Kyiv, 28 December 2022
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a video conference meeting with Larry Fink, CEO of one of the world’s leading investment managers, BlackRock.
BlackRock manages client assets worth about 8 trillion dollars.
In accordance with the preliminary agreements struck earlier this year between the Head of State and Larry Fink, the BlackRock team has been working for several months on a project to advise the Ukrainian government on how to structure the country’s reconstruction funds.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Larry Fink agreed to focus in the near term on coordinating the efforts of all potential investors and participants in the reconstruction of our country, channelling investment into the most relevant and impactful sectors of the Ukrainian economy.
During the conversation, it was emphasized that certain BlackRock leaders plan to visit Ukraine in the new year.
The President thanked Larry Fink for the work of the professional team that BlackRock has allocated to advise on structuring the reconstruction projects.
Source – President of Ukraine