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Telecoms group Veon said on Monday it has signed a letter of intent with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Cohen Circle to combine their businesses, with the aim of indirectly listing Ukraine's leading digital operator Kyivstar on the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York. Veon will retain a
Ukraine's largest private power producer DTEK said on Monday it has awarded a €140 million contract to a unit of US-based Fluence Energy to deliver Ukraine's first large-scale battery-based energy storage portfolio with a total capacity of 200 MW. The project involves six
Ukrainian company A3tech-Ukraine has completely localized the production of demining machines of the Croatian company DOK-ING, according to government officials. The company tested the first localized demining machine in the spring last year, said Ukraine Deputy Minister of Economy Ihor Bezkaravayny. "It was then that plans were
The German building materials manufacturer Knauf has started construction of its second factory in Ukraine with an investment of €150 million, Dmytro Kysylevskyi, deputy chairman of Ukraine's parliamentary committee of economic development, said on Wednesday. The new plant, in Borshchiv in Ukraine's Ternopil region, will have
Ukraine's only natural graphite mining company, Zavalivsky Graphite, has suspended operations, the National Association of Mining Industries of Ukraine (NAEIU) said. The shutdown was attributed primarily to high electricity costs and outdated production infrastructure requiring substantial investments in modernization.
Ukrainian Railways (Ukrzaliznytsia) said it has asked its Eurobond holders to postpone to 2026 coupon payments due in January and July 2025, totaling $83 million. The deferred payments will ease the liquidity burden, enabling stable passenger and cargo transport, infrastructure maintenance, and traffic safety, the state-run railway company said.
Several Ukrainian manufacturers and a Japanese engineering company plan to make Japanese pickup trucks using semi-disassembled kits (SKD) technology in Ukraine, Ukrainian Economy Minister Svyrydenko said at a business forum organized by the Japan External Trade Organization. "Together with Ukrainian partners, the Japanese company plans to start producing
Metinvest, Ukraine's largest steelmaker, has halted operations at its coal production site in Pishchane due to intensified shelling. The closed coal site provides around half of Metinvest's total Ukrainian coal extraction volumes. Other facilities in the region are still operational.
The Norwegian government will establish a "business presence" in Kyiv to support its companies looking to take part in the reconstruction of Ukraine, Norway's Ministry of Trade and Industry said. "The goal is to have a person in place as quickly as possible. The security
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and professional services firm Aon are launching a new €110 million guarantee scheme in Ukraine to address challenges reinsurance companies face in the country. The new Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Guarantee Facility provides guarantees to international reinsurers to cover war-related losses
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called on German companies to invest in Ukraine at a German-Ukrainian business forum held in Berlin on Wednesday, adding that the country is on the path to joining the European Union. My "message to you is that if you invest in Ukraine today and
MHP, Ukraine's largest poultry producer, has submitted a binding offer to acquire Uvesa Group, a leading poultry supplier in Spain, for an undisclosed sum. MHP has submitted a tender offer addressed to all shareholders of Uvesa, MHP said in a stock filing. The acquisition is subject to 50.
Ukraine has signed a deal with the US government worth $266.4 million for sustainment services and related equipment for the f-16 fighter jet. The sale contract includes maintenance support, minor modifications, and spare and repair parts, among other equipment.
Swedish steel company SSAB and its subsidiary Ruukki Construction will donate roofing products for the reconstruction of houses in Ukraine for the third straight year this year. Ruukki is donating roof profiles, flashings, and fasteners to rebuild or repair war-damaged roofs in Ukraine's Mykolaiv region. The products,
Gaz-System will introduce firm capacity for natural gas transmission from Poland to Ukraine during the first three quarters of 2025, the Polish pipeline operator said in a press release. The company has previously provided interruptible service, and the change in 2025 will allow Gaz-System to ensure stable and
Ukraine's government plans to reduce the number of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to about 100 from the current 3,000 under a recently adopted state property policy, the country's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. "The goal of this optimization is to enhance the efficiency of
