The Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and the World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde discussed the implementation of joint projects, launching new initiatives and attracting funding next year. The meeting took place in Washington, DC. The Head of the Ukrainian Government emphasized that the Ukraine Relief, Recovery, Reconstruction and Reform Trust Fund (URTF), established…
Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko addressed the G7 Finance Track meeting during his working visit to Washington, D.C., for the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. The meeting brought together finance ministers and central bank governors from G7 countries, as well as leadership from the IMF, World Bank and European Commission. Discussions focused…
Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal met with representatives of American businesses to outline the key benefits of investing in Ukraine. The event took place on April 23, in Washington, DC. “Investments in Ukraine are investments in a future member of the European Union,” he said. Denys Shmyhal stressed that Ukraine had begun accession negotiations with the…
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko met with South African business leaders and representatives of business associations during a visit to the Republic of South Africa. Discussions centred on trade and attracting private capital for Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction. The delegation included Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Vitalii Koval…
The Ukraine Energy Support Fund was established in April 2022 through a joint initiative by Ukraine’s Energy Minister German Galushchenko and EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson. Over its existence, it has become an effective tool for providing international assistance in the energy sector. “For all these years of war, energy has been one of the…
As part of supporting micro, small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine, since the introduction of the state portfolio guarantee tool in December 2020, a total of 45,621 loans have been issued for UAH 146.9 billion. In March, entrepreneurs received 815 loans worth approximately UAH 3.9 billion, with the state guaranteeing UAH 2.3 billion of the…
Since the beginning of 2025, businesses have secured 7,868 subsidised loans under the Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, totalling UAH 25.7 billion. Since the programme’s launch in February 2020, businesses have accessed 112,300 loans amounting to UAH 391.7 billion. Last week, Ukrainian entrepreneurs obtained 543 subsidised loans worth nearly UAH 1.9 billion. “Thanks to the…