The US announced $1.5B for Ukraine’s energy sector at the Peace Summit. During a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland, US Vice President Kamala Harris announced a new energy aid package to be provided by USAID and the State Department. In particular, USAID is p... #KamalaHarris #PeaceSummit #SupportUkraine #UkraineEnergy #UkraineRecovery #USAID
URC2024 results: G7+ will provide $1B in aid to Ukraine’s energy sector, and projects worth €16B announced at the conference. At a high-level meeting of the G7+ Coordination Group on Aid to Ukraine’s Energy Sector in Berlin, Ukraine’s allies announced additional aid for Ukraine’s energy sector totaling more than ... #EnergySupportFund #energyukraine #G7 #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery #URC2024
The EIB is strengthening its support for Ukraine’s recovery and economic development. The European Investment Bank has announced several support programs at URC2024 in Berlin. The EIB Group is preparing two programs to restore Ukraine’s housing stock. The first is a €230M initiat... #EIB #HousingModernization #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #URC2024
Should Ukraine open its land market for EU citizens? According to Dmytro Lyvch, co-founder of the Center for Economic Recovery, allowing EU citizens and legal entities to enter the Ukrainian land market will benefit both foreigners and Ukrainians. This ... #AgroLand #ForeignInvestor #InvestmentsinUkraine #LandMarketUkraine #UkraineRecovery
The EC will create an equity fund to promote Ukraine’s recovery. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reported that his country and its European partners are already defining decisive guidelines and essential prerequisites for Ukraine’s successful recovery. “Recover... #Germany #OlafScholz #UkraineRecovery #URC2024
The US special representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery explains why foreign businesses should invest in Ukraine. Despite the war, Ukraine has great potential for foreign investment right now, backed by security guarantees from the West, US Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker sai... #Foreigninvestments #InvestmentsinUkraine #PennyPritzker #UkraineRecovery #URC2024
In Berlin, Ukraine presented a $27B investment guide, and the EU launched the Ukraine Investment Framework. The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine presented its Investment Guide at the URC2024 in Berlin. The guide contains a detailed overview of key sectors – energy, transport and logistics, the agro-indu... #investments #UkraineFacility #UkraineInvestmentFramework #UkraineRecovery #URC2024 #YuliyaSvyridenko
The EU will provide Ukraine with €517M in reconstruction funding through EBRD programs. The EU will guarantee €140M for the EBRD Financial Inclusion Recovery Program. At the same time, the bloc will offer €30M in blended grants and €7M in technical assistance under the wartime SME financ... #ebrd #financialaidforUkraine #GrantsforUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Allies are investing in the restoration of Ukrainian energy and critical infrastructure. France will allocate €200M to enterprises that will invest in restoring Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, with €60M of these funds directed to the Ukrainian energy sector, French President Emma... #EmmanuelMacron #EnergySupportFund #energyukraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery
Ukrainian government and businesses are working to restore the energy facilities that was destroyed by the Russians. As a result of shelling, Ukraine lost 50% of its power generation capacity. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal noted that 42 thermal power units were destroyed, 27% of large TPPs are working, 73% are curren... #DenysShmyhal #ElectricityImport #UkraineEnergy #UkraineEnergyLosses #UkraineRecovery #UkrainianRailways
The World Bank has provided Ukraine with $34B in direct budget support and will help modernize its housing policy according to EU standards. According to the Ministry of Finance, since the beginning of the full-scale invasion $34B in direct budget support has been obtained within the framework of World Bank mechanisms. In 2022-2023, five n... #HousingModernization #SupportUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineRecovery #worldbank
Ukraine needs an external financing plan until 2027. To overcome macroeconomic risks and maintain macroeconomic stability, Ukraine and its partners from the Donor Coordination Platform must develop a long-term strategy for external financing and support... #financialaidforUkraine #ReformsinUkraine #UkraineBudget2024 #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a change plan with 200 reforms for 2024. The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Reform Matrix, a change plan that includes officially approved recommendations from international partners. The matrix was created with the assistance of the Worl... #ReforminUkraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineFacility #UkraineRecovery #worldbank
