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EU leaders approve plans to use billions of euros from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, — FT.
The European Commission will put forward relevant legal proposals in early December.
Ukrainian "peace formula" discussed for the third time in Malta
⚡️Germany handed over a new package of military aid to Ukraine. For the first time, it included cluster ammunition for the "elder brother" HIMARS.
▫️IRIS-T SLM air defense system (medium radius);
▫️IRIS-T SLS missiles (small radius);
▫️TRML mobile airspace surveillance radar;
▫️Ammunition for MARS II systems;
▫️Eight reconnaissance UAVs Vector;
▫️Four GO12 radars;
▫️Five unmanned surface vehicles;
▫️Six border patrol cars;
▫️Ten thousand units of protective glasses;
▫️Tractor trucks and semi-trailers;
▫️Five thousand 155-mm shells.
Biden and Xi Jinping did agree to meet in November, — AP
An American official familiar with the preparations for the meeting told reporters that the parties had reached an "agreement in principle" to hold a meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit. The exact meeting date and details have not yet been agreed upon.
Beijing has not yet officially confirmed that Xi Jinping will personally attend the APEC summit in San Francisco. The event will take place from November 11 to 17
According to Ukrainian Pravda, the recent attempt on Oleg Tsarev's life is believed to be a special operation executed by the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine).
❗️Ukraine returned the bodies of 50 fallen soldiers, the Coordination Headquarters reported
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel harshly criticized Orbán for his interaction with Putin.
"What he did to Putin is a middle finger to all the soldiers who are dying every day in Ukraine and suffering from the Russian attack," he said.
Key reforms could help Ukraine generate up to $130 billion in private financing for reconstruction, according to a report by the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation.
Preliminarily, Ukraine's reconstruction will require $411 billion in investments. Under the "no reforms" scenario, Ukraine will be able to generate up to more than $73 billion.
An increase in this amount by $282 billion is possible under a scenario where the Ukrainian government accelerates economic reforms, addresses sectoral needs, and deepens European integration.
The IFC and the World Bank have defined the reforms that have the greatest potential to achieve a sustainable and resilient recovery:
Agriculture — land completion and irrigation reforms and strengthening of institutions, increased access to affordable financing, creation of favorable conditions for the implementation of climate-optimized agricultural technologies - $30 billion (+$16 billion of additional investment opportunities)
These investments could cover the sector’s reconstruction needs.
Transport and logistics — public investment and policy reforms will allow the private sector to cover about $7 billion in reconstruction needs (+$41 billion in additional opportunities).
Energy and extractive field — reforming government policy in these fields could create the conditions for $36 billion in investments for recovery (+$132 billion in additional opportunities).
Housing — due to the implementation of government policy reforms, financial assistance, and increased cooperation with regional developers and financial institutions, the volume of investments could exceed $30 billion (+$60 billion of additional opportunities). This is beyond reconstruction needs.
The authors of the report expect it to be valuable in the development of Ukraine's National Recovery Plan as part of the cooperation with the EU.