During the III Zhytomyr Recovery Forum, Oleksandr Melnychenko, Acting Executive Director of UkraineInvest, informed international partners why they should invest in Ukraine, about sectoral investment opportunities, investment incentives, presented investment cases in new projects and expectations for the investment situation in 2024.
Among the main advantages of Ukraine he mentioned
– reconstruction-related investment opportunities
– access to regional consumer markets
– geographical location
– skilled and competitive workforce
– significant raw material base
– digitalisation
– investment incentives
– investment insurance
The event was held as part of the scheduled visit to Ukraine of the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Cravinho. The event was also attended by Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, Signe Riisalo, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia, Volodymyr Kuzio, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and other Ukrainian and international officials.
“The key sectors for private investors in Ukraine could be energy, agriculture and processing, defence, mineral resources, green metallurgy, transport and logistics, healthcare, IT and others. The Government of Ukraine is also working to accelerate the demining of territories, restore energy and housing infrastructure, and, of course, introduce effective war risk insurance mechanisms to create a favourable business climate in the country,” said Volodymyr Kuzio.
The discussion focused on strengthening existing ties and creating new partnerships to facilitate the recovery and development of the Zhytomyr region.
Organisers: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada Committee on Foreign Policy and Interparliamentary Cooperation, BGV, Embassy of Portugal in Ukraine, Embassy of Estonia in Ukraine.
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