Ikea will resume commercial operations in Ukraine this year, with the reopening of the store in a Kyiv mall that was closed after the full-scale Russian invasion of February 2022, Interfax-Ukraine reported, citing the mall's operations director. "There is very encouraging information that this will
US and Russian officials on Tuesday began negotiations in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh with an aim of ending the war in Ukraine, without the participation of Ukraine and the EU. Members of the US delegation include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, and
Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a comprehensive free trade agreement covering goods, services, investments, and digital economy, among others, Ukraine's Economy Ministry said. The so-called Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) provides Ukrainian goods full access to the UAE market for 96.6%
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission is expected to start work in Ukraine in the coming days for the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) loan program, Ukraine's Finance Ministry said. "We have successfully completed six program reviews and are working on meeting the conditions
A draft contract would give the United States 50% of Ukraine's recurring revenue from extraction of resources, and 50% of the financial value of “all new licences issued to third parties” for the future monetisation of resources, The Telegraph reported, citing a copy of the contract it has
Ukraine's government said it has approved a procedure for the allocation of funds totaling €100 million to local budgets for the implementation of projects under the Ukraine Recovery Programme III. The funding will target four priority areas including energy resilience of local communities, housing construction, modernization of water
Today's Contents Reporter's Notepad: * To help rebuild, a US-led engineering firm in Ukraine must first survive the USAID freeze Just The Facts: * US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia in coming days to launch talks on ending Ukraine war, sources say * Trump says Zelensky will
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that President Volodymyr Zelensky will be involved in the upcoming negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Talks between US and Russian officials are set to begin on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh, Reuters reported. US Secretary of State
As the experienced CEO of a well-regarded engineering firm in Ukraine, Dan Aspleaf could expect to be extremely busy. After all, the Western world is preparing a Ukrainian reconstruction project that they say dwarfs even the post-WWII Marshall Plan. Instead, Aspleaf's company finds itself suddenly short
A Ukrainian government delegation led by Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko began a visit to Saudi Arabia by presenting business opportunities with a total investment potential of $500 million to nearly 100 local entrepreneurs. "We presented projects in energy, agriculture, and infrastructure, as well as large-scale public-private partnership
US and Russian officials are set to meet in the coming days in Saudi Arabia to start negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, multiple media outlets reported on Saturday, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Members of the US delegations will include Secretary of State Marco Rubio,
Ukraine has received offers from several investors to take part in funding the completion of power units 3 and 4 at the Khmelnytskyi nuclear power plant (NPP) in exchange for ownership in the project, Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko said. Galushchenko said at a briefing in Ukraine's parliament that
Ukraine's state defense company Ukroboronprom and French multinational aerospace and defense corporation Thales have signed a memorandum to establish a joint venture. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense said.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed rare earth minerals agreement with the US, saying the deal wasn't in Ukraine's best interest. "I didn't let the ministers sign a relevant
