UkraineInvest, launched with the assistance of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, on the proposal of the Head of Government stands ready to open representative offices in the regions of Ukraine and to encourage small and medium-sized businesses to join their projects. This was announced by Director of the Office Danylo Bilak during a meeting with Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman.

"I would like small and medium-sized businesses to become clients of the Office that will have a clear understanding of problem areas for entrepreneurs when starting up enterprises and implementing projects," said Volodymyr Groysman.

This idea was supported by Danylo Bilak. He said that work in that direction was underway. "Regions are included into our agenda," said Danylo Bilak, “We have already opened up an office in Ivano-Frankivsk, which serves the regions of western Ukraine. In October, we want to inaugurate an office in Vinnytsia for servicing five regions of the central Ukraine. We also consider Dnipro as an opportunity for the eastern and southern parts of the country. And this is of paramount importance for us."

Background

The Investment Promotion Office UkraineInvest was set up under the Government Resolution of October 2016. The key areas of the Office's activities include help with identifying opportunities, trouble shooting and providing direction to meet the needs of investors.

The essential directions making basis of UkraineInvest communication strategy are as follows: to present Ukraine's production potentialities, infrastructure projects, capacities of agrarian sector, energy sector and energy efficiency programs.

Current activities of the Office contain vigorous participation in shaping the regulatory framework for doing business in Ukraine, expert analysis of the environment, and forming the agenda of key issues to create business friendly climate in Ukraine.