Representatives of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine together with the European Commission delegation discussed the progress and next steps in attracting investments under the Ukraine Investment Framework (UIF), the second investment component of the Ukraine Facility (Pillar 2).

The Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP) will conduct a series of trainings for experts from UkraineInvest, the Government’s Investment Promotion Office. UkraineInvest will then scale up this knowledge and train Ukrainian entrepreneurs on how to attract foreign direct investment and support Ukrainian businesses in international trade. This was discussed during the meeting between Yuliia ...

Ukraine and Sweden will strengthen economic cooperation to restore the country and attract investments in priority industries and the private sector. They will work on mechanisms to protect investors, including through war risk insurance. These issues were discussed at a bilateral meeting of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine with representatives of the Riksdag of Sweden and the Embassy of the Kin...

The State Emergency Service of Ukraine has received two tractors purchased with funds provided by the Slovenian government as part of the United24 initiative. The tractors will allow for faster delivery of demining equipment to areas where land clearing is underway.

During the 2024 Annual Ukraine Mine Action Conference (UMAC-2024), partner countries announced additional commitments to support humanitarian demining totalling almost $70 million. Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, and Canada all announced additional funding. Since 2022, total partner contributions to humanitarian demining have reached $1.07 billion.

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yuliia Svyrydenko, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to Ukraine, Gaël Veyssière, have signed an Implementation Agreement to the Grant Agreement between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of Ukraine.

Ukraine and the World Bank will deepen cooperation in the implementation of projects for transformation of the Ukrainian economy, facilitating the return of citizens, and attracting foreign investment to rebuild the country after the war.

On October 10, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) approved a joint financing package of $435 mln to support the merger of Lifecell LLC and Datagroup-Volia. The financing is backed by guarantees from the European Commission (EC) and the Government of France.

On October 8-10, the third round of bilateral meetings between Ukraine and the EU took place in Brussels as part of screening the Ukrainian legislation for compliance with the EU law. Screening is the process of assessing Ukrainian legislation for its compliance with the EU law in each of 33 negotiating chapters. It is a necessary stage of the EU accession negotiations.

The Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB) has received a credit line from the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) totalling up to $150 mln to support important projects in Ukraine and promote green initiatives.