The US State Department is working to release additional funds for Ukraine. Senior officials at the State Department are preparing a list of further exemptions to the foreign aid freeze for Ukraine that could allow it access to some economic and security assistance currently ... #DonaldTrump #MarcoRubio #StateDepartmentUS #USAID #USaidforUkraine
The EU will follow the US’s lead and will review billions of euros in foreign aid allocation. According to Bloomberg, the EU will review its foreign aid, shifting several billion euros to better align the bloc’s funding allocation “with its foreign policy interests in difficult int... #DonaldTrump #EuropeanCommission #InternationalAid #RussiaWarCrimes #SerhiySukhomlyn #USAID
While Trump prepares to shut down USAID, Ukraine actively seeks alternative funding sources. US President Donald Trump stated that a significant portion of USAID’s funding was spent fraudulently, and corruption within the agency has reached unprecedented levels. “Close it!” ... #DonaldTrump #financialaidforUkraine #OlhaStefanishyna #UkraineBudget2025 #USAID
US Secretary of State will lead USAID; Trump promises to end questionable project funding. President Donald Trump has appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the acting administrator of the USAID and has pledged to eliminate questionable project funding. “As an interim measure to ... #DonaldTrump #InternationalAid #MarcoRubio #USAID #WhiteHouse
What threats are facing the Ukrainian agricultural market at the beginning of the year? Minister of Agricultural Policy Vitaly Koval said that the USAID suspension would negatively affect the Ukrainian agricultural sector, as many producers were waiting for the supply of equipment that h... #agroUkraine #DanubePort #DonaldTrump #nibulon #UkrainianRailways #USAID #VitaliyKoval
In 2024, Ukraine received almost $5.5B through USAID: how will Kyiv react to Trump’s suspension of funding? The Ukrainian USAID office suspended funding for all programs and projects following a presidential order. In the 2024 budget year, more than $5B was allocated for Ukrainian programs, with $4.2B going... #DonaldTrump #HumanitarianAid #SupportUkraine #Ukrenergo #USAID #Zelenskyy
The freezing of US foreign aid: Ukraine will hold consultations on the resumption of assistance. President Zelenskyy instructed the government to prepare a report on suspended American support programs. “We will determine which of them are critical. We can provide some of the funding with o... #GovTech #HumanitarianAid #SupportUkraine #USAID #USfinancionaidforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The US has suspended foreign aid programs, except for military assistance to Ukraine. On January 24, the US State Department paused most foreign aid programs for 90 days. USAID representatives were ordered to stop all projects related to Ukraine. These include projects in health care, ... #DonaldTrump #JoeBiden #PDA #USAI #USAID #USmilitaryAid
A USAID grant helps the largest Ukrainian pet food manufacturer to increase its production capacity by 22%. With support from the USAID Competitive Economy Program in Ukraine, the global, family-owned Kormotech company plans to increase its dry feed production in Ukraine from 45,000 to 55,000 tons per year ... #BusinessDevelopment #GrantsForBusiness #investments #Kormotech #PetFood #USAID
Ukraine has approved the terms to receive a 40-year $20B loan secured by frozen Russian assets. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the terms of receiving a 40-year loan of up to $20B from the American Federal Financing Bank (FFB). This is part of the previously agreed upon G7 initiative to pr... #FFB #G7 #LoanForUkraine #RussianAssetsProfits #USAID #worldbank
How is the Ukrainian agricultural sector improving logistics and optimizing business operations? Agro-Region agroholding has reduced the cost of transporting grain and oilseed crops by 30% by creating its own fleet of 40 grain wagons, 25 of which the company received through the USAID grant progr... #Adelaida #Agrain #AgroRegion #agroUkraine #GrainLogistics #USAID
The US has provided another $40M in lending guarantees for Ukrainian businesses. The US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and USAID have signed an agreement with Lviv Bank to provide $40M in portfolio guarantees. The agreement enables Ukrainian entrepreneurs to receive loans o... #DFC #LendingGuarantees #LoansforBusiness #LvivBank #USAID
