Economy Ministry: Recovery of Ukraine Poses Enormous Economic Opportunities

Bratislava/Kosice, October 3 (TASR) - The involvement of Slovak businesses in the recovery of Ukraine is one of the important items on the agenda of the Economy Ministry and also the overarching theme of the Slovak-Ukrainian business forum, held on Monday (October 2) by the Slovak Exporters Council in Kosice in cooperation with the Ukrainian chamber of commerce and industry, TASR learnt from Economy Ministry spokesperson Maria Pavlusik on Tuesday. The event was opened by ministry state secretary Peter Svec, Ukrainian Ambassador to Slovakia Myroslav Kastran and President of Ukrainian chamber of commerce and industry Gennadiy Chyzhykov. "The recovery of Ukraine poses an opportunity for investments and simultaneously the economic growth of our businesses. And this forum has a potential to revive and reinforce the partnership between our two nations," said Peter Svec. The event was attended by more than 50 entrepreneurs from both nations. In the first part of the forum, the businesses were given a presentation on financial tools and options of support by Eximbanka, represented by its general director Rastislav Podhorec, followed by a discussion and networking between the Slovak and Ukrainian businesses. mf/mcs