2 ‒ 6 March 2026
Dear friends of Ukraine,
The war in Iran was also one of the most important topics of conversation in Kyiv this week. Ukrainians fear that a long war would mean fewer Patriot missiles available to defend against russian attacks. High oil prices in the long term would also benefit the aggressor. That is why Ukrainians hope that the American-Israeli war against Iran will end quickly.
Another topic was finance. The International Monetary Fund has decided to extend the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The money is tied to conditions and further reforms in taxation and energy, administration and the fight against corruption. This is the right approach. Ukraine needs further reforms.
Meanwhile, some Ukrainian agricultural companies are really stepping on the gas. The Avesterra Group has put 20 new poultry houses into operation in Volyn. Over the next five years, the group plans to invest €300 billion in new facilities, incubators and biomethane plants. Another poultry company, Pan Kurchak, plans to build a biomethane plant with a capacity of seven million litres per year. Enselco, which also owns Kernel, is buying 550,000 hectares in a market where prices per hectare are 15 to 20 per cent higher than last year.
These examples show that for Ukrainian companies, the war situation has become the “new normal” and that the Ukrainian economy will continue to grow. There are corresponding opportunities for German companies.
Kind regards from Kyiv
P.S.: Please send feedback to nataliia.hryshchenko@ukraine.ahk.de and / or reiner.perau@ukraine.ahk.de.
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- Ukraine Receives $1.5 billion IMF Tranche Under New 4-Year Program – Kyiv Post
- New EU quotas will cost Ukraine $1.14B in lost agricultural exports each year – UBN
- Ukraine's largest state-owned oil&gas company gets new supervisory board – Kyiv Independent
- Eight projects worth 1.2 billion USD are investment-ready within Ukraine-US reconstruction fund – Kyiv Independent
- 140 MWh energy storage is launched with 40 million USD invetments – UBN
- Ukrainians’ investment in government bonds increased by over 50% during the year, exceeding 121 billion USD – UBN
- Kernel Group bought 41,000 hectares agro-business without war-time discount – UBN
- Ukrainian banks have increased lending to defense companies and energy projects – UBN
- Ukraine is the first to produce green sugar using biomethane – UBN
- The new government financing and insurance programs for farmers are being launched – UBN