The EU and the US will provide $112M to the Ukrainian to the private energy holding to restore infrastructure. The EC is providing €62.8M to the DTEK energy company for equipment and materials needed to restore generation capacity after Russian attacks, and the US government is providing $46.1M to purchase con... #DTEK #ebrd #EnergyRestore #energyukraine #UkraineEnergyLosses #USAID
The World Bank will provide almost $600M in financing for Ukrainian businesses, and USAID provides $6M to four companies to increase exports. The World Bank is starting a new $593M program to support small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine. The financing consists of $283M from the ADVANCE Ukraine trust fund (from Japan), $300M from the... #ADVANCEukraine #DeltaFood #SuziriaGroup #USAID #UtermUkraine #worldbank
The shortage of new workers in Ukraine will reach 5-10 million people by 2030: Experts advise how to overcome this challenge. According to the director of the USAID mission in Ukraine, Theodora Dell, human resources can be gathered from the country’s own potential. “Currently, the employment rate in Ukraine is 52... #EmployeeDeficit #JobInUkraine #LaborMarketUkraine #UkraineEconomy #USAID
Canada will provide Ukraine with a $300M soft loan, and USAID will mobilize another $1.75B to support farmers. The MoF signed a fourth additional agreement with the Canadian government regarding a CAD 400M ($300M) loan. The loan is for ten years with an annual interest rate of 1.5%. The grace period is 4.5 yea... #AGRIUkraine #Canada #ebrd #LoanForUkraine #USAID #Vinnytsia
The US is directing more than $1B to humanitarian support and the energy system’s restoration in Ukraine. USAID Administrator Samantha Power reported that more than 250,000 people in our country need rehabilitation support during her third visit to Ukraine since the full-scale war began. Therefore, USAID ... #EnergyRestore #HumanitarianAid #Rehabilitation #SamanthaPower #SupportUkraine #USAID
Grant support for businesses: What is being offered to light industry and eco-startups? To strengthen the competitiveness of Ukrainian enterprises and develop the economy, the USAID Program will provide enterprises in the textile industry with equipment to expand production. Businesses m... #GrantsForBusiness #SupportBusiness #ukrainianbusiness #UkrainianStartUP #USAID
The US and its partners continue to support the reconstruction of the Ukrainian energy industry as winter looms; the import of electricity will cost Ukraine more than $1B. US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said that USAID purchased 18 autotransformers for the Ukrainian power grid. The US is also supporting Ukraine’s intention to resume the construction of add... #BridgetBrink #ElectricityImport #EnergyRestore #MykolaKolisnyk #nbu #UkraineEnergy #USAID
Ukraine and Moldova will begin construction of a bridge across the Dniester River and to expand the railway infrastructure on the border with Poland. The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to create a joint Ukrainian-Moldovan commission for the construction of a bridge across the Dniester River in the Yampil-Koseuts region, said Prime Minister of Ukr... #BridgeOverDniester #BridgesConstruction #CheckPoints #DenysShmyhal #infrastructureUkraine #Moldova #USAID
Suziria Group will receive $2M from USAID to launch a new pet food production line. The USAID project, Investments for Business Sustainability, concluded a $2M grant agreement with Suziria Group, one of the leaders in the Ukrainian pet product market, to increase its production capac... #FeedProduction #GrantsForBusiness #investments #PetFood #SuziriaGroup #USAID
The USAID AGRO program provides 50% co-financing for agricultural processing development projects. The USAID AGRO program offers co-financing for 15 projects aimed at developing the processing of agricultural products in Ukraine. It is expected that the financed projects will improve the processing... #AgroBusinessUkraine #agroUkraine #ProcessingPlantUkraine #USAID
