News about governance, corruption, bureaucracy and the day-to-day management of the world's biggest reconstruction project.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said on Tuesday that the shares of local First Investment Bank, previously owned by Russian oligarchs, will be transferred to the national postal service Ukrposhta. "In this way, we are creating a postal bank," Shmyhal said. "Ukrposhta has its branches in all
US diplomats have urgently requested an exemption for Ukraine-related programs from the 90-day foreign aid freeze and "stop work" order imposed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday, according to documents seen by the Financial Times and unnamed sources who spoke to the publication. Senior
Ukraine and Japan have outlined plans to deepen economic and industrial collaboration, focusing on joint enterprises, investment, and knowledge-sharing initiatives. The talks were held between Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy Andriy Telyupa and Japan's Embassy Minister Yuji Tokita on Jan 16.
Ukraine's State Institution Professional Procurement has completed its first international tender using the Prozorro eletronic public procurement system, the platform meant to serve saving UAH 58 million ($1.38 million). The SI Professional Procurement team completed the purchase of computer hardware and software, finance by the World Bank,
The European Investment Bank will use the DREAM platform, the state portal meant to organize the reconstruction of Ukraine, to allocate €100 million to support community recovery and development projects, DREAM said. Activities under the project include distributed generation facilities, municipal housing, water supply and sanitation, and healthcare.
The Japanese government said it is launching a program this year to support Ukraine in combating corruption and reforming its judicial system. The initiatives aims to help Ukraine improve governance, which could bolster its chances of joining the European Union, and secure international support for post-war reconstruction, the Japan
The World Economic Forum (WEF) established a Global Government Technology Centre in Kyiv, making it the organization's second such center worldwide, after Berlin, as it seeks to develop GovTech solutions. The center aims to leverage AI, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and cybersecurity to foster an innovation ecosystem
The World Bank's board has approved providing Ukraine with $2.05 billion aid package to support the Ukrainian government in implementing reforms to strengthen the economy and improve macro-financial stability. The initiative also aims to support the government in increasing GDP per capita to meet EU levels
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) to protect its investments in the country from fraud and corruption. The MoU envisages enhanced information sharing and joint investigations between the EIB and SBI and introduces
Organizers: Razom We Stand and Heinrich Bolle Foundation Topic: Energy independence and decentralization in Ukraine, examples from the global south Speakers: Moderator Iryna Kondratenko - Climate Change and Energy Policy Coordinator at the Heinrich Boell Foundation Iryna Ptashnyk - Research and Policy Advisor at Razom We Stand Richard Halsey - South Africa, Policy
77% of Ukrainians support post-war local self-government reform and decentralization in the country to enhance local competencies, resources and accountability, while only 16% view the reform as unnecessary, an opinion poll commissioned by the Council of Europe (CoE) found.
Ukraine's High Anti-Corruption Court (HACC) found member of parliament Andrii Odarchenko guilty of attempting to bribe the former head of the State Agency for Reconstruction, Mustafa Nayem, with bitcoin, and sentenced him to eight years in prison. The case marks the first-ever documented instance of a
The World Bank will allocate $750 million to support Ukraine in its efforts to improve its public investment management system at the central level and public financial management and fiscal governance at local and regional levels. The funding will be provided through Supporting Reconstruction through Smart Fiscal Governance (SURGE) project,
Ukraine has made more progress in fighting corruption in the past 10 years than in the previous 23 years of independence combined, with gains spurred by hopes to join the European Union, Transparency International Ukraine experts conclude in a new report, prepared with Polish NGO Stefan Batory Foundation. However, the
