President Petro Poroshenko is glad that the Ukraine House has been established in Davos for the first time in many years. “And the slogan: creativity, innovation, opportunity - is the best characteristics of Ukraine,” the President said in the investment panel of the Ukrainian Association of Venture and Private Capital in the Ukraine House Davos. He thanked the organizers and sponsors of the platform, as well as the enthusiasts who came to Dabos to deliver truth about Ukraine.
Petro Poroshenko emphasized that Ukraine had changed over the recent period. We managed to achieve macro-financial stability, purify the banking system, adopt the education, healthcare, judicial and pension reforms, make important steps in the sphere of cybersecurity, rural medicine. “When I was elected President, Ukraine didn’t have 3G connection because of corruption. Shortly, we will open the envelope for 4G connection. We have many companies ready to invest in that,” the Head of State said. According to him, this year more than 80 companies - world leaders requested a meeting with the Ukrainian President. “This is a good indicator how popular Ukraine is among the investors and how confident they are about our success,” the President added.
The Head of State reminded that the new law on privatization had been adopted. “No more special competitions that were a symbol of corruption. We will have a transparent privatization and demand to launch it immediately,” he noted.
The President noted the role of the EBRD, the World Bank, the IMF and other international financial institutions in the support for the reforms. The Head of State expressed confidence that Ukraine will achieve even better results and will be among the first 50 countries in the Doing Business rating.
“Today we had a discussion - whether the glass is half full or empty. I have a new version and I hope Mr. President (Suma Chakrabarti - ed.) will support me - it isn’t half anymore, we already have more. And this is an important message - please, do not waste time waiting for June-July-August or autumn. This is the right time and place to be here today in the Ukraine House Davos. We are waiting for you, for the investors,” the Head of State noted. He emphasized that much had been done to improve the investment climate. “Ukraine is different now. You can come and we’ll show you that,” the President emphasized.
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