Ukraine’s allies are working on another option for financing aid – a “reparation loan.” In addition to confiscating Russian assets or lending money to Kyiv using these assets, there is a third option – a so-called reparation loan. Under this approach, Ukraine could borrow money fro... #LeeC.Buchheit #ReparationLoan #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #UkraineRecovery
One of Ukraine’s regions will be rebuilt according to the concept of a blue economy. Projects in Mykolaiv are being developed to make the city a center of the blue economy during the post-war reconstruction, said Mayor Oleksandr Sienkevych at the Blue Summit. As he explained, the blue... #blacksea #BlueEconomy #Mykolaiv #OleksandrSienkevych #ShipBuilding #UkraineRecovery
Germany is preparing a new Human Capital Coalition with qualified personnel to ensure the reconstruction of Ukraine. German Development Minister Svenja Schulze said that due to the Russian war of aggression, approximately 11 million Ukrainians are either at the front, displaced within the country, or have been force... #ebrd #RebuildingUkraine #RepatriationInUkraine #SvenjaSchulze #UkraineRecovery #UNICEF
Borrell insists on directing 90% of the income from the Russian Federation’s assets to Ukraine. The EU’s high representative, Josep Borrell, said that 90% of the proceeds from the Russian Federation’s frozen assets should be directed to the European Peace Fund, which purchases weapon... #EuropeanPeaceFund #JosepBorrell #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery
Japan will expand its presence in the Ukrainian investment market and open an office in Kyiv. Japan plans to increase its presence in the Ukrainian investment market, in particular, the country intends to expand its business ties in the field of investment and trade; the country will open an o... #InvestmentsinUkraine #Japan #JETRO #UkraineRecovery
Denmark will additionally allocate about €420M to rebuild Ukraine and develop a green energy sector. Ukraine and Denmark signed a memorandum that provides for cooperation with the private sector through the Ukraine Facility mechanism with a system of loans and guarantees within the framework of the E... #DenmarkUkraine #GreenENergy #UkraineFacility #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine’s allies provide billions of euros to support Ukraine’s energy industry and reconstruction. The UK allocated more than €173.9M to strengthen Ukraine’s energy sector. In addition, this year Kyiv will receive €560M from the EIB for energy, transport infrastructure, and housing reconstruc... #EIB #EnergyEquipment #energyukraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #Ukrenergo
The EU has set up an investment structure within the framework of the Ukraine Facility, which will help attract up to €40B to rebuild Ukraine. The EU created the Ukrainian Framework Investment Instrument, a financial lever and a component of the €50B Ukrainian Fund, with the aim of stimulating public and private investment for the recovery o... #EUaidforUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #UkraineFacility #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
The EU will provide Ukraine with €3.4B in transition financing and allocate €121M for EBRD recapitalization to increase assistance to Ukraine. The EC has made the first €4.5B payment of transitional financing for Ukraine, and the next payment of €1.5B is planned for this month, subject to Ukraine’s compliance with all established conditions.... #ebrd #EUfinancialAid #UkraineFacility #UkraineRecovery #ValdisDombrovskis
An American bank provides a $156M loan for new UZ locomotives. The Export-Import Bank of the US approved the decision to issue a loan to purchase 40 locomotives manufactured by the American company Wabtec to reinforce the Ukrainian Railways (UZ) fleet. The financ... #EXIMbankUS #LocomotivesforUZ #UkraineRecovery #UkrainianRailways #Wabtec #YevhenLyashchenko
Switzerland plans to provide $5.5B for Ukraine’s reconstruction through 2036, and Luxembourg directs €50M to the reconstruction of Kryvyi Rih. The Federal Council of Switzerland has approved a financing plan that extends to 2036 for Ukraine’s recovery in the amount of ₣5B ($5.5B). The plan must still be approved by the country’s parlia... #KryvyiRih #Luxembourg #RefugeesFromUkraine #SupportUkraine #Switzerland #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Germany will help Ukraine to create an analog of its recovery bank and has increased interest in the Ukrainian energy market. The German government approved a set of measures to support the reconstruction of Ukraine. One of them is the creation of an analog of the German reconstruction bank KfW, based on the Entrepreneurship... #energyukraine #KfW #SEFE #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Germany will mobilize the private sector to rebuild Ukraine, and Italy will form a list of interested companies. On April 10, the German government will consider a comprehensive document on the mobilization of private sector resources for Ukraine’s restoration, the Ministry of Economic Development of Germany rep... #Germany #InvestmentsinUkraine #ItalyAidforUkraine #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
