Norway and Germany will launch a €2 million grant program in December to support energy sustainability of Ukrainian micro and small businesses, Ukraine's finance ministry said. Under the program, entrepreneurs will receive grants to purchase energy-efficient production equipment, equipment for autonomous energy sources and storage, as well as
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Trump picks retired general Keith Kellogg as Ukraine special envoy * 'Massive' Russian strike forces Ukrenergo to carry out emergency power cuts * Biden plans $725 million weapons package for Ukraine, sources say * Ukraine, Denmark to launch fast-track mechanism for investments * EBRD says
Russia has launched a "massive attack" on energy infrastructure in Ukraine, pushing the operator of the transmission system, Ukrenergo, to introduce emergency power cuts, Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko said.
US President Joe Biden's administration is reportedly preparing a $725 million arms aid package for Ukraine to bolster support for Kyiv before he leaves office in January, unnamed sources told Reuters. The weapons will reportedly include land mines, drones, Stinger missiles, cluster munitions, and ammunition for High Mobility
US President-elect Donald Trump said he has nominated retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg to serve as special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg was the chief of staff for the White House National Security Council during Trump's first term and he served as national security adviser to then-Vice
Ukraine and Denmark have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to launch a fast-track mechanism for investments, which is meant to enable businesses to overcome market barriers faster and enhance the overall business climate. The mechanism "will act as a single point of entry" to overcome obstacles faced
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said that an article in Italy's Corriere della Sera, which discusses the lender's alleged refusal to fund Ukrainian companies controlled by oligarchs, "does not do justice" to its substantial support for Ukraine amid the war. In
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * Germany allocates €77.6 million for Ukraine's energy infrastructure recovery * DFC to issue $40 million loan portfolio guarantee to Ukraine's Bank Lviv to support local businesses * UN experts demand Russia halt strikes on Ukraine's energy grid due
Russia launched attacks on Ukraine's electricity system on Nov. 17, risking a nuclear disaster that must be avoided at all costs, a group of UN experts said, calling on the Russian government to immediately end attacks on energy infrastructure. "The latest large-scale Russian missile attack on Ukraine’
The Covid-19 pandemic, the ongoing war, and the refugee crisis have caused a severe nursing shortage in Ukraine, leaving the country with a nursing density far below the European Union average, according to a study by the World Health Organization.
Gazprom's internal plans for next year outline a base-case scenario with no more gas flows to Europe through Ukraine after Dec. 31, when Russia's gas transit deal with Ukraine is set to expire, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the matter. Ukraine has said
A European Investment Bank (EIB)-funded modernization of a pediatric infectious disease department in Ukraine's northwestern Zhytomyr region has been finalized, the EIB said. The infectious disease department at the Zhytomyr Regional Tuberculosis Dispensary in the Guiva village has been equipped with advanced medical and diagnostic equipment. The
The Energy Community said it has received a €77.6 million grant from Germany's economy ministry for its Ukraine Energy Support Fund which provides funding for repairs of Ukraine's critical energy infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks. The contribution will allow the Fund to procure essential spare
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has agreed to issue a $40 million loan portfolio guarantee to Ukraine's Bank Lviv to support lending to local businesses, the Ukrainian bank said in a press release on Tuesday. The funding, provided by the United States Agency for International Development
Today's Contents Just The Facts: * EBRD says it won't fund Ukrainian firms controlled by oligarchs - including DTEK * Sambu, HD Hyundai Construction, other Korean stocks surge on optimism over Ukraine reconstruction * Finnish LPs embrace defense investments amid Ukraine war: PitchBook * Albania contributes to Council of Europe&
South Korean companies poised to gain from the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine are seeing a surge in their stock amid expectations that US President-elect Donald Trump will bring the conflict to an end.
