Svitlana, 35-year-old, a representative of anti-drone jammers maker Kvertus poses for a photo in Kyiv on May 7, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

Biosphere employees work at a households goods producer factory in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

Biosphere's human resources director in Dnipro, Olena Shpitz poses for a photo in her office in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

A Biosphere employee works at a households goods producer factory in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

Biosphere employees work at a households goods producer factory in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

Biosphere employees work at a households goods producer factory in Dnipro on April 21, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the start of 2026, 78 percent of Ukrainian companies belonging to the European Business Association (EBA) reported a shortage of skilled workers. The war has exacerbated pre-existing factors: population decline since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and a mismatch between the education system and what employers need, economist Lyubov Yatsenko of the National Institute for Strategic Studies told AFP. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP via Getty Images)

The logo of SoftBank Group Corp. is displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)

A woman walks past the logo of SoftBank Group Corp. displayed at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on May 13, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP via Getty Images)