Ukraine topped the list of the most attractive countries for investment in the EMEA region (the countries of Europe, the Middle East and Africa), reports the Main with reference to the publication Institutional Investor.
According to the survey, 32% of the surveyed investors view our country as the first country to travel to explore potential deals, 26% of investors intend to first visit Romania, 25% - Nigeria, 24% - Kenya.
The study notes that the greatest interest to Ukraine is shown by investors from Russia, CIS countries, Eastern and Central Europe. The most interesting branch for investment has traditionally been agriculture.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine expects that the inflow of direct foreign investments by the end of this year will amount to $ 4.5 billion. against 3.8 billion dollars. , attracted in 2016. The government forecasts economic growth in 2017 at 1.8%, in 2018 - 3%, in 2019 - 3.6%, and in 2020 - 4%.