The Ministry of Economy and the DFC held a meeting with international financial organisations and partners to discuss the operation of the Reconstruction Investment Fund

On June 30, 2025, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, together with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Agency on Support Public-Private Partnership (PPP Agency), held a closed information webinar for representatives of international financial institutions.

The partners were presented with the structure and operating mechanisms of the Reconstruction Investment Fund, which was established under the recently signed economic partnership agreement between the United States and Ukraine. Representatives from over 25 organisations attended the event, including the European Commission and other international financial organisations such as the World Bank, IMF, EBRD and IFC, as well as other global development agencies.

Participants were presented with the key parameters of the Fund.

• The structure of the Board, which includes equal representation of Ukrainian and American managers
• The distribution of powers among the four specialised committees: investment screening , investment, administration and audit.
• The mechanisms for forming the Fund’s capital were presented, including Ukraine’s contribution in the form of a portion of royalties and licence fees.
• The commitment to reinvest the Fund’s profits in Ukraine during the first ten years.
• The process of ‘Investment Opportunity Rights’ and ‘Market-Based Offtake Rights’.

‘We are constantly working to expand our circle of partners and synchronise our efforts. It is important that everyone has a clear understanding of the Fund’s structure and investment attraction mechanisms — this enables us to act swiftly and in a coordinated manner, allocating maximum resources to economic development,” said First Deputy Minister of Economy Oleksii Sobolev.

The Fund’s priority investment areas are the extraction of critical materials, oil and gas, and the development of related infrastructure (such as processing, energy, port modernisation and logistics).

Niko Gachechyladze, Director of the PPP Agency, emphasised: ‘The partners noted the transparent decision-making rules and clear guarantees that profits will be invested only in Ukraine. This is the basis for trust and long-term economic recovery.’

The event was attended by key representatives from both sides: Jonathan Taylor, the Deputy Associate General Counsel for Direct Equity and Investment Funds at the at the DFC; William S. C. Thompson, Director of Global Fund Investment at the DFC; Oleksii Sobolev, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine; and Niko Gachechyladze, Director of the PPP Agency.

Following the meeting, representatives of international organisations expressed interest in further cooperation and support for the Fund’s activities.

Source: Ministry of Economy of Ukraine – https://cutt.ly/rrTdvf1L