“The US has already announced their first contribution to the US-Ukrainian investment fund worth $ 75 million.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
The US has already announced their first contribution to the US-Ukrainian investment fund worth $ 75 million.
In September, a very large government delegation from the United States came to Ukraine / photo Facebook.com/oleksii.sobolevNext year, the first three investments in the joint US-Ukraine reconstruction fund are expected.
According to the UNIAN correspondent, the Minister of Economy Alexei Sobolev said this during an hour of questions to the government in the Verkhovna Rada.
He recalled that in September a very large government delegation from the United States, which consisted of employees of the US Ministry of Finance and the International Financial Development Corporation (DFC), arrived in Ukraine. They visited Kyiv, Kyiv, Lviv and Kirovograd region.
“They really met with a very large number of businesses of Ukraine, as well as private and state companies to form a list of projects in which they can invest. Our task and agreement with them, so that next year we can make the first three investments,” Sobolev said.
He noted that they have already announced their contributions to the Fund $ 75 million. At the same time, in May, they were going to allocate only $ 25 million. In the fund.
“That is, they saw that the projects are really working in Ukraine, there are minerals and companies that are able to produce and process them, which is important to us as the government. And so they have increased their contribution,” the minister said.
According to him, by the end of the year, the Fund will have open bank accounts. The next month, they plan to hire the Administrator of the Fund and the Investment Advisor, after which the preparation of the first projects for investing will begin.
He stressed that the process will be public and already in December, Ukrainian companies will be able to submit projects through an investment advisor. Next year, they will undergo an independent check and all the necessary investment procedures to get funding from the Fund.
“We see interest very high. We communicate with them every week, which helps a lot in overall cooperation with the States. They respond very well to Ukraine, including through the implementation of this Agreement,” the minister added.
Investment Fund for Reconstruction of UkraineIn the spring of 2025, the US and Ukraine signed an agreement on access to Ukrainian natural resources. This Agreement has allowed the establishment of an investment fund for the reconstruction of Ukraine, which will attract global investments in Ukraine. The Agreement provides an equal partnership of the United States and Ukraine: the Fund is created 50/50, and none of the parties will have a decisive voice, and it will be filled with income exclusively from new licenses.
In September, the US delegation first visited objects that could become starting projects for the Investment Fund for Ukraine. The delegation then examined the field and the mining and processing plant in the Kirovograd region.
On September 17, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Sviridenko stated that the International Financial Corporation of US Development (DFC) announced its first contribution to the US-Ukraine reconstruction investment fund for $ 75 million. Ukraine will allocate the same amount. Thus, the total capital of the Fund will reach $ 150 million.
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