IFIs/DFIs
The international finance institutions and development finance institutions working with Ukraine.
How war in Ukraine gave birth to a new kind of reconstruction finance
Every month since Russia's full-scale invasion, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) officials have sat down with their Ukrainian partner banks to ask the same question: where are the gaps? Those routine questions have become an unlikely source of financial innovation. As Ukrainian banks identify problems
EBRD, EU provide €50 million emergency loan to bolster Kyiv's energy resilience
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €50 million emergency loan to help Kyiv maintain heating, electricity and other essential municipal services amid continued Russian attacks on the city's energy infrastructure. The financing, backed by a 25% first-loss guarantee from the European Union
Spain launches €20 million financing facility for Ukraine reconstruction
Spain's Official Credit Institute (ICO), export credit agency Cesce and Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine have launched a €20 million financing facility to support reconstruction projects involving Spanish companies in Ukraine. The financing, which will be channelled through Raiffeisen Bank Ukraine, will target investments in infrastructure, engineering, energy, transport and
Ukraine should sell its business strengths, not just the reconstruction story, Finnfund CIO says
Ukraine should do more to promote its competitive advantages and showcase business success stories to attract foreign investment, as international perceptions remain dominated by the war, said Hanna Loikkanen, Chief Investment Officer at Finnfund, Finland's development financier and impact investor. While Ukraine's economy has proven resilient
