Ukraine Adheres to the OECD Guidelines on Corporate Governance On April 1, at the headquarters of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, a Ukrainian session was held to present the updated OECD Review of the Corporate Governance of State-Owned Enterprises in Ukraine. The session was part of the 46th meeting of the OECD Working Party on State Ownership and Privatisation Practices.

Ukraine launches international engineering challenge for humanitarian demining Minesight Innovation Challenge opens applications and announces Kick-Off event.

URIF Announces First Investment, Strengthening Ukraine’s Security and Unlocking New Emerging Technology for the United States and Allies Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund (URIF) today announced that it has approved its first investment aimed at bolstering Ukraine’s security, supporting a sector that will be a cornerstone of Ukraine’s post-conflict economy, and increasing America’s and allies' access to field-tested advanced technology.

Ukraine joins the global WE Finance Code initiative to expand access to finance for women entrepreneurs An introductory webinar for financial institutions on joining the WE Finance Code was held in Ukraine. The initiative is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the National Bank of Ukraine, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The webinar partners included the National Association of Banks of Ukraine, the Association of Ukrainian Banks, and the National Association of Credit Unions of Ukraine.

The third batch of Stanford Ignite Ukraine took place in the in-person program week at the Ukrainian Catholic University Stanford Ignite Ukraine is an academic programme of Stanford Graduate School of Business designed for Ukrainian small and medium-sized business entrepreneurs. The programme is implemented by Ideas Center UCU at the Ukrainian Catholic University in partnership with Stanford Graduate School of Business, with the support of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine, UCU Business School, and the Ukrainian Startup Fund.