The world’s governments and major international organizations are meeting in the Swiss town of Davos for the 54th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) this week from Jan. 14-19. For Ukraine, Davos is a chance to keep the world’s attention on its cause and to get in front of the global business elite in the hopes of convincing them Ukraine is a worthwhile place to put its money. Eighty countries and one international organization attended the fourth national security advisers' meeting on Ukraine’s Peace Formula at Davos on Jan. 14.
You also get Monobank— Ukraine’s hugely popular mobile-only bank that has facilitated nearly $1 billion in donations to fund the war effort since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. In the first year of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainians donated Hr 8.5 billion ($224 million) through Monobank. “We’ve become more mature as a company, more ready for change, and more decisive in organizational decisions,” co-owner Mykhailo Rogalsky told the Kyiv Independent in an interview.