What Happened
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Law signed: President Volodymyr Zelensky has enacted amendments to Ukraine’s Budget Code that operationalise the bilateral agreement (ratified 8 May 2025) on the American-Ukrainian Investment Fund for Reconstruction.
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Purpose: to channel half of the state’s future income from new subsoil licences into a professionally-managed vehicle that will co-finance energy, infrastructure and industrial modernisation projects alongside U.S. capital.
Revenue Stream Feeding the Fund
| Source of cash | Applies to | Allocation rule |
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| Royalties (rents) | Oil, gas, condensate & all critical minerals listed in Appendix A of the treaty | 50 % of receipts from new production licences |
| Signing bonuses | Fees for every new special permit to use subsoil | 50 % transferred to the Fund |
| State share of output | From new Production-Sharing Agreements (PSAs) | 50 % of monetised barrels/tons |
“The mechanism cements a long-term partnership with the United States and directs natural-resource revenues straight into reconstruction and modernisation,” — explanatory note to the law
All proceeds enter a dedicated special-fund account in the state budget and are then wired to the Reconstruction Fund upon order of the chief administrator (Ministry of Finance).
Why It Matters for Investors
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Ring-fenced cash flow
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Predictable funding stream reduces sovereign-risk premium for co-financed projects.
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Deal pipeline in energy & critical minerals
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Upcoming tenders (e.g., lithium at Dobra, titanium, rare earths) will benefit from fast-track PSA approvals and clear revenue-sharing rules.
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U.S. institutional backing
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Presence of U.S. Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and private LPs adds governance credibility and offers political-risk comfort.
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Complement to SAFE & EU grants
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Resources from the Fund can be blended with European long-term defence-industrial loans and multilateral green-transition money.
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Transparent, merit-based access
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Competitive auctions, public royalty disclosures and PSA templates aligned with OECD standards.
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Next Steps
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Fund board formation: equal 50/50 governance; independent audit mandates.
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Secondary legislation: MoF will issue procedures for transfer, hedging and FX conversion of royalty flows.
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Early projects: pilot investments expected in 2026 in upstream gas re-start, critical-minerals concentrators, energy-storage facilities and transport links.
“Ukraine’s natural resources will finance Ukraine’s high-tech recovery — and investors prepared to add know-how can now see a clear revenue-sharing formula,” — senior Parliamentary source
