on Sunday, according to a press release from the Ukrainian government.
