EU businesses continue investing in Ukrainian startups. Lars Seier Christensen, CEO of Seier Capital International, is looking for blockchain startups in Ukraine despite the war, reported TechUkraine. Lars Seier Christensen, who is also the chairman and f... #InvestmentsinUkraine #SeierCapital #UkrainianStartUps
Several mechanisms for attracting investors will be launched in Ukraine. As the Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksandr Hryban clarified, one of them will be implemented in cooperation with the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), which has already allocated $30M ... #InvestmentsinUkraine #MIGA #OleksandrHryban
Zelenskyy turns to BlackRock for advice on attracting money to Ukraine. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest investment company, discussed how BlackRock’s financial market consulting departmen... #BlackRock #InvestmentsinUkriane #UkraineRecoveryFund #Zelenskyy
Investment and support for Ukraine were the main topics at Economic Ramstein. Investment in Ukraine’s economy and support for exports became the main issues discussed at the G7 trade ministers’ summit in Germany, which was referred to as Economic Ramstein. During th... #EconomicRamstein #InvestmentsinUkraine
The G7 will launch an investment opportunity map for Ukraine. The restoration of Ukraine will cost €350B. According to Spiegel, the G7 countries plan to help Ukraine to attract foreign companies to aid the process. According to German Economy Minister Robert Hab... #G7 #investmenttoukraine #RobertHabeck
The Ministry of Economy expects billion-dollar investments from the world’s leading businesses. The Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yulia Svyridenko, held a series of meetings with US companies Steel, NuScale, JPMorgan, General Electric, MUFG Bank, Honeywell, Halliburton, Mastercard Inc, among o... #InvestmentsinUkraine #YuliyaSvyridenko
President Zelenskyy announces the launch of a large information campaign to attract investment to Ukraine. Ukraine is launching a major information campaign to attract economic investment. “#AdvantageUkraine” stated President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. “We will tell... #AdvantageUkraine #investmenttoukraine #Zelenskyy
Ukraine’s reconstruction may cost €1T, and it should start immediately. Ukraine may need as much as €1T in outside assistance to repair the damages inflicted by Russia’s invasion, according to European Investment Bank chief Werner Hoyer during his speech at the Forum 200... #Forum2000 #UkraineRestoration #WernerHoyer
Ukraine will introduce insurance for investments during the war. The Cabinet of Ministers is working on a mechanism for investment insurance during martial law, which will allow investors to guarantee the safety of capital investments in Ukrainian assets, the Minis... #InvestmentsinUkraine #OleksandrHryban
Ukraine plans to accelerate investments in new processing enterprises. The government has approved a draft law that simplifies permitting procedures for acquiring the right to land and starting construction for economic recovery projects, the Ministry of Economy reporte... #InvestmentsinUkraine #MinistryofEconomy #ReformsinUkraine
Ukraine plans to launch a recovery Trust Fund next year. Interfax-Ukraine writes that the trust fund for the restoration of Ukraine under the guidance of the World Bank may become operational in the middle of 2023. According to Deputy Minister of Infrastruc... #HannaYurchenko #ProZorro #TrustFund
The war has halted agricultural investment in Ukraine. Yields during the war were no worse than the average from recent years, but investment in the industry has stopped, reported Forbes Ukraine. According to the Minister of Agriculture, Mykola Solsky, th... #agricultural #MykolaSolsky
The development and implementation of investment projects within the framework of the investment nanny program have been simplified. The investment nannies mechanism provides for the assignment of specialized employees for large investors, who help overcome bureaucratic problems and provide general information and guidance. These ... #investmentnannyprogram #InvestmentProjectsinUkraine
Ukraine’s investment attractiveness rating has fallen to its lowest level since 2013. In the first half of 2022 Ukraine’s investment attractiveness index decreased by half a point and amounted to 2.17 points out of a possible 5, which is the lowest value since 2013, reported the EBA. ... #investmentclimateukraine #Ukraine'sinvestmentattractiveness
The USF allocates grants for military-tech projects. The Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF) has announced a program for allocating grants in amounts of up to $35,000 for the implementation of military-tech projects. Enterprises that have projects in the fiel... #Military_TechProjectsGrants #USF
Netflix will give grants to Ukrainians in the arts. The Netflix streaming service, together with the Ukrainian Film Academy and House of Europe, are launching two initiatives to support the creative sector. The grant program is intended to help creato... #HouseofEurope #NetflixGrants #UkrainianFilmAcademy
Postponing payments on Eurobonds will save Ukraine $5B. By deferring debt service payments on Eurobonds and warrants over the next two years, Ukraine will save $5B. This money will be directed to urgent needs: social protection and financial support for mi... #Bondssale #paymentsonEurobonds #SergiyMarchenko
