Mobilization of private capital should become the basis for Ukraine’s recovery and economic growth, believes Economy Minister Oleksiy Sobolev. Following the results of the discussion with international partners and business during the EU-Ukraine 2026 business summit in Brussels, he noted that 75-80% of Ukraine’s economic transformation should be provided by private capital, which means that a strong private sector should be at the center of the country’s new economic model. The government in this situation should work to create conditions for systematic investment attraction. This is reported by Uaprom.info, the PromPolitInform portal reports.
“Our common opinion based on the results of the discussion: in the long term, Ukraine is a truly promising option for investors. Because this is where the future is being built: new industries are being born and advanced technologies are being tested. And those companies that come to us now, without any alternative, get the first-mover advantage,” Sobolev noted.
Separately, the discussion focused on sectors where, according to the minister, investments can already have the greatest effect today – energy, infrastructure and industry, dual-use goods. He recalled that the government is working on financial instruments that already support these priorities. We are talking about the US-Ukrainian Reconstruction Fund (URIF), which has already made its first investment in the dual-use goods sector. And in the summer, the launch of the EU Flagship Fund with the support of the Ukraine Investment Framework is expected.
The minister drew attention to the fact that these instruments are part of a broader strategy for the long-term development of Ukraine, which the government is developing with the analytical support of the World Bank Group. “The ideas contained in it (the draft strategy – ed.) have already been previously discussed with Ukrainian business in Kyiv and with international partners in Washington on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. Next week we plan to involve think tanks and the public sector in the discussion,” he added.
