How would you assess the current state of cooperation between Ukrainian defense industry companies and potential international partners? Cooperation is taking place, but in many cases it is still at the early stages. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has gained a reputation among Western defense sector companies as a key testing ground […]
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ProCredit Bank prepares for future growth in Ukraine
The Ukrainian banking industry has adapted remarkably well to wartime conditions, providing crucial stability amid the shocks of Russia’s full-scale invasion. With the war in its third year, ProCredit Bank’s General Manager in Ukraine, Viktor Ponomarenko, says the goal now is to boost lending and prepare for future growth. “2023 was a year of consolidation. […]
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France’s Credit Agricole Bank opens flagship branch in Kyiv
France’s Credit Agricole underlined its ambitions on the Ukrainian market in mid-May with the opening of a new flagship branch in Kyiv that could serve as a model for the bank’s network throughout Ukraine. The unveiling of the branch in the Ukrainian capital’s San Francisco Business Center is another significant milestone in Credit Agricole’s 31-year […]
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Helping international medical companies enter the fast-evolving Ukrainian market
The Ukrainian healthcare sector has undergone a decade of dramatic change including a series of high-profile and comprehensive reform initiatives. Despite the unprecedented challenges created by the ongoing Russian invasion, this evolution continues. Outside interest in the Ukrainian medical industry has increased in recent years, but the sector remains a challenging environment for new international […]
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American University Kyiv evolves and adapts amid ongoing challenges in wartime Ukraine
Students, tutors, local dignitaries, and institutional partners gathered in the Ukrainian capital’s Podil district in early 2024 as American University Kyiv marked a major milestone with its first graduation ceremony. The students in question were the first cohort of Masters graduates from American University Kyiv’s EPAM School of Digital Technologies and School of Management. As […]
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Adapting legal services to wartime conditions in today’s Ukraine
How have the wartime conditions in Ukraine affected your work with international corporate clients? At the very beginning of the full-scale invasion, the level of demand in the international corporate client segment at our law firm decreased significantly. But demand has subsequently recovered and we have managed to engage new global brands in cooperation. In […]
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Serhii Plokhy: Putin’s belief that Russians and Ukrainians are one and the same people is dead
For the past decade, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has framed his country’s escalating campaign of aggression against Ukraine as a crusade for historical justice. Time and again, Putin has brandished his own highly distorted view of Ukraine’s place in Russian history in order to justify the invasion, occupation, and forced russification of the modern Ukrainian […]
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Türkiye’s ONUR GROUP plans to double its $500 million investment in Ukraine by 2030
What impact did the full-scale invasion have on Onur Group’s plans for infrastructure projects in Ukraine? Unfortunately, the invasion had a very significant impact on our plans in Ukraine, with work stopping on around 90% of existing projects. Prior to this, we had been one of the key contractors for President Zelenskyy’s Big Construction program. […]
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Burak Pehlivan: Türkiye is the top international investor in wartime Ukraine
For more than a decade, Burak Pehlivan has been at the heart of the burgeoning Turkish business community in Ukraine. As the president of Turkish-Ukrainian Business Association TUID, he has been instrumental in the deepening of bilateral ties between the two Black Sea neighbors. Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Pehlivan has also become […]
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Tetyana Golofiyevska: “Ukrainians are an exceptionally entrepreneurial and hardworking nation”
The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed unprecedented strains on the Ukrainian economy but Ukrainian businesses have responded by demonstrating remarkable resilience and durability. Ukrainian entrepreneur and business developer Tetyana Golofiyevska believes the experience of the past nineteen months since the onset of Russia’s invasion has confirmed the exceptional entrepreneurial skills and work ethic […]