International creditors have agreed to postpone Ukraine’s payments on Eurobonds. The group of creditor countries is ready for the suspension of the servicing of Ukraine’s national debt from August 1 until the end of 2023 and calls on the holders of its Eurobonds to do so. Th... #ukrainedebt #UkraineDebtPayment #ukraineEurobonds
The sale of military bonds attracted UAH 2.9B to the budget. The auction for the sale of military bonds on July 19 brought UAH 2.9B ($80M) to the budget, announced the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry increased the interest rates on military bonds with a term ... #Bonds #militarybonds #ukrainebonds
The government announced the development of new industrial parks in the Chernivtsi region. The Cabinet of Ministers passed a decision to create two new industrial parks: Khotyn Invest and Bukovyna Energy, announced Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal. According to the head of the govern... #Chernivitsi #IndustrialParks #UkraineIndustrialParks
Ukraine Eurobonds rise by almost 15% after an IMF statement. After collapsing to a historic low, Ukrainian Eurobonds rose in price by an average of 14.5% at the end of last week, reported Bloomberg. It is noted that the increase in prices was facilitated by a s... #EuroBondsUkraine #ukrainebonds
The Volyn region builds a dry port for the export of agricultural products. The Volyn region is preparing to receive agricultural products and to store and transport them to European countries, reported Interfax-Ukraine. The Volyn region is building a large dry port for proce... #grainexport #GrainStorage #VolynRegion #YuriyPogulyajko
Ukrainian tech company Preply raises $50M. The Ukrainian EdTech company Preply has raised a $50M Series C round, increasing its total investment amount since inception to $100M. The investment round was led by Owl Ventures The platform plans t... #PrePly #PreplyrasingMoney #PreplyUkraine
Energoatom and Westinghouse will construct two reactors at Khmelnytskyi NPP. The US Westinghouse Electric Company announced a new contract with the Ukrainian State Nuclear company Energoatom. According to the agreement, Westinghouse will provide AP1000reactor technical inform... #Energoatom #KhmelnytskyiNPP #UkraineNuclear #WestingHouse
The Ministry of Finance has raised the rates of dollar military bonds to 4-4.5%. The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, at the primary auctions on Tuesday, refused to increase the yield of military bonds in hryvnia, as a result, the volume of their sale remained at a low level, with... #Bonds #militarybonds #ukrainebonds #Ukrainemilitarybonds
Ukraine’s recovery plan envisages $37B in agricultural sector investment. Ukraine’s recovery plan for 2022-2032 consists of several projects in the farm sector, the implementation of which will require at least $37B in investments, reported Interfax-Ukraine. The plan also ... #AgricultureInvestments #RecoveryPlan #UkraineReconstruction
Ukraine needs to maintain capital investment at 35% of GDP for at least five years. The Ukraine Ministry of Economy believes that for Ukrainian Economy to enjoy a large increase, Ukraine needs to maintain capital investments at 35% of GDP for at least five years consecutively, said M... #UkraineCapitalInvestments #UkraineGDPduringWar #UkraineRecovery #YuliyaSvyridenko
Ukrainian Eurobonds have continued to fall in price for the last six weeks. Last Friday, Ukrainian Eurobonds rose by an average of 1.7%, but overall, they lost 8.1% in value for the week. According to Bloomberg, among the dollar-denominated Eurobonds, the shortest papers mat... #eurobonds #ukrainebonds #UkraineBondValue
Ukraine has registered 105,000 land transactions since the land market opened in 2021. The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reports that as of June 26, 105,173 agreements have been concluded within the agricultural land market, and the total area of land sold is 252,200... #FarmLand #LandAuction #UkraineFarmland
A grain complex in the Odesa region is up for auction. In Izmail, Odesa region, a grain complex located near the Orlivka-Isakcha international ferry was put up for electronic auction, as announced by the Prozorro.Sales auction platform. The complex of bui... #AgricultureUkraine #GrainComplexForSale #Odesa #ProzorroAuction
Oschadbank will start accepting applications for new business grants in July. Beginning July 1, the State Savings Bank will begin accepting applications from Ukrainians for microgrants of up to UAH 250,000 for a new business or the development of an existing business. Accordin... #Grants #GrantsForBusiness #oschadbank
The Ukrainian Government will give grants to new businesses through the eRobota program. According to the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal, the Ukrainian government is launching the eRobota program, under which the state will provide grants of up to UAH 250,000 ($8,000) to start... #DenysShmyhal #eRobota #GrantsForBusiness #UkraineGrants
The National Securities Commission has allowed the initial placement of securities. The National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) has authorized the initial public offering of securities, including securities of collective investment institutions. However, there are cu... #NSSMC #placementofsecurities #UkraineSecurities
Ukraine’s military bonds will back a new cryptocurrency. The ICU financial group, together with EVOL.TECH, will issue the UACB cryptocurrency, which is backed by government military bonds. The token will allow investors to invest cryptocurrency in the UACB... #cryptocurrency #EVOL.TECH #ICU #UACB
