On 20 May, USUBC, in partnership with Sayenko Kharenko co-organized the II Ukraine Financing Forum. Nearly 300 participants joined more than 35 speakers from international financial institutions, the European Commission, development finance institutions, export credit agencies, private equity funds, commercial banks, government bodies, and Ukrainian business for a full day centred on one question: how is capital actually being deployed into Ukraine today — and what will it take to scale it?
The forum brought together representatives from IFC, EBRD, EIB, Swedfund, Norfund, EIFO, and DFC alongside the European Commission’s DG ENEST, which played a prominent role across several strategic panels. Discussions spanned recovery finance, energy resilience, infrastructure, banking, private equity, and defence investment.
The day was structured around four thematic blocks. Capital Architecture examined how the financing landscape has shifted since 2022 and who is deploying what. Deal Mechanics covered blended finance, ECA-backed structures, DFI tools, and the state bank on-lending channel. Private Capital and Frontier featured a live deal showcase, a Rothschild-moderated fireside on Kyivstar’s IPO readiness, and a dedicated defence financing panel. Energy, Grids and Resilience offered a practitioner deep-dive into what is financeable across renewables, distributed generation, hydrocarbons, and grid infrastructure.
