The Private Sector
The investors, their investments, the regulations and the rule-makers.
Finnfund's quest for viable investments in Ukraine spotlights issues facing DFIs amid war
Finnfund, like many development finance institutions, faces a long series of challenges in finding enough viable investment opportunities in Ukraine amid the ongoing war. A high minimum investment size, strict ESG criteria, the continued presence of oligarchs, and a hesitance on the part of Finnish investors to enter Ukraine during
Exclusive: Finnfund to invest up to €10 million in a Ukrainian agri-firm by Q1 2025
Finnish development finance institution Finnfund expects to make the first investment from a €25 million allocation for Ukraine by Q1 of 2025, the institution has told Ukraine Rebuild Newswire.
France's Neo-Eco says it can prove - with laboratory data - that Ukrainian war veterans make better workers
When Bart Gruyaert says the war veterans who work for his company in Ukraine are better workers than the average, he insists he's not just telling a feel-good story. He can back up the assertion - with actual laboratory data.
Dragon Capital buys Kyiv's Caravan Outlet Mall
Dragon Capital, one of Ukraine's most prominent investment firms, said it has completed the acquisition of Caravan Outlet Mall in Kyiv, the city's only large outlet center. Financial terms of the deal are confidential, Dragon Capital said Monday in a press release. Caravan Outlet Mall , which
BlackRock CEO calls on Western firms to reconsider China ties over Ukraine war stance
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the Western companies should reexamine their ties to China over its support for Russia's economy amid the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported. "Ukraine is at our doorsteps here and I'm surprised that there's not a larger questioning or
German businesses show growing interest in visiting Ukraine, survey finds
German companies are expressing a growing willingness to travel to Ukraine despite the war, according to a survey by the Eastern Committee of the German Economy. The survey of around 70 German companies interested in doing business in Ukraine showed that employees from 28 firms have already visited the country
Ukraine Facility investment funds may drift toward large firms as small ones fight for survival, BGK official says in Kyiv Post interview
European Union funds meant to promote investment in Ukraine's reconstruction risk gravitating toward large companies because smaller ones are too focused on survival to invest, warned a development bank official working with the funds. Bogdan Zawadewicz, head of Geopolitical Risk Analysis at BGK (Polish National Development Bank), said
'Big Four' accounting firm to help Ukraine's defense ministry with risk management deficiencies
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry will receive support from one of the so-called Big Four accounting firms to improve its risk management and compliance system, the ministry said in a press release on Monday, without naming the firm. The Big Four are the largest global accounting networks: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and
Seven Ukrainian regions get 600 generators via EU's Civil Protection Mechanism
Seven Ukrainian frontline regions this month received 600 power generators of varying capacities to prepare for the upcoming heating season, the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine said Monday in a press release. The generators were provided to the Dnipropetrovs'k, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv,