The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has made an investment commitment of $75m to the US-Ukraine Recovery Investment Fund. Ukraine will double this contribution. This was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Sviridenko, according to Dengi.ua .
"Thus we form the starting positions of the Investment Fund for Recovery from the aggregate $150 million. This is another important step in the process of launching the full-fledged work of the Fund, and from today we can declare: the operational work has started," she said.
According to Sviridenko, the government's goal is to implement three projects by the end of 2026: in energy, infrastructure and critical minerals.
"It is important that the Fund is built on the principle of equality. Ukraine assumes the same financial obligations as the American side. This not only demonstrates our responsibility, but also emphasizes that we consider the Fund as a common instrument of recovery and long-term cooperation," the Prime Minister stressed.
She added that this decision opens the way to financing the first large-scale projects, creation of modern production facilities, jobs and technological solutions that will strengthen the economy and security of Ukraine.
Prime Minister also noted that this start-up capital has an additional content for Ukraine: American investments can become a guarantee of security both for Ukraine and for American business in Ukraine.
