Keeping Ukraine’s Private Sector Afloat—and Ready for Reconstruction

IFC’s Economic Resilience Action

In over a decade as a fitness instructor in Kyiv, Marina Smal has led nearly every kind ofphoto_2022-06-01_16-38-27-002-1280x960 workout, from kids’ yoga to power stretching to strength training.  At the fitness studio she and her partner established in 2019, she coordinated scores of classes and personal training sessions.  It was exactly the kind of hectic, rewarding schedule she envisioned when the couple decided to invest in their own business.

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