On October 28, 2026, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine adopted the resolution “Some Issues of the Government Commissioner for State Industrial Policy.” It introduces the position of Government Commissioner, who will concurrently serve as Deputy Minister of Economy and Environment of Ukraine. The Regulation on their primary tasks and powers has also been approved.
Furthermore, the resolution amends the Rules of Procedure of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Now, the Ministry of Economy will be required to provide an opinion on the impact of draft acts on industrial development indicators. This will allow for an assessment of how government decisions affect industrial enterprises, production processes, and industry competitiveness.
Key tasks of the Government Commissioner include:
– developing proposals and organizing the implementation of decisions by the Ministry of Economy, the Government, the President, and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine regarding the formulation and implementation of state industrial policy (excluding strategic sectors);
– attracting investment into industry, increasing production, particularly of high value-added goods, and increasing their share in GDP and exports;
– creating high-productivity jobs, developing industrial potential, and supporting enterprises in the industrial sector.
One of the fundamentally important tasks of the Commissioner is maintaining a constant dialogue with associations of employers’ organizations, industry associations, industrial enterprises, and scientific institutions.
We are convinced that state industrial policy must be based on the real needs of businesses, regardless of their form of ownership.
The FRU welcomes this decision. In recent years, the share of high-tech industrial production in Ukraine has been noticeably declining. The main reasons are the loss of enterprises in temporarily occupied territories, as well as their damage and destruction resulting from the Russian aggression.
At the same time, the share of low-tech production remains high, partly due to the outflow of qualified personnel abroad, which significantly limits the production capacity of many enterprises.
We hope that the new institution of the Government Commissioner, along with other Government and Parliament decisions—such as those on the localization of production, the development of industrial parks, and grant support—will create conditions for the development of the domestic industrial complex, improve the competitiveness of Ukrainian products in domestic and foreign markets, and facilitate the transition to an innovative industrial development model.
As a co-initiator of the “Made in Ukraine” policy and initiator of the “Industrial Ramstein,” the FRU is ready for active cooperation with the Government Commissioner for the sake of a strong Ukrainian industry.
Illustrative photo: Daniel Haußmann / CC BY-SA 3.0
