Ukraine: “transport visa-free regime” with Moldova extended until 2025-end

The Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Moldova have agreed to extend the Agreement liberalising freight transport between the two countries until the end of 2025. The agreement provides for bilateral and transit road transport without special permits. The protocol…

Ukraine: IAEA missions complete rotations at NPPs

On September 4-8, the International Atomic Energy Agency rotated its missions at Ukrainian nuclear power plants, the State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate reported. “Last week, the rotation of experts from the permanent monitoring missions of the International Atomic Energy Agency was successfully completed at the Rivne NPP, the South Ukrainian NPP and the Khmelnytskyi NPP. Also,…

Ukraine: $2.3 billion received from partners to restore and protect energy infrastructure

Ukraine’s international partners have already provided $2.3 billion to restore and protect the country’s energy infrastructure. Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said this at a government meeting on September 12. “Together, the government of Ukraine and allied states allocated $2.3 billion to restore and protect the energy sector. These are, in particular, funds from the…

Ukraine: work done under Ukraine Facility programme to form basis to attract other donors

First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and European Commission’s Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Gert Jan Koopman discussed progress in the preparation of the Ukraine Plan under the EU’s Ukraine Facility programme. The parties agreed on the further schedule of meetings, the list of documents required for approval…

Ukraine: Ministry of Finance and IFC discuss attraction of private investments in country recovery

Last week, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine Olga Zykova met with IFC’s Country Manager for Ukraine and Moldova Lisa Kaestner. The parties discussed the mechanisms for attracting private investments in Ukraine’s recovery as well as the priority areas of cooperation. Olga Zykova thanked IFC for the joint work on the implementation of initiatives to…