This is a weekly digest of news about investment and business development in Ukraine from the UkraineInvest team


The government team is developing a special roadmap — the Ukraine Plan — for structural reforms and investment projects to be implemented over the next four years.
https://shorturl.at/chqxA

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has reopened its office in Kyiv and is providing access to finance for Ukrainian SMEs. IFC is establishing a EUR 20 mln risk-sharing facility for each of OTP Bank and OTP Leasing to support SMEs. The International Finance Corporation will assume half of the risks on a combined portfolio of EUR 40 mln covering key segments of the Ukrainian economy.
https://shorturl.at/uyFP4

The European Commission disbursed another €1.5 bln tranche to Ukraine and announced tranches in August and September. The total amount of funding under the MFA program is €18 bln. In 2023, Ukraine has already received €10.5 bln in macro-financial assistance from the EU.
https://shorturl.at/DHOSW

More than 2,500 Polish companies have applied to the Polish Investment and Trade Agency to express their interest in the process of rebuilding Ukraine. Despite the full-scale invasion, almost 600 Polish companies still operate in Ukraine.
https://shorturl.at/iCTY1

Sweden will provide €522.6 mln for projects to rebuild Ukraine. This is the largest bilateral aid strategy for Ukraine in Sweden’s history. The implementation period is 2023-2027. More than €400 mln of this amount will be provided through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The amount of aid will grow as Ukraine will receive support through international organizations and the so-called “winter” and “summer” aid packages.

https://shorturl.at/zFMPT  

Businesses have already received affordable loans worth UAH 217.5 bln. Since the launch of the “Affordable Loans 5-7-9%” program, businesses have received UAH 217.5 bln in loans from authorized banks, including UAH 1.8 bln in loans over the past week.
https://shorturl.at/sxGOW 

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