According to UNCTAD, the FDI flows to the transition economies of South-East Europe and former Soviet republics declined by 58 percent to $24 billion in 2020. FDI grew only in Belarus, Kazakhstan and Montenegro.

Belarus's economy returned to growth in the first quarter of this year, at 0.9 percent, after contracting by 0.9 percent in 2020, despite shocks from the oil sector, pandemic and political developments.

Centrenergo is a major electric and thermal energy producing company in central Ukraine and eastern Ukraine. DTEK Energy is a key player in the Ukrainian coal industry. 

At the age of 31, her entrepreneurial journey already featured experiences that take decades for many, from settling in the Silicon Valley and rapidly growing Grabr to fighting for survival of the business during the pandemic.