Ukraine's key exports — grain, sunflower oil, and steel — face 15-30 day payment delays through NBU's wartime capital controls and disrupted banking. LCORE's gold DVP eliminates the multi-hop SWIFT chain entirely: buyer deposits gold in Abu Dhabi escrow, commodity ships, delivery is confirmed, and gold releases to the exporter. Settlement completes in 2-3 business days with a minimum transaction size of $5M. No USD intermediary bank required.
Request ConsultationWhen UAH payments are blocked by correspondent banking compliance, LCORE's gold DVP provides a neutral Abu Dhabi alternative. Ukrainian grain and commodity exporters can deposit physical gold into DVP escrow -- commodity delivers -- payment in UAH confirms -- gold releases. 2-3 working days.
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Ukraine is one of the world's most significant agricultural commodity exporters, often called the 'breadbasket of Europe.' Pre-2022 war exports included 20%+ of global wheat, 15%+ of global corn, and 50%+ of global sunflower oil. The Chernozem black soil belt of central Ukraine is among the world's most fertile agricultural land. Sunflower oil from Bunge, Cargill, and domestic processors exports to India, EU, and China. Iron ore from Kryvyi Rih (Kryvorizsky Iron Ore Combine, ArcelorMittal) feeds European steel mills. Pig iron and semi-finished steel from Mariupol (Metinvest, now largely destroyed) historically exported to EU and US buyers. Titanium minerals (ilmenite, rutile) from the Zhytomyr region supply European and Asian pigment manufacturers. Manganese ore from Nikopol — one of the world's largest manganese deposits — has historically been a major industrial export. Chemical fertilisers, ammonia, and urea from Odesa Chemical Plant target agricultural markets. The 2022 Russian invasion has severely disrupted port infrastructure, crop production, and commodity export logistics through Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Mykolaiv — with the UN Black Sea Grain Initiative providing temporary partial restoration.
Ukraine's hryvnia (UAH) has experienced significant depreciation and capital controls were imposed following the Russian invasion. The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has maintained wartime FX restrictions that limit USD outflows and require surrender of a significant portion of export proceeds at official rates. International banks applying war risk assessments have reduced Ukraine-related correspondent banking capacity. Several Ukrainian banks are under Western financial support (EBRD, IFC) but commercial USD correspondent access is constrained for non-strategic commodity flows. The Black Sea Grain Initiative (expired July 2023) and subsequent bilateral Ukraine-Türkiye shipping corridor arrangements have created complex multi-party payment structures for grain exports. Ukraine's international reserves have been maintained through Western budget support, but commercial commodity payment settlement remains constrained by wartime capital controls. LCORE's gold DVP provides Ukrainian commodity exporters — particularly grain and sunflower oil — with a payment security mechanism in Abu Dhabi that operates independently of NBU wartime capital controls.