The Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP) will conduct a series of trainings for experts from UkraineInvest, the Government’s Investment Promotion Office. UkraineInvest will then scale up this knowledge and train Ukrainian entrepreneurs on how to attract foreign direct investment and support Ukrainian businesses in international trade. This was the topic of a meeting between Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and Joana Gaspar, Board Member of the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency AICEP Portugal Global.
“We are intensifying cooperation with Portugal in the investment sector. AICEP’s training will help UkraineInvest specialists and businesses acquire the knowledge and tools to attract foreign direct investment and successfully enter the global market, including strengthening e-commerce in international trade, conducting business missions, participating in international exhibitions and enabling Ukrainian companies to participate in international procurement. The programme will focus primarily on small and medium-sized businesses,” said Yuliia Svyrydenko.
According to her, AICEP is already actively cooperating with Ukrainian companies and supports the work of Portuguese businesses in Ukraine. Even during the war, three large Portuguese companies have been successfully operating in our country – in the fields of medicine, metallurgy and irrigation.
“We want to expand the presence of Portuguese business in Ukraine. Therefore, during the meeting with AICEP, we handed over a list of priority investment projects. Portuguese investors are particularly interested in renewable energy and digitalisation,” explained Yuliia Svyrydenko.
During the URC-2024 in Berlin, Ukraine presented an Investment Guide containing a description of 95 investment projects in priority areas, which the Ukrainian side handed over to the Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency. (Government portal)