During the three months of operation of the Advantage Ukraine investment platform, over 500 inquiries have been received concerning investment opportunities in Ukraine as well as offers for projects and trade cooperation. This is confirmed by the operational data of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine
Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Ihor Fomenko participated in the meeting of the Partnerships and Cooperative Security Committee (PCSC) held at NATO Headquarters in Brussels.
Since 19 August, when the small-scale privatization process was resumed, the State Property Fund held more than 120 auctions on Prozorro.Sale platform. The winning bids totaled UAH 1.8 billion, of which UAH 1 billion has already been transferred to the Ukrainian budget.
In spite of the significant losses incurred by agriculture due to russian aggression, Ukraine retains significant export potential in the agricultural sector. This was stated by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko in an interview with CNN to be aired shortly.
On 5 December 2022, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced their intentions to enter into a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA). A joint statement on this matter was signed by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi.
Last week, more than 370 entrepreneurs received loans under the “Affordable loans 5-7-9%” government program for a total of UAH 1.6 billion. Since the start of the program (February 2020), banks have issued 51.2 thousand loans worth UAH 158 billion to businesses.
Work is underway to develop mechanisms for accelerating raising British investments in major defence, energy and infrastructure projects. This was discussed during a meeting between First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and Chief Executive Officer of the UK Export Finance (UKEF) Samir Parkash.