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Pavlenko opens Agri & Food Export Forum 2015
13.02.2015 10:13 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
As of yesterday, the Ukrainian Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Oleksiy Pavlenko spoke at the opening ceremony of Agri & Food Export Forum (which takes place in Kyiv on February 1213), Government Portal reports.
As to the report, Agri & Food Export Forum was organized by the Ukrainian Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food; it is one of the largest international platforms for representatives of the agricultural business in Ukraine. The forum involves more than 300 companies.
«Export is one of the priorities of the Government and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food ofUkraine is making every effort to provide better conditions for business and investors. Our goal is to see Ukraine in Top 50 ranking on the ease of doing business,» the Minister said.
Reportedly, Oleksiy Pavlenko thanked the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Bank and other international and foreign organizations participating in working groups of the Ministry. «Working groups are very active and have a great broad representation. They show the best way in carrying out agrarian reform,» the Minister noted.
He said deregulation, the fight against corruption and decentralization are the main areas of reform. Open competitions involving international experts on the positions of heads of state enterprises are a practical step towards combating corruption.
Speaking about the implementation of the Association Agreement with the EU, the Minister explained the measures for its implementation. He also told about the Ministry intention to start a dialogue over increasing quotas in the EU market. He said an additional work on opening new markets in Asia and Africa had been already undertaken.
As to the Minister, the agricultural sector is the only sector in Ukraine which showed growth during 2014 and continues to be profitable. So, the agricultural sector is expected to reach even higher export performance in 2015.
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