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the power grid. also, im going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how theyre supporting their staff through it all. many thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed by russian bombs. so how will ukraine afford to rebuild when the fighting stops 7 the european bank for reconstruction and development will play a leading role, and its president tells me that the work has already begun. whereve...

ukraines vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraines finance minister tells me how hes kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, including the power grid. also, im going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how theyre supporting their staff through it a...

sitting australian prime minister anthony albanese becomes the first sitting australian prime minister to march in sydneys gay and lesbian mardi gras. he has described it as a "celebration of modern" australia. you are watching bbc news. now, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. lets go and take a look at whats on the show. counting the cost of war as ukraine marks a year since the invasion, were going to take a l...

To the way government is run, efficiency drives, crackdowns on corruption. how confident are you that you will be able to get those changes to happen? its our chance. we can use this very harsh period and try to rebuild our governments, try to restore all the necessary institutions in place and try to provide everything necessary. we should use it as much as possible. with an eye to rebuilding, you recently met with the top wall street bank, jp morgan, about private sector funding for ukraine. w...

Our budget need. big financial support from the likes of the imf normally comes with strings attached. there is no such thing as a free lunch. we are talking reforms to the way government is run, efficiency drives, crackdowns on corruption. how confident are you that you will be able to get those changes to happen? its our chance. we can use this very harsh period and try to rebuild our governments, try to restore all the necessary institutions in place and try to provide everything necessary. p...

You were looking to negotiate a big long term loan. just how vital is that? what exactly do you want from them? why do we need imf support? because imf is an anchor for other donors in the west, in particular, for the united states, for the eu, for bilateral credit, etc. when imf stepped in, they can easily trust their finances towards ukraine. they can easily provide support. thats why imf is necessary, as a background in which we can settle all of the negotiations and attract additional financ...