Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the seventh review of Ukraine's $15.5 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program, unlocking $400 million in funding.
The funding will be released to Ukraine once the IMF board approves the agreement, which would bring the total disbursements to Ukraine under the program to $10.1 billion, the IMF said in a press release on Friday.
Switzerland has launched a new call for investment projects involving Swiss companies in Ukraine, making up to 50 million Swiss francs ($61 million) available to help finance reconstruction and economic recovery efforts, the Swiss government said on May 28. The initiative targets Swiss companies with an established presence in Ukraine
The European Union (EU) has committed €36.8 million to support the operations of the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Ukraine from July 2025 through December 2026.
Denmark has announced its 26th military aid package for Ukraine, valued at DKK 4.2 billion ($629 million), the Danish defense ministry said on Saturday.
Military activity has significantly degraded surface water quality in Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk region, raising concerns that key rivers and canals used for drinking water and irrigation could become unsafe for human consumption, according to new research. A study by a group of Ukrainian scientists found an increase in concentrations
Ukraine is already closely connected to the European Union's economy, research community, and industrial sector, but it is not yet getting the full benefit of those ties, according to a recent report by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The study found that the EU accounts for
Ukraine's finance ministry and Switzerland's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) have signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the Fiscal Governance for Local Reconstruction and Recovery (FG4R) project. The four-year initiative aims to strengthen public financial management at national and local levels to support
Ukraine has received €236 million in loan financing under the World Bank's Public Expenditures for Administrative Capacity Endurance (PEACE) project, Ukraine's finance ministry said. The funding was extended by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) under a guarantee from the Swedish government, the finance