The US is preparing to transfer $5-8B of Russian assets for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Congress is preparing a bipartisan bill that would allow the confiscation of $5-8B of the Russian Federation’s sovereign assets that are currently under the US’ jurisdiction and use them t... #MikeJohnson #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRecovery #UScongress
How is Denmark helping to rebuild Ukraine? Recently, Denmark has become a leading provider of commercial support to Ukraine. The Danish government has done this through a fund that provides various commercial financing tools and reduces risk f... #DenmarkSupportUkraine #EIFO #IFU #InsuranceUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #UkraineRecovery
One Ukrainian state bank will be reorganized into a bank for reconstruction. To accumulate and distribute resources for reconstruction, Ukraine needs to create a specialized state development bank (created by reformatting one of the five state banks), which will be removed fro... #DanyloHetmantsev #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #Ukreximbank #ukrgazbank
Liberalizing the land market will move Ukraine $20B toward restoring its agricultural sector. Liberalization of the agricultural land market and increased transparency can bring $35B to Ukraine’s budget. This could close the current deficit of more than $20B in agricultural recovery fina... #AgroLand #FarmLand #LandMarketUkraine #Landreformukraine #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
Metinvest plans to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction, but there are obstacles. The general director of the Metinvest group, Yuriy Ryzhenkov, says the expansion of logistics capabilities, currency liberalization, and transparent rules for booking employees are important condition... #investments #InvestmentsinUkraine #Metinvest #UkraineRecovery #YuriyRyzhenkov
The largest shopping center will be built in the Kyiv region. A new shopping and entertainment center, the Bucha Gallery, will be built in Bucha, Kyiv. It will be built on the site of the Epicentr hypermarket destroyed by the invaders, said the mayor of Bucha, A... #BuchaGallery #Construction #EpicentrK #ShoppingMallsUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
The European Parliament supports using Russian assets for Ukraine’s benefit. Last week in Strasbourg, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the EU directive regarding the detection and seizure of assets of criminal origin, which allows for the quick freezing and conf... #EuropeanParliament #LórántVincze #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRecovery
BlackRock expects to attract $15B from investors to reconstruct Ukraine through a reconstruction bank. According to Philipp Hildebrand, VP of the BlackRock investment company, the Development Fund of Ukraine will be composed of at least $500M from countries, development banks, and other grant providers... #BlackRock #ForeignInvestor #InvestmentsinUkraine #PhilippHildebrand #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
The restoration of Ukraine will cost $1T, and private businesses are braced for it. According to EIB estimates, more than $1T in public and private capital may be spent restoring Ukraine. However, there is already an approximate plan of action. The Turkish Onur Group repairs blown-up... #Bayer #Fixit #OnurGroup #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Finnish energy and construction companies will join Ukraine’s recovery, and Lithuania will allocate €5M to reconstruct social infrastructure. As reported by the Ministry of Infrastructure, during a meeting of government officials from Ukraine and Finland with Finnish businesses, discussions were held regarding cooperation in energy security... #FinlandaidforUkraine #GintareSkaiste #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine needs $9.5B in financing for priority recovery items; Ukraine’s partners are already working on mechanisms. The government has said that Ukraine needs $9.5B in external funding for priority recovery needs in 2024. To that end, the US State Department and the German Marshall Fund (GMF) have announced the cre... #InvestmentsinUkraine #KyriakosMitsotakis #OdesaRecovery #SupportUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Denmark will build social housing in Ukraine according to its standards. Denmark created the Ukrainian Housing for All fund to develop and implement affordable rental housing in Ukraine based on the Danish model. It is planned to implement three pilot projects in cities th... #DenmarkUkraine #HousingConstruction #Mykolaiv #UkraineRecovery
