Ukraine and France sign agreement for €200 million

Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and French Ambassador Gael Veyssiere have signed a grant agreement to help restore and support critical infrastructure and priority sectors of Ukraine's economy for EUR200 million.  Source: Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Quote from Svyrydenko: "Up to 50% of these funds will be used to purchase Ukrainian goods and services for recovery projects.

These projects will be implemented in close cooperation with French companies that actively support Ukraine and currently employ 25,000 people in our country." 

The key sectors that will receive funding under the agreement are healthcare, energy, water supply and sanitation, demining, digital technologies, infrastructure, agriculture, waste disposal, and housing. Background: The Leopard tanks and Caesar howitzers manufacturer has its own company in Kyiv. The French-German conglomerate KNDS has opened a branch in Ukraine.

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