Today's Contents
Reporter's Notepad:
- 5 tips for investors rebuilding Ukraine, from Olga Balytska, PwC's local real estate lead and EBA's recovery committee co-chair
Just The Facts:
- Ukraine updates free trade deal with Norway, Switzerland: no duties on industrial products and lower tariffs on agri goods
- Metinvest gets first monthly coal shipment from US 'as lifeline for Ukrainian steel'
- Belgium pledges €1 billion in defense aid for Ukraine in 2025
- Veon finalizes reorganization ahead of Kyivstar's listing on Nasdaq
- Vitagro prepares 26,000-tonne expansion of grain storage capacity in Khmelnytsky region
- Ukraine must build capital market infrastructure for post-war recovery, says NBU deputy governor
- European partners raise €10 million for UN-launched green recovery platform for Ukraine
- Ukraine, UNIDO launch second phase of eco-industrial parks program with CHF 3 million in Swiss funding
- Ukrainian, Danish wind industry associations partner to boost Ukraine's energy supply, restore damaged infrastructure
- Ukraine launches tax project with Finnish support to boost revenue base, reduce external financing needs
Here's What They Think:
- Responsible Statecraft: US-Europe split over SWIFT threatens to undermine Ukraine peace talks
- Kyiv Post: Ukraine needs to push on training experts for demining
Sober Second Thought:
- Industrial parks offer lifeline for Ukraine's business relocation and recovery, research paper says
The Rebuilders' Social
- Ukrposhta says EBRD to help rebuild destroyed branches with anti-drone defenses, Naftogaz meets Bergen Engines and Itera, and the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine meets Modulaire Group to discuss strategies for speedy reconstruction.

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