While the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 contributed to the erosion of international arms control treaties, violations have provoked diplomatic responses and attracted international attention in an encouraging sign, according to a 32-page paper by researchers from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The reaction may serve to
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: Social media posts, business announcements and even political discourse slow to a crawl, even as far away as Ukraine, as US voters head to the polls in an unusually divisive election. Just The Facts: Germany announces another €200 million in aid to help Ukrainians
The percentage of Ukrainians who say they are willing to bear the burdens of war indefinitely in order to win dropped sharply over the past eight months, according to a survey by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). A survey in October showed 63% of Ukrainians supported continuing the
Germany will increase winter emergency aid for Ukraine by €200 million, the country's Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said Monday during a visit to Kyiv. Russian President Vladimir "Putin wants Ukrainians to freeze in the dark in sub-zero temperatures," Baerbock said on social media forum X.
Three hundred Polish companies set up businesses in Ukraine in 2023, while 3,000 of them had expressed interest in investing in the war-torn country, the Polish daily Puls Biznesu reported. The ongoing conflict restricts broader Polish business involvement due to security concerns, the report said. In contrast, Ukrainians
The latest edition of the 'Ukraine's Investment Attractiveness Index' survey, conducted by Ukraine's European Business Association (EBA), revealed that 70% of polled companies plan to invest in the country despite the war.
The USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine (USAID CEP) launched a $1.8 million initiative aimed at supporting the upskilling and reskilling of Ukrainians to address the needs of the labor market.
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: The business and political news cycle slows to a crawl as leaders in Ukraine and throughout the West await results of the US presidential election this week. Just The Facts: A Ukrainian intelligence agency doxxes capitains of ships it accuses to transporting stolen grain,
A Ukrainian intelligence agency has started publishing names and photos of ship captains it says are transporting grain taken by Russian forces from Ukrainian territory in a "name and shame" campaign. The Defense Intelligence Unit (DIU), an agency directly under the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, has published the
Ukraine's government has changed regulations on the use of radio frequencies, allowing for the launch of a pilot project to introduce 5G networks in some cities, according to a press release by the Ministry of Digital Transformation and a Telegram post by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is providing €2.4 million to support Ukraine's green industrial recovery at a municipal level. The project is part of a program of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ukrainian government for a green
Contents The Reporter's Notepad: Will loans to Ukraine be repaid? Investors from large private construction and engineering firms discuss the confusion that could stem from the concept of "blended finance," ending up with borrowers refusing to repay loans. And, based on back-of-the-envelope calculations
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has agreed to provide a €10 million grant to Ukraine's state energy transmission system operator, Ukrenergo, to cover the company's critical operational costs and help it maintain liquidity.
The World Bank said it will launch a $593 million private sector development program in Ukraine to support 20,000 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Enterprise (RISE) program will boost the efficiency of state support to SMEs with a focus on green competitiveness and
Private-sector business can be expected to account for a third of the investment needed to rebuild Ukraine after the war, with a focus on the agriculture, retail and energy sectors, a senior International Finance Corporation (IFC) official said. "With major reforms in such sectors as infrastructure, the private
North Korean troops deployed on the side of Russia are likely to enter the fight against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region "in the coming days," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "We now assess that there are some 10,000 North Korean soldiers
