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EBRD spokeswoman for Ukraine, Bulgaria, Hungary, Moldova, Romania.
City of London
Joined May 2018
Productive meeting with EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso. Discussed support for Ukraine’s energy security, backing for UА Railways - including 55 locomotives supply - and the final steps toward the PPP project for Chornomorsk port. Grateful to the EBRD for its steady partnership
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This morning, there are already 9 people confirmed dead after Russia launched another deadly attack on Ukraine’s civilian population, sending large waves of strike UAVs across the western regions — Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv — while separately targeting Kharkiv and Dnipro.
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Today, I was pleased to welcome EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso to Kyiv. I am grateful for our continued cooperation and constructive dialogue. Our meeting focused on securing the necessary financial resources for gas purchases and ensuring a stable heating season. We also
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I held a meeting with EBRD President @OdileRenaud. The EBRD is one of the largest investors in Ukraine. I am grateful for the important projects supporting Ukraine throughout the war. We focused on the possibility of attracting additional financing to help Ukrainians, including
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55 new freight locomotives for Ukrzaliznytsia till 2029: the agreement certified by the Ukraine and France presidents will renew the fleet, strengthen economic security, and integrate Ukraine into the EU network. Support from the World Bank and EBRD (40% grant).
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We met at NBU with @FrancisMalige, EBRD Managing Director, Head of Financial Institutions Business Group. I’m grateful to @EBRD for its fruitful cooperation and active support of 🇺🇦 in implementing financial sector inclusion standards and reintegrating Ukraine’s war veterans.
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Powering learning in wartime In Dnipro, 38 schools + kindergartens are getting bomb shelters, generators, boilers – so children can keep learning even in war. Supported by E5P, @EBRD + @CIF_Action CTF #StandWithUkraine #Dnipro #EducationInWar #EnergyResilience
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I am happy to welcome representatives from the @G7 countries, @EU_Commission, and IFIs to Kyiv for a meeting of the @UAdonorplatform Steering Committee. Our focus remains on strengthening the 🇺🇦support, #budget financing and #recovery, prioritizing key #reforms. Since its
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🇺🇦needs over € 9 bln to implement river management plans and to secure water supply to front-line areas. We discussed how to attract investments with @EBRD VP @MatteoPatrone3 . Digitization, waste management and development of the Chernobyl Zone were also in the spotlight
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Interactions between the NBU and @EBRD include developing an updated model for capital market infrastructure. The NBU team expressed their vision and a readiness to continue work and discussions, including at the IMF’s and World Bank’s Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C.
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NBU Governor @Pyshnyy and Deputy Governors Sergiy Nikolaychuk and Yuriy Heletiy met with the @EBRD team led by Vice President @MatteoPatrone3 to discuss key areas of cooperation in 2025.
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We discussed important areas of cooperation this year, e.g. efforts to set conditions for foreign investment inflows into #Ukraine. Special focus was placed on developing capital markets infrastructure. We have a common vision for most aspects of the capital infrastructure model.
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I was pleased to welcome back to the NBU the @EBRD team headed by @MatteoPatrone3. We highly appreciate our partnership projects and well-established technical cooperation. The EBRD always provides effective, professional assistance.
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Good news for businesses in Ukraine! You can now access wider war risk insurance as the EBRD's Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Guarantee Facility unlocks greater coverage. It has already supported €5M+ in reinsurance. https://t.co/W18uIxh50h
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In talks with NBU Governor Andriy @Pyshnyy @NBUkraine, he praised Ukraine’s resilient financial sector and recent positive movement in the credit market.
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Our @MatteoPatrone3 in Kyiv meeting @s_grynchuk, Environmental Protection Minister, and @OlhaZykova, Deputy Finance Minister, to discuss projects and progress.
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This Romania hub supplies central & SE Europe, with one of three production lines already running. An ambitious project taking shape!
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Our delegation led by @OdileRenaud visited Unibake’s new Bucharest premises - the result of a 2023 loan of €90 million to support @LantmannenUK, a company that operates more than 30 bakeries globally.
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Our @OdileRenaud meets Romanian PM @CiolacuMarcel to reaffirm EBRD support for Romania’s economic development, identify new opportunities for collaboration and offer EBRD support in meeting RRF milestones to unlock EU funding.
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