Ukraine, the EBRD, the G7 and European Development Finance Institutions Discuss Areas of Cooperation for the Year Ahead within the Co-Investment Platform
23.05.2025 | 18:40 | Section for Public and Mass Media RelationsOn May 23, the second in-person meeting of the EBRD-G7 DFI-EDFI Ukraine Co-Investment Platform took place in Paris, in the context of the Annual General Meeting of the European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI).
The event was officially opened by Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the EBRD; Oleksii Sobolev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine; and David Kuijper, CEO of the Association of European Development Finance Institutions (EDFI).
The meeting aimed at strengthening joint financing efforts for Ukraine’s economy, enhancing cooperation, and exchanging information on urgent recovery needs and priorities — with a particular focus on the private sector.
The EBRD plays a leading role in the operations of the EBRD-G7 DFI-EDFI Ukraine Co-Investment Platform. The EBRD is currently the largest institutional investor in Ukraine, having provided over €22 billion in total financing since the beginning of cooperation. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the EBRD has committed more than €7 billion to Ukraine.
“The EBRD-G7 DFI-EDFI Ukraine Investment Platform brings together partners to support Ukraine’s economic recovery and assist with reconstruction. Since inception, it has facilitated co-financing of over EUR 400m in the country. As the lead institutional investor in Ukraine, the EBRD looks forward to deepening partnership with DFIs to further mobilise financing for Ukraine’s real economy,” – emphasized Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
According to Oleksii Sobolev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, attracting private capital is now critically important for Ukraine’s recovery. The private sector will play a decisive role in rebuilding the country’s economy. According to the latest RDNA4 assessment, one-third of all financing needs fall to the private sector. Effective coordination among partners is therefore vital to ensure investment is allocated efficiently and directed towards key sectors of the economy.
“Ukraine is deeply grateful to every investor contributing to our recovery, especially to our DFI and IFI partners, whose efforts have been crucial in shaping and stabilizing our investment ecosystem. We now urgently need to scale up private capital inflows into the country’s economy. That’s why we are actively working to improve the infrastructure for attracting a broader range of institutional and strategic investors — through better financial mechanisms and de-risking tools. Our collaboration within the Co-Investment Platform can significantly accelerate and enhance this process,” – emphasized Oleksii Sobolev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
Participants also discussed:
- the EBRD’s priorities and plans for the private sector in 2025;
- new, innovative co-financing instruments;
- investment opportunities in private equity funds in Ukraine.