Ukraine is building only 20% of the declared 1 GW energy maneuvering capacity. Energy experts have estimated that currently, Ukrainian cities are building at most 20% of the 1 GW of maneuvering energy capacity recently announced by Ukraine’s president. Currently, about 150... #ElectricityGeneration #energyukraine #Kharkiv #kyiv #PowerPlantUkraine #USAID
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
What grants are international partners offering to Ukrainian businesses? In Ukraine, the DRG4Food competition continues to provide grants for the implementation of innovations in the food industry. Its main goal is to promote the development and testing of responsible data... #DAIGlobal #DRG4Food #GrantsForBusiness #SustainableCity #ukrainianbusiness #USAID
USAID is investing $250M in the Ukrainian agricultural sector, which will increase exports by $1.5B and attract $500M in private investment. Deputy Administrator of USAID Isobel Coleman said: “I am pleased to present the launch of the USAID Harvest program, which is directly aimed at investing in the future of the agricultural sector... #AgroInvestments #agroUkraine #InvestmentsinUkraine #IsobelColeman #USAID
The US and Ukraine are working on the necessary conditions for the return of economic aid. US and Ukraine are working on the provision of economic aid, US Ambassador Bridget Brink and USAID Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman told reporters. According to the law on aid to Ukraine passed at ... #BridgetBrink #financialaidforUkraine #IsobelColeman #USAID #USaidforUkraine
The US will help Ukraine modernize business support and attract private investment. “Now we strive for the fastest possible recovery of the economy, which is impossible without the involvement of private investment. And for this, we need to expand, insuring investors against mi... #BusinessSupport #InvestmentsinUkraine #USAID #YuliyaSvyridenko #бізнесвУкраїні
Ukraine’s largest grain market operator is asking USAID to expand its railroad fleet. The Nibulon company wants to expand its railcar fleet by 250 units and has asked USAID to finance this initiative. Mykhailo Rizak, the grain trader’s top manager, recalled that in 2023, USAID helped N... #agroexportukraine #agroUkraine #nibulon #UkrainianRailways #USAID
Ukraine’s European partners provide €750,000 in grants, and USAID AGRO pledges up to ₴270M in co-financing to elevator owners. 30 Ukrainian companies will receive grants of up to €25,000 to develop their business. These businesses work on innovative products and services or are actively expanding into exports. The winning com... #AgroBusinessUkraine #EU4Business #FarmersUkraine #GrantsForFarmers #USAID
What kind of aid did Ukraine’s allies allocate last week? USAID is increasing the total funding of a grant program to support the innovative transformation and development of Ukrainian enterprises to $11M. About 75 grants will now be provided within the prog... #ebrd #financialaidforUkraine #GrantsforUkraine #KfW #UrsulavonderLeyen #USAID #worldbank
The US allocated $225M to construct the Eurotrack to accelerate Ukrainian exports. The USAID and Ukrainian Railways (UZ) signed a memorandum to build a two-track railway section, 75 km long. It will connect Lviv with the Trans-European transport network of the EU. Ukrainian railways... #EuroTrack #UkrainianRailways #USAID #ВідвантаженнятоварівУкраїна
USAID AGRO provides ₴703M for developing export-oriented processing of grain, oil, and leguminous crops. The program provides co-financing for 20 Ukrainian agrarian processing enterprises to restore and develop their export potential. Each enterprise can receive from ₴10M to ₴100M in co-financing to achi... #AgroBusinessUkraine #agroukriane #ProcessingPlantUkraine #USAID
Ukraine’s allies provide more support for energy infrastructure and agriculture. USAID and the Energy Community Secretariat signed an agreement on the US’ €23M grant contribution to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. Germany also plans to provide €300M to help Ukraine’s energy se... #agroUkraine #energyukraine #MartinJäger #SupportUkraine #Ukrenergo #USAID #worldbank
The largest chicken exporter in Ukraine has received a $250M loan from the DFC. The US International Development Finance Corporation granted the Ukrainian agricultural holding MHP a loan to refinance existing debt, support the company’s current operations, and reimburse war... #ChickenProduction #DFC #MHPukraine #Superhumans #USAID
