The FINANCIAL -- A diplomatic spat between Hungary and Ukraine has escalated, with Budapest summoning Kyiv's ambassador to protest what it called a "death list" targeting ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine as well as military movements on their common border.
Read More »Expert expects dramatic ripple effects as sanctions, corporate measures take hold. The Russia-Ukraine conflict has led to an unprecedented experiment in unplugging one of the world’s biggest nations from the global economy, a development that will have broad consequences for the foreseeable future,
MoreThe FINANCIAL — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a loan to Ukraine in the amount of USD 300 million for the Second Additional Financing for COVID-19 Response under the Social Safety Nets Modernization Project. This additional financing will help
MoreThe FINANCIAL — U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) announced a four-year, $12 million partnership on family-centered health care for children across Ukraine. USAID will provide $6 million to support the expansion of RMHC Ukraine and
MoreThe FINANCIAL — A preschool in Bakhmut, a hospital in Vuhledar and a central city library in Mariupol are only 3 of 244 public facilities currently being refurbished in eastern Ukraine thanks to support from the EU and the European Investment Bank
MoreThe FINANCIAL — On 11 November, the board of directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved the EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021–2025. The roadmap will guide future EIB financing to support €1 trillion of climate action and environmental sustainability investments
MoreThe FINANCIAL — Millions of people in rural Ukraine will benefit from transformed postal and delivery services thanks to a €63 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to UkrPoshta, the national postal service. Matteo Patrone, EBRD Managing Director for Eastern Europe and
MoreThe FINANCIAL — A leading domestic wood processing company in Ukraine has introduced new, energy efficient waste-management technologies aimed at reducing wood waste by 35% and significantly decreasing energy use. Thanks to the support received from the European Union and the European Bank
MoreThe FINANCIAL –The new multifunctional web platform Hypermarket of Culture is now available in Ukraine. This web source will help artists, painters, musicians, hubs, galleries and museums to promote and sell services, goods and tickets for events. The EU-supported platform will also
MoreThe FINANCIAL — The World Health Organization (WHO) in Ukraine continues to deliver oxygen concentrators to hospitals, thanks to the EU. So far, the equipment has been provided to medical facilities in Lviv, Novoyavorivsk, Zhovkva, Stryi, and Kamianka-Buzka. In total, the EU
MoreThe FINANCIAL — The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $100 million project to support the Government of Ukraine’s efforts to promote socioeconomic recovery and development of Eastern Ukraine, where the continuing conflict has impacted the lives and livelihoods of
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