| foreign direct
investment |
The enterprises which remain lucrative for
foreign investors were in the following sectors and the
investment percentages were as follows:
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Wholesale and domestic trading – 10.7% |
|
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Metallurgy and
metal works – 6.6% |
|
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Food industry
and processing of agricultural products – 6% |
|
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Finance / Insurance
– 11.4% |
|
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Transport and
communication – 4.3% |
|
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Machine works
and engineering – 4.3% |
|
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Other sectors which included
chemical and petrochemical industries (3.6%), construction (2.4%)
and real estate (5.7%) – 43.3% |
Today
one of the promising sectors for high returns on FDI is real
estate as this market is growing annually by 30%. Another
avenue for foreign investors to get good returns on their
capital is by importing goods into the country. Thus FDI in
these two sectors is showing a steady upward trend.
The government needs
to take many positive steps to increase FDI in Ukraine. It
needs to assure the investors that the right safeguards are
in place to protect their investments. It also needs to ensure
that the correct laws are in place to implement these safeguards.
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