Japan allocates more than $12B in aid to Ukraine. Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal reported that Japan will provide Ukraine with $12.1B in aid, including previously announced and allocated amounts. “This is, in particular, a grant worth $4.7B, which we w... #DenysShmyhal #EmergencyRecoveryProgram #JapanAidForUkraine #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine’s investment portfolio in the environmental sphere reaches $28.4B, said the Minister of Environment Ruslan Strilets at the Tokyo economic development conference. He named four priority areas and invited Japanese companies to invest in them. In particular, he noted th... #EcologyUkraine #GreenRecovery #InvestmentsinUkraine #RuslanStrilets #TokyoConference #UkraineRecovery
The US Ministry of Justice handed over $500,000 of confiscated Russian funds to Ukraine, though Euroclear opposes it. Confiscated funds will be transferred directly to Estonia and further allocated to Ukraine through a project to accelerate damage assessment and critical repairs of the Ukrainian electricity system. T... #Euroclear #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianAssetsProfits #UkraineRecovery
The countries of the Weimar Triangle have pledged to support Ukraine in the fight against Russian aggression and in its integration into the EU and NATO. The foreign ministers of Germany, France, and Poland said: “Faced with an unprecedented deterioration of the security environment in Europe due to the Russian Federation’s full-scale war against... #EuropeanIntegration #SupportUkraine #UkraineRecovery #WeimarTriangle
Top ICU analysts forecast the recovery of the Ukrainian economy in the coming years. The ICU’s Head of the Macroeconomic Research Department, Vitaliy Vavryshchuk, said the economy will mostly recover at rates between 3% and 5% over the next two to three years. However, an economic jum... #UkraineEconomicForecast #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery #VitalyVavryshchuk
The EU and the IFC have unlocked more than €500M in private sector investment to rebuild Ukraine. The European Commission announced the signing of a guarantee agreement with the IFC to support investment for Ukraine’s recovery. As part of the agreement, the EU will provide the IFC, a member ... #EFSD+ #ifc #InvestmentsinUkraine #UkraineRecovery #worldbank
The NBU presents a scenario for Ukraine’s rapid economic growth during the process of joining the EU. Sustainable economic growth at a high rate is possible only through a steady increase in productivity. European integration can become a driving force for growth, even before Ukraine’s official access... #EuropeanIntegration #GDPinUkraine #nbu #UkraineEconomy #UkraineRecovery
Western analysts calculate the procedure and cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the war. Vast regions of war-torn and occupied territories will require significant demining, The Hill notes, which will include clearing farmland, fields, and neighborhoods of deadly bombs, roadblocks, and la... #DeminingUkraine #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery #UkraineWarDamages #WarinUkraine #worldbank
Western analysts consider the confiscation of Russian assets a short-sighted decision and offer an alternative option. As The Hill explains, confiscation makes little sense because, First, confiscation of assets reverts government bonds to the issuers, which would automatically void the West’s obligation to redeem sov... #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssetsConfiscation #RussianCentralBank #RussianTrustFund #UkraineRecovery
Ukraine will need $10-$15B aid annually after the war, said Deputy Head of the Office of the President Rostyslav Shurma at the Ukrainian House in Davos. However, according to Shurma, this need can be satisfied if Ukraine receives frozen Russian assets cur... #DmytroKuleba #Euroclear #ReparationsForUkraine #RostyslavShurma #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
The White House approves confiscating $300B in Russian assets to restore Ukraine. US President Joe Biden’s administration supports a bill that would allow it to confiscate about $300B in frozen Russian assets for Ukraine’s restoration. Biden supports the move amid congression... #JoeBiden #ReparationsForUkraine #RussianAssets #RussianAssetsConfiscation #UkraineRecovery #WhiteHouse
Ukraine expects $90B in manufacturing industry investment over the next 10 years. “Our goal is to increase the share of the processing industry in GDP from 8% to 20%. It is planned to attract $90B in investment for manufacturing enterprises over 10 years,” said Economy ... #InvestmentsinUkraine #Manufacturing #ProcessingPlantUkraine #UkraineRecovery #YuliyaSvyridenko
