Category: 9. Business
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Piraeus Bank helps to support Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital.
After the tragedy that shook the world, more than 320,000 people from 55 countries and around 50 companies have donated to the needs of the hospital and to support its patients, including Piraeus Bank Ukraine, which contributed UAH 1,000,000 to the Tabletochki charity fund. The donations will… Continue Reading
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Dmytro Kuleba has arrived in China to discuss Beijing’s possible role in ending the war in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has embarked on his first trip to China since the Russian invasion in 2022. China has served as an economic lifeline for the Kremlin since its invasion began. China is seen as one of Russia’s major backers in the wake of the 2022 invasion, although… Continue Reading
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The EU will adjust sanctions to ensure the earnings from frozen Russian assets are not interrupted.
The EU has presented member states with two options to freeze Russian Central Bank assets for extended periods. It seeks to assuage US concerns over a G7 plan to leverage the profits from these assets in order to provide Ukraine with $50B in aid. The two options are an open-ended immobilization… Continue Reading
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Ukraine will present a list of investment projects for 2025 and expects to receive €4.1B from the EU.
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced that the Cabinet of Ministers plans to present a prepared list of public investment projects for 2025 to its partners in September. “Thus, in conditions of limited financial resources, we will effectively allocate funds to obtain the best result for the… Continue Reading
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Ukraine has risen in the global rankings of iron and steel producers, and these products occupy 35-45% of export cargo transportation.
Ukraine climbed to 13th place in the ranking of the largest iron-producing countries and 21st place in the list of the largest steel producers. In the first half of the year, Ukraine produced 3.47 million tons of pig iron, 22.25% more compared to January-June 2023. Steel production in Ukraine… Continue Reading
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The EU will provide Ukraine Railways €43M for the modernization and construction of European-standard track.
The EU will allocate €42.95M to Ukrainian Railways (UZ) to improve the country’s railway network and begin the transition to 1,435 mm track to ensure infrastructure compatibility and increase the railway infrastructure’s capacity. The project’s total budget is €85.91M, of which the EU… Continue Reading
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The EIB will approve a €250M support package for Ukraine’s energy sector and allocate another €200M to modernize its public transport.
The government of Ukraine and the EIB are working diligently to prepare new agreements for a €250M support package. “The EIB systematically supports Ukraine in priority area and continues to work on expanding our partnership. The volume of EIB initiatives in the public sector is 26 projects… Continue Reading
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Boeing and Antonov signed a preliminary agreement to cooperate in the production of drones.
The American Boeing Corporation and the Ukrainian company, Antonov, signed a preliminary joint work agreement for the production of unmanned systems to support Ukraine’s defense industry. The memorandum covers training, logistical support, and the maintenance of drones such as Boeing’s… Continue Reading
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Founders of industrial parks are eligible to receive ₴150M from the state for infrastructure development.
The Ministry of Economy agreed to cooperate with Ukreximbank through the State Stimulation of the Creation of Industrial Parks program. Oschadbank and Ukrgazbank plan to join the program soon. The program allows owners of industrial parks and management companies to apply for state incentives… Continue Reading
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Ukraine presents the Large Scale Privatization – 2024 project: Which objects will be sold first?
The State Property Fund (SPFU) presented its Great Privatization – 2024 project and named the first five objects to be auctioned. First is the 4-star hotel Ukraine in the center of Kyiv with a starting price of ₴1.05B; the auction is scheduled for September 18. The second is UMCC, Ukraine’s… Continue Reading