Where it comes from and where it's going.
Some 70% of Ukrainians believe their country will undergo an economic boom when the war ends, led by a foreign investment boom during reconstruction and reparations by Russia, according to a study by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). When asked whether they thought Ukraine will see rapid economic
The International Monetary Fund raised its estimate of 2023 economic growth in Ukraine, saying the country shows "remarkable resilience" but warned growth is likely to slow in 2024 as the war continues. A week-long IMF monitoring mission reviewing the fund's support agreements with Ukraine said
European Union member nations are preparing a workaround to provide Ukraine with a promised €50-billion reconstruction aid package even if Hungary vetoes it, Bloomberg reported, citing unnamed sources. Under the backup plan, individual member states would offer national guarantees to attract financing in the markets and substitute for the
Ukraine has told its allies that it needs all frozen Russian assets, and not just the interest on those assets, or it won't likely receive enough funding to pay for reconstruction of the country, Reuters reported. Ukrainian Deputy Justice Minister Iryna Mudra told the news agency in an
Foreign ministers of the G7 nations vowed to maintain a freeze on Russian assets in the West until the country "pays for the damage it has caused to Ukraine," and renewed their commitment to support the reconstruction of Ukraine. The foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
The government of Denmark will provide €40.2 million in reconstruction aid to Mykolaiv to help the damaged Ukrainian city repair its heating infrastructure to cope with the coming winter. The funds will also buy 40 mobile heating boilers to help the city cope with the cold, and they will
International Monetary Fund monitors started a second review on Monday of the institution's ongoing multi-billion dollar support program for Ukraine, possibly paving the way for the release of the next tranche of approximately $900 million in aid. The IMF's discussions with Ukrainian officials over its
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the agency that handles development funds for the Japanese government, has re-opened its office in Ukraine, reported Japanese public broadcaster NHK. The agency, which is administering about $1.1 billion worth of Ukrainian aid projects for the Japanese government, has been coordinating Ukrainian
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will release €200 million in loans meant to help the country repair local energy, water and transportation infrastructure either directly damaged by the war or overstressed by the large numbers of people who fled to safer areas of the country, the government said. The loans,
Russia will retaliate against any "unfriendly" European nation that uses frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine by seizing an even larger amount of those countries' assets, said Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia's State Duma. "A number of European politicians, led by the head
Germany pledged a further €200 million in aid for urban reconstruction and other projects during a visit to Kyiv by the German envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine, German news agency dpa reported. Jochen Flasbarth, Germany's point man for the reconstruction of Ukraine, said the money is also
The World Bank, the Council of Europe Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) agreed to streamline and simplify their procurement practices in Ukraine ahead of an expected surge in reconstruction spending. "Reconstruction needs for Ukraine will be huge,"
The United States has pledged $700 million to help Ukraine upgrade its ports, railways and other elements of its transport infrastructure to help the economy recovery from the impact of the Russian invasion, Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Oleksander Kubrakov said. "We have to modernize Ukrainian checkpoints, ports and railway. This
The European Parliament voted to approve a €50 billion package to help rebuild Ukraine, including a mix of grants and loans to be handed out between 2024 and 2027. Deputies voted 512-45, with 63 abstaining, to approve the so-called Ukraine Facility funding, which will be handed out in
Ukraine Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko said geopolitical tensions elsewhere in the world and the length of the war in Russia are weakening the resolve of Ukraine's major donor nations, Reuters reported. "I see a lot of tiredness, I see a lot of weakness among our partners, they
Belgium will create an $1.8 billion fund for Ukraine using tax on profits generated by Russian assets frozen after the start of the war, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced. The money, which stems from the nearly $200 billion frozen Russian assets held at Belgium-based clearinghouse Euroclear,
