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Reporter's Notepad: EBRD becomes the largest implementing partner of the Ukraine Investment Framework and uses the first €50 million to finance small-scale energy projects with a surprising leverage ratio - more than double the EU's target. Details inside.
Just The Facts: The EU calls for Ukraine investment proposals from the private sector with an eye to cooperation, a court rules that Ukraine can't trademark 'Russian warship, go f**k yourself,' and Ukraine has received a $1.35 billion in grant funding from the US for social and humanitarian expenditures, in particular to ensure the payment of salaries to teachers.
Here's What They Think: As the war in Ukraine enters its third year, the urgency to end the conflict has grown, especially with US President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to quickly bring peace, according to an op-ed in the South China Morning Post. At the same time, it says, it is increasingly evident that there will be no winner.
Sober Second Thought: Investor attention significantly influences return and volatility spillover effects among asset classes, particularly during geopolitical events like the Russia-Ukraine war, a study by researchers from New Zealand's Lincoln University and Auckland University of Technology found.
The Rebuilder's Social: Ukrhydroenergo meets with Canada's AECON to discuss the Kaniv PSP construction project, SuperNova Airlines makes its first charter flight, operated with the company's own Boeing 737-800 cargo aircraft, and Viktor Zinchenko, communications director at DTEK, applauds the film Fight For Light, which "documents the stories of DTEK Energy thermal power plant workers who work under fire."
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