In November, farmers gained access to nearly 25,000 hectares of farmland surveyed and cleared by sappers. Since the beginning of the year, as part of the priority demining programme for agricultural land, pyrotechnic teams have surveyed over 309,000 hectares of farmland.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and PJSC Ukrnafta have signed an €80 million loan agreement. The document, aimed at supporting energy infrastructure, was signed in London on 6 December 2024 in the presence of Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Yuliia Svyrydenko, and EBRD First Vice President Jürgen Rigterink.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker, have announced the launch of the €110 million Ukraine Recovery Guarantee Facility (URGF). This initiative aims to provide reinsurance support to international reinsurers and Ukrainian insurance companies, covering war-related risks in Ukraine.

The Ministry of Economy offers a range of free initiatives through the State Employment Service and in partnership with donors.

On December 1, 2024, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine abolished the licensing regime for certain types of agricultural products. We are talking about grains, legumes, oilseeds and oil. The relevant decision was made at a government meeting on November 29, 2024.

Ukraine and Denmark have agreed to introduce a fast-track mechanism for investment that will help businesses overcome market barriers faster and improve the business climate.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a state property policy aimed at improving the management of state assets and attracting investment. The document is key to implementing the provisions of Law No. 3587-IX, which improves corporate governance and considers OECD principles. The Ministry of Economy has been developing the policy over the past nine months since the law was passed.

Over the past year, Ukraine has significantly increased its demining capabilities, increasing the number of demining operators and demining machines many times over. This was stated by the Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal during the second Demine Ukraine forum held on December 2 in Kyiv. By the end of the year, government and private operators had 151 humanitarian demining vehicles, and the...

More than 150 heavy demining vehicles, 69 demining operators and over 4,000 sappers are already working to clear Ukrainian land of mines and explosive ordnance. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, during her speech at the Demine Ukraine 2.0 forum.

Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Andrii Teliupa and Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director of the Directorate of Corporate Services and Operations of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Yuko Yasunaga discussed the implementation status of a major Ukrainian-Japanese project with a budget of USD 188 million, aimed at green industrial recovery of Ukraine.