Lviv is positioning itself as one of the most investment ready regions of Ukraine during wartime. At Lviv Invest Day in Warsaw, held within the ReBuild Ukraine 2025 exhibition, the Lviv City Council, UkraineInvest, international financial institutions and private investors discussed how to turn political declarations of support into bankable projects backed by war risk insurance.
Forum at the heart of ReBuild Ukraine 2025
The event gathered representatives of the IFC, EBRD, EIB, White Star, Daiwa House, Peikko Ukraine, Alterra Group and other institutions. Speakers underlined Lviv’s advantages: proximity to the EU, a diversified economy, strong human capital and its role as a logistics and services hub for reconstruction.
Agreements that move projects from concept to implementation
Several practical agreements were signed during the forum:
- with PwC to prepare a feasibility study for the Lviv Prosthetics Plant as part of the UNBROKEN rehabilitation ecosystem;
- with White Star on developing a new industrial zone of about 120 hectares in Lviv;
- memoranda to expand the UNBROKEN Ukraine project and cooperate on critical infrastructure with municipal utilities.
These documents, worth several million euro, show that partners are ready to invest in long term and socially important projects when risks are properly shared and insured.
How war risk insurance protects investors
A key topic was war risk insurance. Participants presented a multilayer system that combines international instruments such as MIGA and DFC guarantees with Ukraine’s Export Credit Agency, which insures investments and loans inside the country.
- compensation of up to 30 percent of CAPEX for large investment projects;
- tax and customs benefits inside industrial parks;
- war risk insurance that covers assets, equity and debt;
- long term financing from international financial institutions.
Lviv as a model for regional investment strategies
The organisers stressed that Lviv Invest Day is not a one off event but a model for regional investment promotion during the war. The city systematically prepares bankable projects, brings in international advisors and builds alliances with development banks and private developers.
For global investors the signal is clear: Ukraine’s reconstruction is already under way, and those who enter the market now, under the umbrella of war risk insurance and European support programmes, can secure a first mover advantage in logistics, industrial real estate, healthcare, energy and modern business services based in Lviv.
