Ukrainian business is the major driver of recovery and growth, so supporting entrepreneurs is one of the Government’s key priorities. This was emphasised by Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
“During the full-scale war, businesses have received 40,800 soft loans under the 5-7-9 programme worth UAH 159.8 billion. More than half of the recipients are agrarians, almost a third are industrial enterprises, 15% are trade businesses and about 5% are services,” the Head of Government noted.
The Prime Minister also said that the state had allocated UAH 2.1 billion to start and develop Ukrainians’ own businesses under the eRobota programme. UAH 2.9 billion was allocated for the development of processing enterprises. More than UAH 550 million was allocated to help plant gardens and arrange greenhouses.
“We are constantly expanding the network of industrial parks. These are sites with ready-made infrastructure solutions and tax benefits. There are now 70 of them, most of them in Kyiv and Lviv regions. The main specialisation is processing: wood, metallurgy, agricultural products and mechanical engineering,” said Denys Shmyhal.
According to the Prime Minister, in 2024 the Government plans to spend UAH 1 billion on the development of industrial parks: “We expect that industrial parks will be growth points that will help change the structure of the economy from raw materials to processing.” (Government portal/Business World Magazine)