counting the cost of war as ukraine marks a year since the invasion, we re going to take a look at the toll it s taken on the economy. ukraine s vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraine s finance minister tells me how he s kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, including the power grid. also, i m 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 they re 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? the european bank for reconstruction and development will play a leading role, and its president tells me that the work has already begun. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welc
i think the two factors, the ukrainian resilience and bravery will continue. i think with the united front of the western allies, i think it s possible that ukraine will win this war and will win this war this year. well, on that optimistic point, andy hunder, a real pleasure. always good see you, my friend. thank you. good luck. thank you. be safe and i ll definitely talk to you soon. thank you. the destruction of large swathes of ukraine has made it hard for the economy to function as well as it did before russia s invasion. and that means the government has had less tax money coming in and has become massively reliant on outside support. one of the biggest providers of that is the ebrd. that s the european bank for reconstruction and development. the multilateral development bank, it was set up when the soviet union collapsed as a way for western countries to help eastern europe back on its feet. so i ve been speaking to the president about how it s now helping ukraine. 0dile renaud
a difficult question. and then it s very early to see the situation, because it very much depends on the duration of the war. but indeed, the question of the debt sustainability is a concern. i think that s why also we see some donors providing more grants. well, on that point, 0dile renaud, bassel, the big boss of the european bank of reconstruction and development. always a pleasure having you on the show. thanks for your time. i ll check in with you soon. thank you very much. well, that s it for this week. i hope you enjoyed the show. don t forget, you can keep up with all the latest on the global economy and the war in ukraine on the bbc news website and the smartphone app. of course, you can also follow me on twitter, tweet me, i ll tweet you back! you can get me @bbcaaron. thanks for watching. i ll see you soon. bye bye. hello.
donors providing more grants. well, on that point, 0dile renaud basso, the big boss of the european bank of reconstruction and development. always a pleasure having you on the show. thanks for your time. i ll check in with you soon. thank you very much. well, that s it for this week. i hope you enjoyed the show. don t forget, you can keep up with all the latest on the global economy and the war in ukraine on the bbc news website and the smartphone app. of course, you can also follow me on twitter, tweet me, i ll tweet you back! you can get me @bbcaaron. thanks for watching. i ll see you soon. bye bye. high pressure stays with us this weekend. that brought the sunny skies and squished clouds to northern ireland, whereas further
of that is the ebrd. that s the european bank for reconstruction and development, the multilateral development bank. it was set up when the soviet union collapsed as a way for western countries to help eastern europe back on its feet. so i ve been speaking to its president about how it s now helping ukraine. a real pleasure, my friend, having you on the show. let s start with this, because you were you were the first big boss of a multilateral development bank to visit kyiv since the war began. in fact, you were there in october of last year. we know president zelensky left you in no doubt about the scale of assistance that s needed. is it achievable? yes, i think it s achievable. i think what is important is to support ukraine now. and i think, one, the level of support and the commitment of countries supporting ukraine is amazing. and it s not only about military support, which is absolutely fundamental, but it s also about economic support, support for the government to be able to p