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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.
Ukraine on Tuesday signed an updated free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), whose members include Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland, which fully eliminates duties on industrial goods for Ukrainian exporters and lowers or completely removes tariffs on a wide range of agricultural products.
Finland and Ukraine are cooperating on a new tax project to enhance the transparency and digitalisation of Ukraine's tax administration as well as its capacity to manage and implement reforms, according to Finland's foreign ministry and the State Tax Service of Ukraine.
Ukraine is in the process of selecting a law firm to represent its interests in upcoming negotiations with the United States over a critical minerals agreement, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine.
Ukraine's GDP warrant was on track on Monday for its biggest daily loss since shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion, as optimism over a US brokered ceasefire waned, Reuters reported.
Ukraine's Finance Ministry said it has signed a memorandum with the Ukraine Facility audit board to cooperate in strengthening financial management and oversight of the instrument. The agreement allows for the exchange of information, reports, and documents, along with fostering active institutional dialogue.
The Ukrainian government has approved the privatization terms and sale price for the chemical industry plant Sumykhimprom and construction company Ukrbud, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Economy. The starting sale price for Sumykhimprom is about UAH 1.2 billion ($29 million) and for Ukrbud UAH 263 million, the
The privatization of state-owned Ukrgasbank and Sense Bank is unlikely to happen this year due to the lengthy process involved, Kateryna Rozhkova, first deputy governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine. "In my opinion, the privatization of the first state-
Ferrexpo has accused the Ukrainian authorities of breaching international investment agreements with a series of "discriminatory and unreasonable" asset freezes, management arrests and other actions against the miner's subsidiaries. Ferrexpo, a Switzerland-based iron ore miner that operates in Ukraine and is listed on the London
The European Union, together with Germany, Denmark, France, Poland, and Slovenia, is launching the €62 million Phase III of the U-LEAD with Europe initiative aimed at supporting Ukraine's recovery at the local and regional levels and strengthening local self-government. The Ukraine – Local Empowerment, Accountability and Development
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Ukraine's First Deputy Minister for Communities and Territories Development, Alyona Shkrum, met with UK government officials and business leaders during a visit to London focused on attracting investments for Ukraine's reconstruction. The discussions addressed Ukraine's reconstruction strategies, the involvement of British businesses in infrastructure
Introduction of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could lead to some $2.7 billion in investment losses for Ukraine between 2026 and 2030, according to an updated estimate from steel industry consultancy GMK Center. In addition, potential export losses during the same period are projected at
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday unveiled a five-part "Rearm Europe" plan to mobilize €800 billion to enhance Europe's defense capabilities and provide military aid to Kyiv. Firstly, she proposed a new financial instrument worth €150 billion to provide EU member states
