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URN Daily: Free trade deal with Norway and Switzerland updated. Plus, 5 tips for foreign investors from PwC's Ukraine real estate lead.

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Reporter's Notepad:

  • 5 tips for investors rebuilding Ukraine, from Olga Balytska, PwC's local real estate lead and EBA's recovery committee co-chair

Just The Facts:

  • Ukraine updates free trade deal with Norway, Switzerland: no duties on industrial products and lower tariffs on agri goods
  • Metinvest gets first monthly coal shipment from US 'as lifeline for Ukrainian steel'
  • Belgium pledges €1 billion in defense aid for Ukraine in 2025
  • Veon finalizes reorganization ahead of Kyivstar's listing on Nasdaq
  • Vitagro prepares 26,000-tonne expansion of grain storage capacity in Khmelnytsky region
  • Ukraine must build capital market infrastructure for post-war recovery, says NBU deputy governor
  • European partners raise €10 million for UN-launched green recovery platform for Ukraine
  • Ukraine, UNIDO launch second phase of eco-industrial parks program with CHF 3 million in Swiss funding
  • Ukrainian, Danish wind industry associations partner to boost Ukraine's energy supply, restore damaged infrastructure
  • Ukraine launches tax project with Finnish support to boost revenue base, reduce external financing needs

Here's What They Think:

  • Responsible Statecraft: US-Europe split over SWIFT threatens to undermine Ukraine peace talks
  • Kyiv Post: Ukraine needs to push on training experts for demining

Sober Second Thought:

  • Industrial parks offer lifeline for Ukraine's business relocation and recovery, research paper says

The Rebuilders' Social

  • Ukrposhta says EBRD to help rebuild destroyed branches with anti-drone defenses, Naftogaz meets Bergen Engines and Itera, and the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine meets Modulaire Group to discuss strategies for speedy reconstruction.

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