The Ministry of Finance left fixed rates on military bonds and raised almost UAH 5.46B. In total, investors were offered five issues of military bonds, one of which is denominated in euros. The biggest demand among hryvnia issues is concentrated on two-month securities, from the sale of... #Bondmarket #ukrainebonds #ukraineEurobonds
The EBRD will bolster Ukraine’s energy security with up to €300M for Naftogaz. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend up to €300M to help Ukraine’s gas company Naftogaz compensate for the loss of natural gas production following the invasion of Uk... #ebrd #EBRDloan #ebrdukraine #Naftogaz
The US will help build temporary grain storage to export grain from Ukraine. The United States is working with its European allies to export grain from Ukraine by rail, including building granaries on Ukraine’s border, announced US President Joe Biden. “We are wor... #grainexport #GrainfromUkraine #grainStorages #JoeBiden #USAID
The EU will allocate €20M to support Ukrainian startups and innovation projects. According to the European Commission, thanks to a targeted amendment to the European Innovation Council (EIC) work program in 2022, a new initiative will support at least 200 Ukrainian high-tech start... #EIC #EuropeanInnovationCouncil #innovationprojects #Startups #StartupsUkraine #UkraineStartups
Kyiv’s largest property developer resumes work with only 5% of its workers. Kyivmiskbud (KMB) Holding Company resumed work on June 1 on some construction sites, bringing back up to 500 people out of the 10,000 who were previously employed, as stated by President of KMB Igor ... #KyivConstruction #RealEstateUkraine #UkraineDevelopment
Ukrainian startup Rekava produces disposable, biodegradable utensils from coffee grounds. The idea for all their new products is based on the principles of a circular economy and sustainable development. The main component used is coffee grounds, along with other secondary raw food mater... #Rekava #RekavaStartup #UkraineStartups
ICLUB Global launches an online platform for investing in startups. Private investor club ICLUB Global has launched the ICLUB Online platform, allowing anyone to invest in startups with TA Ventures and other club members. Along with the online platform launch, the cl... #Iclub #IclubUkraine #StartupInvesting #UkraineStartups
Since the beginning of the war, 643 land auctions have been completed. Since the imposition of martial law, the auction platform Prozorro.Sales held 643 auctions for the lease and sale of land for UAH 124M, reported the Ministry of Agrarian Policy. Since the launch of t... #AgroLand #LandAuction #LandForSale #LandMarket
A French investor has bought the Ukrainian network of Brocard stores from their Russian owner. French businessman Philippe Benacin has acquired a 100% stake in two leading Ukrainian cosmetics and perfume companies: Brocard-Ukraine and Egzagon. The amount of the agreement is not disclosed, repo... #BrocardStores #BrocardUkraine #PhilippeBenacin
The placement of military bonds has attracted a record small amount. On June 7, the Ministry of Finance placed military bonds worth almost UAH 810M ($27M) announced the Ministry’s press service. Investors were offered hryvnia bonds with a maturity of 3 and 6 mont... #MiiltaryBonds #MilitaryBondDemand #militarybonds #ukrainebonds
Ireland’s Kingspan is investing €200M in a construction technology campus in Ukraine. The company notes that the enterprise will help meet the rapidly growing demand for energy-efficient buildings in Ukraine. Kingspan is headquartered in Ireland, and manufactures building insulation m... #insulationmaterials #Kingspan #KingspaninUkraine
Ukraine can completely abandon gas imports with increased production. Ukraine has a real opportunity to completely cease importing gas by developing its production, including biogas, as stated by General Director of GTS Ukraine Serhiy Makogon. According to him, Ukraine... #BioGas #GasImports #GasProduction #SerhiyMakogon #UkraineEnergy #UkraineGasProduction
Military bond rates will not change despite the key policy rate increase. The Ministry of Finance has stated that it will keep rates on military bonds fixed despite raising the National Bank’s discount rate to 25%. The NBU stresses that the funds from the sale of mil... #MilitaryBondRates #militarybonds #ukrainebonds #WarinUkraine
Ukraine will offer military insurance to foreign investors. Foreign investors who continue to invest in the Ukrainian economy will be offered a service to insure so-called military risks by the government, said the adviser to the President of Ukraine on Econo... #InvestinUkraine #InvestmentGuarantees #MilitaryInsurance #UkraineInvestments
Ukraine continues to work on building a network of industrial parks. The government has registered the Maramures Industrial Park in the Zakarpattia region and the L-TOWN Industrial Park in the Kyiv region, announced the Ministry of Economy. The first will develop the w... #IndustrialParks #LTOWN #MaramuresIndustrialPark #UkraineIndustrialParks
Europe is speeding up its renewables transition. Despite concerns that Russia’s war in Ukraine might mean a return to more fossil fuels, most countries in the EU are laying out more ambitious plans to boost renewables. Nineteen of the EU’s 27 membe... #EUenergy #RenewableEnergy #renewablestransition #RES
