Ukraine invites Portuguese businesses to join in privatization / Photo from UNIAN
The minister briefed the Portuguese side on key cooperation opportunities.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has invited Portuguese investors to take part in a large-scale privatization campaign in Ukraine.
Kuleba took part in an economic forum in Lisbon on September 9, which was attended by Portuguese businessmen and Secretary of State for Trade, Services and Consumer Protection at Portugal's Ministry of Economy and Digital Transition João Torres, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry's press service reported.
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The minister briefed the attendees about economic reforms in Ukraine and three key opportunities that Ukraine today can provide to Portuguese businesses and investors.
A large-scale privatization campaign is the first of them, the minister said. Kuleba mentioned a transparent and competitive tender procedure and invited investors to join in the large-scale privatization in Ukraine.
Digitalization is opportunity number two. The minister praised Portugal's achievements in that sector and spoke about Ukraine's experience and successes in the development of a digital government. "Today Ukraine means thousands of experienced engineers and IT specialists and high-quality products, in particular the Diia [app] platform. It may be of interest to Portugal, and possibilities for digital cooperation are enormous indeed," Kuleba said.
The Ukrainian minister listed Ukraine's technology and the aerospace industry as the third opportunity, given the interest in space, which is now growing everywhere, in particular in Portugal.