The forum “Government and Business: From Dialogue to Partnership”

On June 27, 2025, in Kyiv, as part of the forum “Government and Business: From Dialogue to Partnership,” an open dialogue was held between the authorities and the business community on accelerating Ukraine’s economic recovery through partnership.

During his speech at the forum, President of Ukraine V.O. Zelenskyy informed about plans to expand state programs to support Ukrainian business and production, and also reported that he instructed the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to introduce a long-term moratorium on business inspections. “I have already instructed to prepare a decision on a long-term moratorium on business inspections so as to protect business from any pressure and unscrupulous people in various positions,” said the head of state.

He added that the state understands that it is economic growth that should fill the budget, “and not just pressure and simply squeezing money out of the economy.”

Prime Minister of Ukraine D.A. Shmyhal recalled that the Government is working in several directions to improve the business environment in Ukraine. One of them is comprehensive deregulation. According to him, about 2,000 regulatory instruments in various sectors of the economy have already been abolished, and a draft law has been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to eliminate more than 60 additional regulatory bureaucratic barriers.

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine A.B. Yermak reported that the President signed a decree on the establishment of the Council on Entrepreneurship Support, which approves its new format and also abolishes all councils and advisory bodies created over the past 10-15 years, which, unfortunately, worked for only one day during the presentation or a few months.

The updated Council on Entrepreneurship Support will represent not only large but also medium and small businesses, and will also have 11 sectoral committees, since each sector of the economy needs deeper analysis and detailed discussions.

First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yu.A. Svyrydenko drew attention to a new grant program that the Government is preparing for enterprises that suffered destruction due to hostilities. The maximum amount of assistance is up to 16 million UAH, but not more than the amount of damage caused.

These funds can be used to purchase new equipment, pay for its delivery and installation. It is necessary to submit a business plan, a damage assessment report, and an extract from the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations.

Those who have overdue loans, are involved in criminal cases, work with the aggressor country or are under sanctions will not be able to receive the grant.

Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine S.V. Hrynchuk reported, in particular, that a decision has already been made to lift the “secret” classification from geological information about subsoil resources, and now all bureaucratic procedures are being completed so that investors can freely work with information about Ukrainian subsoil.

She emphasized that a large part of geological data was accumulated back in the 1960s-1970s and still exists only in paper form, which significantly limits the attractiveness of Ukraine’s natural resources sector for investors.

Chairman of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine D.M. Oliynyk suggested that in addition to the moratorium on inspections, it is necessary to conduct an audit of criminal proceedings opened against businesses and to make the necessary changes to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine.

During this event, business representatives voiced a number of issues that require further consideration by state authorities:

• further support of Ukrainian enterprises through the implementation of production development programs;
• separate economic policy for enterprises in frontline regions;
• expansion of access to foreign markets by removing customs duties, eliminating non-tariff barriers, simplifying certification and compliance with sanitary requirements;
• institutional support for exports (restoration of funding for participation in international exhibitions, launch of industrial “visa-free regime,” restoration of trade missions at embassies, etc.);
• human capital development (programs to return specialists from abroad, vocational education and retraining);
• European integration and systemic support for adaptation to new standards and rules.

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