The Office to support investment wants in 2017 draw in Ukraine at least $ 1 billion
For this office intends to provide investors direct contact with the government.
The newly created Office support investment plans due to its activities in 2017 to ensure the involvement of Ukraine’s economy at least an additional $ 1 billion in foreign direct investment. This was stated by Director of the Office of Danulo Bilak at a government meeting. “We would like to open access to conservative investments to $ 1 billion next year,” – he said. According Bilak, Office intends to provide investors direct contact with the government. “We plan every investor who wants to invest significant funds to sign a memorandum of understanding is with the Prime Minister, who will determine which obligations borne by the state, and which – investor. Including social investment, including infrastructure, “- he said.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on October 19 established office support investment designed to assist investors in all aspects of the country and appointed director of the Office Managing Partner of the Kyiv office of law firm CMS Cameron McKenna LLC Danulo Bilak. Chairman of the National Investment Council Boris Lozhkyn noted that Ukraine in case of implementation of reforms can have in 2017 to raise about 3-5 billion dollars investment. According to the State Statistics Service, the volume of direct foreign investment in Ukraine (equity capital non-residents) on July 1, 2016 amounted to 44.791 billion dollars, 2.282 billion dollars, or 5.4% more than in the beginning of the year at 42.509 billion dollars.
