Ukrainian Agrimarket: On the Eve of Reforms

Appeal of Agrimarket for Foreign Investors: Facts

From a number of Ukraine's economy industries agribusiness is obviously the most attractive one for foreign investors. In 2009, in the thick of the financial crisis, Ukrainian agrarian companies managed to attract more than 12% of the world investments. Fitch Ratings predicts that in 2010-2012 capital investments in Ukrainian agrarian sector will constitute approximately USD 1.87 billion. The following several reasons for that are commonly mentioned: i) increase in the global customer demand for agro-products; ii) positive trends in Ukraine's economy; and iii) successful entry to the world market of Ukrainian agrarian companies. Generally, they regularly show good financial performance that, in its turn, causes increase in quotations for their financial instruments.