The Rebuild
What is being done, what needs doing, and who's doing it.
Study urges Ukraine to ease municipal borrowing rules to unlock reconstruction investment
Ukraine could unlock a new source of reconstruction financing by easing restrictions on municipal bonds and introducing guarantees to attract domestic investors, according to an academic study. The country's centralised borrowing rules prevent local governments from fully using domestic capital markets to finance infrastructure, the study argues. It
Finnvera starts talks with businesses as €240 million Ukraine financing facility opens
Finland's export credit agency Finnvera is in talks with companies about potential reconstruction projects in Ukraine under a €240 million EU-backed financing facility announced earlier this week, with investments being considered in infrastructure, industrial modernization and critical raw materials. The facility became operational on Oct. 27, allowing
5 tips for investors in Ukraine's reconstruction, from the commercial director of DELTA Ukraine
For foreign companies considering investing in Ukraine, Dmytro Omelchuk has one piece of advice that runs through almost everything else he says: start preparing well before the reconstruction boom takes off. Omelchuk is commercial director of DELTA Ukraine, part of Austria-headquartered DELTA Group. DELTA Ukraine’s portfolio spans more
Ukraine becomes top-four market for Sweco International as reconstruction sector matures
Ukraine’s reconstruction is often discussed as a vast undertaking that will take off when the war ends. But for Sweco, the international engineering consultancy, Ukraine is already one of its largest markets. Ukraine is now among Sweco International’s four largest markets by revenue and ranks higher still by
Consider preparing Ukraine projects now and building later to save on costs, Delta director says
Foreign investors could save time and possibly money by preparing factories, warehouses and other developments in Ukraine during the war, then building when security improves, according to Dmytro Omelchuk, Ukraine director of international engineering consultancy Delta. “Right now, for foreign investors, this is a good time to secure the deal,
Firms are making existing jobs more digital as workers grow scarce in Ukraine, World Bank study finds
Ukrainian companies are changing the skills they require for existing jobs as they adapt to worker shortages and wartime disruption, with digital capabilities becoming increasingly important, according to a new World Bank study. After the full-scale invasion, digital skills accounted for 13.09% of the skills employers sought in
Mismatch of workers and capital may explain half of Ukraine’s wartime output loss, researchers say
War has lowered Ukraine’s economic output not only by destroying factories and removing labor, but also by disrupting how the remaining workers and productive assets are matched with the companies that can best use them, a new study finds. Basic growth accounting suggests that roughly half of Ukraine’s