The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Union are expanding a major financing programme for Ukrainian businesses, with a new package of guarantees, grants, and technical assistance expected to unlock up to €2 billion in lending through local banks.
Small and micro-sized Ukrainian businesses emerged as some of the country's most resilient traders during both the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's full-scale invasion, while large companies struggled to translate their scale into productivity gains, according to a new study.
Tetra Tech, the global consulting and engineering firm, has laid off dozens of workers in Ukraine and faces tens of millions of dollars in costs locally due to the USAID cuts, including a payment freeze on work completed, according to sources familiar with the matter. The company is one of
Dear reader, As building materials manufacturers, mining companies, airlines, venture capitalists, investment bankers and others take note of the possibility of an end to the war and the start of the historic reconstruction, so too does the global stock-investing community. Ukraine Rebuild Newswire recently asked Swen Lorenz, the face
FortuneGuard, a Ukrainian InsureTech startup that has developed an AI-powered war risk insurance solution for Ukraine, is now in talks to raise capital and take the model to new markets and product lines. The solution, launched in partnership with UK reinsurance broker McGill and Partners and ARX Insurance, a
The following news article was produced in a partnership between Ukraine Rebuild Newswire and top 10 global law firm CMS. Much of the article is based on CMS' "Prosthetics Market in Ukraine" report, available here. Some 60,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs in three years of war,
Dozens of banks in Ukraine have approved a combined 10 billion hryvnias ($240 million) in financing of energy solutions to help the country sustain the constant attacks on its grid since signing a voluntary accord on energy resilience months ago, a senior banker said. "The banks, maybe more than
Some 60 privately owned Finnish companies have applied so far to the government's Finnpartnership program that helps them get ready to invest in Ukraine, said Antti Vänskä, Finland's special envoy to the reconstruction of Ukraine. And that number is set to grow. "The interest of
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * Riley Risk recommends companies in east prepare contingency plans amid heavy fighting, possible Ukrainian territory loss Just The Facts: * Ukraine to ask EU to delay introducing carbon border tax, trade envoy says * Ukraine's finance minister discusses reconstruction opportunities with Canadian
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Ukraine's Economy Ministry is preparing an official request to the European Commission to start formal talks on postponing the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for the war-torn country, The Odessa Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade
During a visit to Canada to attend a G7 meeting as a guest, Ukrainian Finance Minister Sergii Marchenko met with Canadian businesses and took part in a roundtable with the country's leading pension and investment funds to discuss their potential involvement in Ukraine's reconstruction, Ukraine'
Ukraine and Poland have signed a memorandum on cooperation in regional policy, recovery, and EU integration, Ukraine's Ministry for Communities and Territories Development said on Wednesday.
Rohlig SUUS Logistics, one of the largest logistics service providers in Poland, said it has opened a subsidiary in Ukraine, headquartered in Kyiv, as it looks to strengthen its position in Central and Eastern Europe.
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Zelensky has proposed free trade agreement to Trump, Ukraine's trade envoy says * Ukraine aims to maintain post-war EU trade benefits, trade envoy says * Japan and Sweden-funded autotransformers arrive in Ukraine for Ukrenergo Here's What They Think: * Politico:
