News
19.11.2015
Foreign investors stopped withdrawing money from Ukraine
As of the beginning of October, foreign direct investment in equity capital of Ukrainian agricultural enterprises totaled USD 3040,4 mln, only 0,2% less than as of July 2015 (second quarter of 2015) and 8,4% less than as of the beginning of the year. But in the second quarter of 2015 this figure increased by 4%. The level of investment in agriculture was reducing from the end of 2013 till the second quarter of 2015.
The imperfect legislation, exchange difference, resulting from the revaluation of investments due to the devaluation of the currency, are the main reasons for the outflow of foreign investment. According to preliminary estimates the last factor is the most influential, and its impact is estimated as a drop of indicator of foreign direct investments by 6-10%.
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Anna Feshchenko
The Association "Ukrainian Agribusiness Club" (UCAB) www.ucab.ua was founded in 2007 to protect the economic and professional interests of players of agribusiness in Ukraine. UCAB is a unique platform in Ukraine for establishing business contacts between the leaders of agribusiness, improvement their work and dialogue with the government. UCAB actively supports Ukrainian producers in establishing and maintaining international business relations. The Association consists of the largest producers and processors of agricultural products in Ukraine.
