From Yahoo Finance: 2025-03-21 01:00:00

Days before the Trump-Zelenskiy meeting, Ukraine welcomed foreign investors in Kyiv, including creditors and multinational firms. Investors remain optimistic about Ukraine’s assets despite recent setbacks. Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction needs have ballooned to $524 billion, with talks focusing on FDI, reconstruction, corruption, and EU integration.

Policymakers in Kyiv see a window for a peace deal until Easter, but recent Trump-Putin call didn’t impress investors. Ukraine’s foreign-currency debt rally may be overdone without security guarantees in a peace settlement. Expectations for postwar funding are diminishing, raising concerns about the future of Ukraine’s economy.

Despite ongoing conflict, investors in Kyiv experienced nightly air raid sirens and gunfire. With airspace closed, a train-car was chartered for the journey from Poland. Signum Global Advisors is planning another trip, anticipating Ukraine’s reconstruction to be a top global investment theme. Ukraine’s financial future remains uncertain amid ongoing conflict and peace negotiations.

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