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Emergency funds and extra capacity in Romania for Ukrainian Railways

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October 8, 2026
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Russian attacks on ports and the railway system are creating problems for Ukrainian logistics. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is now stepping…

Middle Corridor now “a commercial proposition that is maturing rapidly”

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June 23, 2026
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On Monday 22 June, a high-level EU-Kazakhstan business meeting took place in Brussels. It revolved primarily around the Middle Corridor. A long list of senior…

Port of Constanța completes takeover of Moldova’s only sea-river port

Marco Raimondi
April 23, 2026
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The Port of Constanța has completed the acquisition of 100% of ICS Danube Logistics from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

EBRD approves 21 million euro loan for North Macedonia rail freight modernisation

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December 31, 2025
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is lending North Macedonia 20.9 million euros for new electric locomotives and a rail resource planning system.…

Ukrainian Railways receives half a billion euros in international support

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June 13, 2024
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Ukrainian Railways (UZ) is receiving approximately 500 million euros in international financial support. The money comes from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the form of a loan, as well as from the World Bank and Switzerland as a grant. The money is to be spent on electric locomotives and infrastructure. UZ,…

‘Moldova might separate IM and RU tasks by year’s end’

Marco Raimondi
April 18, 2024
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Ukraine and Moldova need to separate the roles of infrastructure manager (IM) and railway undertaking (RU) to be integrated into European railways. It seems that Moldova might achieve this by the end of 2024, as Harry Karandeinos from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) mentioned during the RailFreight Summit ‘24. Karandeinos, Principal Sustainable…