As Ukraine cautiously eyes reconstruction, UK firms await

By Daniel Gayne2023-08-31T06:01:00

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Ukraine cannot wait for the war to end before planning its rebuild. But there is much to do before the country can attract the foreign businesses it will need to build back better.

Colin Ross was busy with a call when the air raid sirens began wailing. Calmly, he reassured the person on the other end of the line that this kind of thing happens all the time – nothing to worry about, let’s finish the conversation. A minute later, a colleague rushed into the room.

It’s ballistic: time to get to the shelter. Barely another minute had passed when Ross and his colleagues heard the great whoosh and boom of air defences launching projectiles to intercept the incoming rocket.

Working in Ukraine’s capital in 2023 is not for the faint of heart. Ross, who is general director of Gleeds’ business in the country, tells this anecdote to illustrate the sense of precarity and uncertainty that looms over the land.

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