The Government is
engaged in matters relating to social
protection, first and foremost, increasing
incomes and wealth of Ukrainians.
Issues at stake are also
improvement in the quality of
service provision in various areas,
creation of the necessary infrastructure,
and this is one of
tools for leveling radical mood in society.
This was stated by Hennadii
Zubko, Vice Prime Minister/Minister of Regional
Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities
of Ukraine on air of
112.UA TV channel.
"We are
working to ensure economic stability in conditions
of the Russian
agression. Just last year, 62 new
industrial companies were opened in
Ukraine, which, in turn, is
an indicator of the inflow
of foreign direct investments into the country.
Investors are interested in central
Ukraine. In addition, a large number of international
financial assistance is directed to
the east of the country
", Hennadii Zubko emphasized.
According to the Vice Prime Minister,
at present, the western regions
of Ukraine, more than other
regions, experience shortages of personnel
through labor migration to European
countries. "Along with Russian military
aggression and the threat of
terrorist acts inside the country,
financial stability and attrition of
personnel are among the pressing issues
of the country,"
he underscored.
"Today, we
are shaping a roadmap for regional
development in terms of the
principles of sectoral development, which promotes competition between the regions. There
are promising sectors for attracting
investment in light, processing
and woodworking industries or in
service provision sectors. This is
an instrument that gives investors
a clear understanding of investment attractiveness
of regions", the Vice Prime
Minister stressed.
Hennadii Zubko recalled
the Government approved the new
methodology for measuring socio-economic development of regions developed by the Ministry
of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities,
henceforth it will be assessed
by two main
indicators, in particular, regional human development index and competitiveness index. "The calculation of the regional human
development index is carried out
according to the following indicators:
long and healthy life, well-being and decent
work and education. The methodology for calculating regional competitiveness encapsulates standardization of indicators and application of weight coefficients in accordance with
the level of development of the region.
The source of information for calculating the abovementioned index is data
from government and industry statistics,
as well as
survey data", the Vice Prime
Minister underscored.