What is being done, what needs doing, and who's doing it.
TechMet CEO Brian Menell told the Financial Times the company plans to bid for the development of a major lithium project in central Ukraine, describing the lithium resources at the Dobra site as "very significant." The projects would involve the construction of a lithium mine and processing facilities.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is prepared to establish JVs with European investors in the mining sector to contribute to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, CEO Mauro Longobardo said. We "call on potential Italian and European partners to explore the next level of cooperation and to consider a joint venture
Ukraine aims to reach an annual export volume of $77 billion by 2030, with its share in GDP amounting to 33%, Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative of Ukraine Taras Kachka said on Wednesday at the International Trade Forum in Kyiv. Kachka stated this was one of the goals
Swedwatch, the Swedish non-profit research organization monitoring the impact of companies on the environment and human rights, said it has been granted SEK 1.7 million ($167,300) by the Swedish Institute to work on two projects in Ukraine over the next two years. One project aims to assess
US-based titanium miner Velta aims to create a "cluster" in Ukraine for mining and processing critical raw materials when the war ends and is in talks with several private investors and international finance institutions for backing, a senior company official said. Matthew Murray, chair of the board
Ukrainian authorities need to prepare for the possibility that many of the nearly 7 million citizens who fled the country as refugees will remain abroad even after the war ends, says researcher Olga Tokariuk in a new paper published by Chatham House.
For two and a half decades, Colin Ross, the Ukraine country director for UK-based project management firm Gleeds has earned the type of experience that will prove invaluable for the coming full-scale reconstruction of Ukraine. Colin, originally from Scotland, has been mostly living and working in Ukraine since
The total cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine as of Dec 31, 2024 stood at $524 billion over the next decade, about 2.8 times the country's estimated GDP for 2024, the World Bank, the European Commission, the United Nations, and Ukraine's government said on
Russia may agree to allocate $300 billion in frozen sovereign assets in Europe for Ukraine's reconstruction as part of a possible peace deal, but is likely to demand that a part be spent on the regions under its control, three unnamed sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention has developed a series of recommendations specifically to fight corruption in the reconstruction of the country, said the agency's deputy head. "NACP is systematically working to eliminate corruption risks in the reconstruction sector," said Serhii Hupiak. "We
Turkish companies are ready to take on a more active role in the rebuilding of Ukraine's infrastructure after the war, Ukraine's Economy Ministry and Turkey's Trade Ministry said on Tuesday. The statements followed a Turkey-Ukraine Business Roundtable Meeting held in Ankara participated by
Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday signed a comprehensive free trade agreement covering goods, services, investments, and digital economy, among others, Ukraine's Economy Ministry said. The so-called Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) provides Ukrainian goods full access to the UAE market for 96.6%
As the experienced CEO of a well-regarded engineering firm in Ukraine, Dan Aspleaf could expect to be extremely busy. After all, the Western world is preparing a Ukrainian reconstruction project that they say dwarfs even the post-WWII Marshall Plan. Instead, Aspleaf's company finds itself suddenly short
A Ukrainian government delegation led by Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko began a visit to Saudi Arabia by presenting business opportunities with a total investment potential of $500 million to nearly 100 local entrepreneurs. "We presented projects in energy, agriculture, and infrastructure, as well as large-scale public-private partnership
European officials anticipate US President Donald Trump will insist they fund Ukraine's reconstruction and station troops there to uphold a peace deal they wouldn't be a part of, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing more than half a dozen unnamed senior European officials. "The
The Swiss government has set aside CHF 500 million for Ukraine reconstruction-related projects involving Swiss companies as part of its three-year aid program . In all, the government aims to focus on three basic goals over the next three years in Ukraine: accelerating the economic recovery, supporting quality public
