On 12 December, Ukraine closes applications for the first lithium Production Sharing Agreement in its history, for the “Dobra” area. This marks an important step toward building a national critical minerals industry. Against this backdrop, it is essential to assess Ukraine’s potential role in the global lithium market – and the actions needed now to realise it.

On 25 November 2025 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the 21st Session of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization Conference (UNIDO GC21), a high-level special event “Investment Dialogue: Mobilizing Gulf Capital for Sustainable Industrial Growth in Ukraine” took place. The event was organized by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine in...

On November 23, the 21st session of the General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization — the Global Industrial Summit (UNIDO GC21) — started in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Ukraine was represented at the event by a delegation from the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture headed by Deputy Minister Andrii Teliupa. The delegation also included representatives of th...

On 26 November in Kyiv, the leadership of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine met with representatives of the European Investment Bank (EIB), headed by Matteo Rivellini, Head of the Ukraine Investment Team at the European Investment Bank. The Ukrainian delegation was led by Minister Oleksii Sobolev, with participation from Deputy Ministers Pavlo Kartashov, Yehor Perelyh...

The Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Oleksii Sobolev held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia for Economic Development Mariin Ratnik. The parties discussed further cooperation on Ukraine’s recovery, investment attraction, environmental protection and digital transformation.

The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine announces the launch of the competitive selection for four positions of independent members of the Supervisory Board of the Joint Stock Company “National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom.” The competition is held in accordance with the candidate requirements and evaluation criteria approved by the Nominations Committee.

On 25 November, Kyiv hosted the signing ceremony of an agreement between the International Finance Corporation (IFC, World Bank Group) and NovaSklo, part of EFI Group. The document lays the foundation for the creation of Ukraine’s first high-tech float-glass manufacturing facility, designed to meet the country’s rapidly growing demand for construction materials and reduce dependence on imports. Th...

At the 30th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30), held from 10 to 21 November in Brazil, more than 30 events took place in the Ukrainian Pavilion with the participation of government officials, diplomats, scientists, business representatives and civil society.