Ukraine sees U.S. businesses as welcomed investors - Poroshenko

In the course of the working visit to the United States, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko has met with representatives of leading American businesses, noting U.S. companies are reliable partners of Ukrainian businesses overseas and welcome in Ukraine as potential investors, the presidential press service reports.

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“Ukraine is a country of opportunities for investors,” the Ukrainian president said, according to the report.

Having addressed the issue of anti-corruption and judicial reform carried out in Ukraine, Poroshenko drew attention to the fact that according to the survey made by the Institutional Investor, Ukraine has topped the list of countries to be visited by potential investors in the next 12 months.

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The head of state focused on the measures taken to improve business conditions in Ukraine, including VAT refund and the introduction of transparent conditions for doing business.

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The president emphasized that American companies are reliable partners of Ukrainian businesses overseas and welcome in Ukraine as potential investors.

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