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Today's Contents
The Reporter's Notepad
* Weekly Roundup
Just The Facts:
* Ukraine, US to start talks on minerals deal on Friday
* EU, Ukraine launch new business partnership to draw investments in war-torn country
* Ukraine, EU extend 'transport visa-free regime' until end-2025
* US ambassador to Ukraine
John Moran, who's resigning from the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) after nearly 25 years, has garnered a wealth of expertise in many topics crucial to Ukraine's future, particularly in de-risking and catalyzing private sector investment in tough environments.
FortuneGuard, a Ukrainian InsureTech startup that has developed an AI-powered war risk insurance solution for Ukraine, is now in talks to raise capital and take the model to new markets and product lines.
The solution, launched in partnership with UK reinsurance broker McGill and Partners and ARX Insurance, a Ukrainian
When Neo-Eco, a French SME with over 50 full-time staff, entered Ukraine in 2022, few in Central or Eastern Europe had heard of it.
Less than three years later, the company has earned a media presence beyond its size. It has been featured in 100 articles and interviews in Ukrainian
The following news article was produced in a partnership between Ukraine Rebuild Newswire and top 10 global law firm CMS. Much of the article is based on CMS' "Prosthetics Market in Ukraine" report, available here.
Some 60,000 Ukrainians have lost limbs in three years of war,
Today's Contents
Reporter's Notepad:
* Riley Risk recommends companies in east prepare contingency plans amid heavy fighting, possible Ukrainian territory loss
Just The Facts:
* Ukraine to ask EU to delay introducing carbon border tax, trade envoy says
* Ukraine's finance minister discusses reconstruction opportunities with Canadian
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MODERATE
Degrading
Incursion into Sumy Oblast
East
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Degrading
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South
HIGH
Degrading
RU Offensive ZP / KHER
West
MODERATE
No Change
Missile / Drone Strikes
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Ukraine's Economy Ministry is preparing an official request to the European Commission to start formal talks on postponing the introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for the war-torn country, The Odessa Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Ukraine's Deputy Minister of Economy and Trade Representative
