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 […]
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American bank aims to support Ukraine’s coming leapfrog forward
As international discussion continues over the reconstruction of postwar Ukraine, work on rebuilding the country is already underway, and partnerships are emerging that may shape the future recovery agenda. In what the British government called an unprecedented transaction from any export credit agency, UK Export Finance issued a landmark buyer credit loan guarantee in June […]
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Leading international school reopens in Kyiv for new academic year
Ukraine’s ability to maintain a degree of business-as-usual normality despite Russia’s ongoing invasion has been one of the most striking features of the past eighteen months. In a further sign of routine everyday life returning to the country, Pechersk School International welcomed students to the school’s campus in the Ukrainian capital for the new academic […]
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Metro Ukraine CEO Olena Vdovychenko: “Empowered people can do impossible things”
How do you prepare your company for the shock of a full-scale invasion by a military superpower? This is not the kind of management task you will find taught at most business schools or addressed in the average MBA textbook, but it is a situation Ukrainian executives like Metro Ukraine CEO Olena Vdovychenko are all […]
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Carlos de Cordoue: Ukraine can offer huge opportunities to those who are here at beginning of reconstruction story
In May 2023, France’s Credit Agricole marked thirty years in Ukraine, being the oldest international bank on the Ukrainian market. In normal circumstances, such a milestone would be an occasion to stage a major corporate celebration, but that was obviously not possible this year due to the realities of Russia’s ongoing invasion. Nevertheless, Credit Agricole […]
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Building business bridges between Ukraine and Europe
More than eighteen months since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the Ukrainian economy is in significantly better health than many would have dared imagine on the terrible morning of February 24, 2022. While the war unleashed by Russia has caused barely imaginable disruption to almost every aspect of daily life, Ukrainian businesses have demonstrated […]
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State-owned Oschadbank is preparing to play key role as hub in Ukrainian reconstruction
Although there remains no end in sight to Russia’s full-scale invasion, discussion over the future postwar recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine has already gained considerable momentum. Since the invasion began on February 24, 2022, a number of international forums and conferences dedicated to reconstruction have been held in Switzerland, London, and elsewhere. Current projections for […]