This summer, Visa appointed Tareq Muhmood as its new Regional President for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA). With more than 30 years of international experience across major financial institutions in 13 countries, Muhmood is a heavyweight in the payments industry. During his first visit to Ukraine in the new role, … Continue reading Ukrainian Innovation Influences the Broader Region: First Ukrainian Interview with Visa’s New Regional President for CEMEA
The Defence City legal regime will start early next year
The Ministry of Defense has submitted a package of regulations to the Government for consideration to launch a special legal regime, the Defence City. This will provide state support for defense enterprises. Defence City is a legal environment to support defense manufacturers and decriminalize order disruption. The initiative replaces the old list of defense companies with a single Defence City Register, which will be managed by the Ministry … Continue reading The Defence City legal regime will start early next year
Rebuilding Ukraine – opportunities for lawyers and their clients
Thursday 11 December 2025 Tomás PessanhaGarrigues, Porto CONFERENCE REPORT IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025, Tuesday 4 November A thought-provoking session titled ‘Rebuilding Ukraine – opportunities for lawyers and their clients’ took place at the recent IBA Annual Conference in Toronto. Lasting over an hour, the session explored how the international legal community can play a … Continue reading Rebuilding Ukraine – opportunities for lawyers and their clients
Ministry Clarifies Procedure For Chornomorsk Port Concession Project
The ProZorro system currently lacks the necessary functionality to conduct complex, multi-stage tenders. The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has updated Resolution No. 909 of 20 August 2021, which establishes the rules for holding tenders to select investors in public-private partnership (PPP) projects. This technical amendment aligns the resolution with the new Law on Public-Private Partnership, … Continue reading Ministry Clarifies Procedure For Chornomorsk Port Concession Project
Ukrainian DefenceTech Startups Raise Over $105 Million in 2025
According to First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine accounts for one-third of all early-stage DefenceTech investments in Europe. Ukraine — the European leader in early-stage DefenceTech Dealroom reports that DefenceTech companies across Europe and the United Kingdom raised a combined $200 million in early-stage funding (Pre-seed, Seed, Series A) in 2025. Ukrainian … Continue reading Ukrainian DefenceTech Startups Raise Over $105 Million in 2025
Norfund Invests in Dragon Capital’s Rebuild Ukraine Fund to support Ukrainian SMEs
Norway’s Ukraine Investment Fund, managed by Norfund, is investing USD 15 million in the Rebuild Ukraine Fund (REBUF), managed by Dragon Capital, to help address the shortage of equity capital for Ukrainian businesses. The ongoing war has severely constrained investment activity, leaving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) without the resources needed to grow, create jobs, … Continue reading Norfund Invests in Dragon Capital’s Rebuild Ukraine Fund to support Ukrainian SMEs
Defense startups secure over $105 million in investments since start of year
During 2025, Ukrainian defense tech startups managed to attract more than $105 million from investors. This was reported on Telegram by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. According to Fedorov, "Today the Brave1 defense cluster is the largest angel investor in Ukraine. Thanks to cooperation with it, more than 50 Ukrainian defense … Continue reading Defense startups secure over $105 million in investments since start of year
Since the beginning of the year, Ukrzaliznytsia has transported over 26.4 million tons of grain
According to operational data, from January to November 2025, Ukrzaliznytsia transported 26.44 million tons of grain, of which 23.3 million tons were for export. Valeriy Tkachov, Deputy Director of the Commercial Department of Ukrzaliznytsia, reported to Rail.insider: "Over the first 11 months of this year, a total of 26.445 million tons of grain were transported (28% … Continue reading Since the beginning of the year, Ukrzaliznytsia has transported over 26.4 million tons of grain
USPA presented priority infrastructure projects at the summit in Brussels
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reports, Ukraine-EU business summit discussed restoration of Ukraine through the prism of European reindustrialization. At the panel discussion dedicated to the port industry development, USPA Chairman Oleksandr Semyrga presented a vision for restoration and modernization of Ukrainian port infrastructure both in wartime and in the long-term prospect. He focused on … Continue reading USPA presented priority infrastructure projects at the summit in Brussels
Ukrainian Deputy Ministry of Finance met with the French Development Agency
According to the official page of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Olga Zykova, Deputy Minister of Finance of Ukraine, met with representatives of the French Development Agency (AFD): the Regional Director for European Enlargement and Neighbourhood Mathieu Vasseur, and the Head of the AFD Office in Ukraine Axelle Nos. The parties reviewed the agency’s current portfolio in Ukraine and … Continue reading Ukrainian Deputy Ministry of Finance met with the French Development Agency