Ukraine PM: Japanese firms key to war recovery

Japan and Ukraine to Sign Agreements at Tokyo Conference for Economic Reconstruction

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal has announced that his country intends to sign a “full range” of agreements with Japan at an upcoming reconstruction conference in Tokyo. The aim of the conference is to promote investment and boost economic cooperation between the two nations. Shmyhal expressed his country’s interest in comprehensive cooperation with Japanese businesses, highlighting energy, infrastructure, agriculture, engineering, IT, and security and defense as key sectors where Japanese firms can play a significant role in assisting Ukraine’s recovery. The World Bank estimated that the country’s reconstruction will cost $411 billion over the next decade.