Multilaterals and DFIs are providing critical financing for Ukraine, to support government operations and the private sector. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), for example, has committed over €3 billion in financing for Ukraine. Similarly, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) set up a $2 billion response package for reconstruction and is supporting over $1 billion worth of trade finance. In June 2023, the EBRD established the “Ukraine Investment Platform”, to promote co-financing of projects with a private sector focus. The initiative was signed by 19 participating DFIs.
The aim of this discussion was to showcase some investment opportunities from a multilateral/DFI perspective and highlight tools and mechanisms that these institutions can use (and are using) to best support private sector development in Ukraine.
Moderator:
- Daniel F. Runde, Director, Project on Prosperity and Development, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Speakers:
- Deputy Minister Volodymyr Kuzyo, Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
- Matteo Patrone, Managing Director, Eastern Europe & Caucasus, European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
- Rana Karadsheh, Regional Director for Europe, International Finance Corporation
- Christina Segal-Knowles, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for International Economics, The White House National Security Council
