September 2025 – Despite the ongoing war and significant challenges, the Ukrainian legal framework continues to encourage an open and flexible investment environment. Specifically, it expressly recognizes a wide variety of investment forms and ways to repatriate investments. Below we summarize the current status of capital control rules as they apply to the key types of … Continue reading Investment into Ukraine: Capital repatriation regime and currency control restrictions
Law on special legal regime for defence industry enterprises “Defence City” has been adopted
On 21 August 2025, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted a package of draft laws introducing a special legal regime for defence industry enterprises, known as Defence City. In order to benefit from the tax and customs incentives under this regime, a defence industry enterprise must first obtain Defence City resident status. These legislative changes are … Continue reading Law on special legal regime for defence industry enterprises “Defence City” has been adopted
The Great Shipping Retreat: Why Major Lines Still Avoid Ukrainian Ports
When "the special operations" began in February 2022, almost all the container lines had stopped their port calls to Odessa and Chornomorsk due to their safety concerns. Then they also suspended their services to and from Russian ports indefinitely, presenting it as a collective stance by the business community against the inhumane actions that cost … Continue reading The Great Shipping Retreat: Why Major Lines Still Avoid Ukrainian Ports
The Rome Memorandums: Transport Infrastructure Announcements at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference
Transport infrastructure was the main topic at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) hosted by Italy. Nevertheless, this topic was not overlooked. What could the aviation, port, railway, and road sectors stand to gain as a result of the conference? The Ukrainian Railways joint-stock company (Ukrzaliznytsia) will receive grants totaling EUR 54 million. Poland will … Continue reading The Rome Memorandums: Transport Infrastructure Announcements at the 2025 Ukraine Recovery Conference
Ukraine and Romania expand partnership in security, reconstruction, and European integration
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko held a meeting with a Romanian delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Liviu-Ionut Moștianu. During the meeting, the parties discussed key areas of cooperation between Ukraine and Romania: Defense and Security: Ukraine highly values Romania’s assistance, including prospects for joint production of drones and weaponry. Reconstruction: Romanian … Continue reading Ukraine and Romania expand partnership in security, reconstruction, and European integration
Investments in Reconstruction: President Signs Law on Public-Private Partnership
President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed a law introducing a number of tools to simplify the operation of the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism. This was reported by Ukrinform, citing the bill’s card on the parliament’s website. The document provides for attracting private investment to accelerate the restoration of infrastructure and the construction of new facilities. The … Continue reading Investments in Reconstruction: President Signs Law on Public-Private Partnership
The US Reconstruction Fund may include investments in Ukrainian ports
Yuliia Svyrydenko, the Minister of Economy of Ukraine, in an interview with RBK-Ukraine (jointly with other members of the negotiating team that worked on the agreement), explained how the Investment Fund would work in the framework of the Minerals Agreement between Ukraine and the US. She notes that over the next 10 years, the Fund … Continue reading The US Reconstruction Fund may include investments in Ukrainian ports
Poland has started issuing preferential loans for business entities to participate in the reconstruction of Ukraine
Poland has launched a program worth 250 million zlotys to support business projects of its companies in Ukraine. The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine reports that Poland has allocated 250 million PLN (ca. 58.25 million EUR) for preferential loans for companies that will be involved in projects on the restoration of Ukraine. The program started … Continue reading Poland has started issuing preferential loans for business entities to participate in the reconstruction of Ukraine
USPA presented priority infrastructure projects at the summit in Brussels
The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reports that the Ukraine-EU business summit discussed the 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 perspective. … Continue reading USPA presented priority infrastructure projects at the summit in Brussels
Ukraine’s Finance Ministry and World Bank preparing new agreement worth at least $1 billion
From June 2 to 6, a team of World Bank experts, together with representatives of the Ministry of Finance and the Government of Ukraine, is working on agreeing on the key parameters of a new agreement regarding the "Foundations of Growth" Development Policy Loan. The agreement envisages attracting a loan from the International Bank for … Continue reading Ukraine’s Finance Ministry and World Bank preparing new agreement worth at least $1 billion