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UK's BII ready to pivot from trade finance to 'rebuilding business' in Ukraine when war ends, managing director tells URN

UK's BII ready to pivot from trade finance to 'rebuilding business' in Ukraine when war ends, managing director tells URN

UK development finance institution British International Investment (BII), which has so far focused on trade finance in its new mandate to help Ukraine, will shift to rebuilding private business as soon as the war ends, its managing director said. "During the war, we are helping businesses simply to survive,

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Finnfund's quest for viable investments in Ukraine spotlights issues facing DFIs amid war

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

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Dragon Capital buys Kyiv's Caravan Outlet Mall

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

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Ukraine Facility investment funds may drift toward large firms as small ones fight for survival, BGK official says in Kyiv Post interview

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

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