Ukraine, with the US’ support, will conduct an audit of American financial aid. The Accounting Chamber and partners from the US have organized two audits of the US’ direct budget support to Ukraine, according to a relevant document from the Accounting Chamber. It is noted t... #FinancialAidAudits #UkraineBudget #USAID #USfinancionaidforUkraine
Nibulon received 50 rail wagons from the US to export grain through Izmail. The USAID Economic Support of Ukraine project has purchased 50 modern hopper cars for the Nibulon company, each of which can transport up to 70 tons of grain. The hopper manufacturer is the Research a... #GrainExportUkraine #nibulon #USAID
USAID plans to invest $230M in Ukrainian business. The US Agency for International Development will work with Congress to accomplish this goal. USAID head Samantha Power said that the money should help companies comply with EU rules and export more go... #BusinessInvestments #SamanthaPower #ukrainianbusiness #USAID
USAID provides $250M to support agriculture in Ukraine. The head of USAID, Samantha Power, condemned Russia’s decision to suspend participation in the grain initiative and announced the allocation of $250M to support Ukraine’s agriculture. The ... #AgroInvestments #agroUkraine #GrainAgreement #SamanthaPower #USAID
Ukraine’s processing enterprises can receive USAID grants of up to $150,000. Small and medium-sized processing enterprises will receive development grants from $75,000 up to $150,000, says the Ministry of Economy’s press service. “Small and medium-sized processing ... #businessinukraine #GrantsForBusiness #UkraineEconomy #USAID
USAID will provide $1.5M in grants to Ukrainian export alliances. The goal is to jointly support enterprises seeking to promote their products in international markets. The initiative is designed to increase the level of internationalization of Ukrainian business an... #GrantsForBusiness #UkraineForeignTrade #USAID #YuliyaSvyridenko
The US is developing a backup plan for the export of Ukrainian grain. The United States is working with Ukraine on a Plan B to unblock grain exports after Russia’s strike on Odesa. CNN writes about this regarding the United States Agency for International Developm... #UkraineUSgrain #Ukrainiangrainexport #USAID
The US will provide $100M in aid for farmers and $169M for humanitarian assistance. The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), established the Agricultural Sustainability Initiative (AGRI-Ukraine) in Ukraine, with funding of $100M. Acco... #AidforUkraine #USAID #WarinUkraine
Ukraine’s military spending is up to $6B a month; $7.5B will not be enough. The $7.5B in aid planned by the US administration will not be enough for Ukraine to effectively cover the costs of the full-scale Russian invasion, warned the head of the USAID, Samantha Power. Accord... #financialaidforUkraine #SamanthaPower #USAID
Ukraine has great potential to create a hydrogen economy. Clean hydrogen is a new and universal energy source with rapidly growing demand projected for decades to come, and Ukraine can, and should, make the most of this trend. The USAID Energy Security Proje... #EnergySecurityProject #Hydrogen #hydrogeneconomy #USAID
Biden spoke with Zelenskyy before announcing $1B in security assistance. As CNN reported, US President Biden promised President Zelenskyy that the US will provide another $1B in security assistance for Ukraine. The new assistance package will include additional artillery,... #JoeBiden #USAID #USaidforUkraine #Zelenskyy
The US is ready to allocate $1.5B monthly to the Ukrainian government. The United States is prepared to send USD 1.5B a month to the government of Ukraine over the next four to five months, announced First Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Derek Hogan in Washington. &... #DerekHogan #USAID #USaidforUkraine #UShelp
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
Biden announces new military assistance for Ukraine. Biden announces new military assistance for Ukraine. #AidforUkraine #JoeBiden #USAID
The US is preparing a new package of military assistance for Ukraine. Reuters reported that a package of weaponry from the US is being prepared for delivery, the third since the start of the full-scale invasion. According to US government officials, speaking on conditi... #MilitaryAid #USAID #UShelpForUkraine
