{
  "id": 7860683,
  "title": "Ukraine Plans War-Risk Insurance Fund, Considers 1% VAT Increase to Cover Business Losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/ukraine-plans-war-risk-insurance-fund-considers-1-vat-increase-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/84680"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Ukraine is seeking to establish a first-loss fund to expand war-risk insurance for businesses, with a 1% VAT increase discussed as one possible source of Ukraine’s contribution. The country also wants to attract at least $1 billion, and potentially $2-3 billion from international partners. Business leaders at an EBA conference supported the need for a functioning insurance mechanism but raised…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}