The Government starts transformation of National Nuclear Energy Generating Company Energoatom State Enterprise into a joint stock company The Government has adopted a resolution providing for the reorganization of NNEGC Energoatom SE by transforming it into NNEGC Energoatom JSC, 100 percent of the shares in the authorized capital of which will be owned by the state and cannot be privatized or otherwise alienated. The relevant decision was adopted at the meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 2 May 2023.

Ukraine uses EU standards and integrates into the single market even during war – Taras Kachka The EU single market is a platform for business development which demonstrates sustainability and provides consumers with stable access to goods and services. Ukraine has an ambitious goal to ensure full integration into the single market even before becoming an EU member. EU digital regulation, standardization policy, transition to green technologies and Ukraine’s role in the development of the single market – these and other issues were discussed at the Single Market Forum: 30th Anniversary, which took place in Sweden.

Ministry of Economy and Western NIS Enterprise Fund agree on USD 100,000 to finance microgrants for businesses The Ministry of Economy and the Western NIS Enterprise Fund have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation that provides for USD 100,000 to finance the Government’s Vlasna Sprava program under the Ministry of Economy’s eRobota project, which enables Ukrainians to receive microgrants to start or develop a business. The document was signed by First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko and President and CEO of the Western NIS Enterprise Fund Jaroslawa Zelinsky Johnson.

eRobota: Over 1,200 Ukrainians to receive state microgrants for entrepreneurship since beginning of 2023 Since the beginning of 2023, 1,232 Ukrainians have been awarded microgrants under the Vlasna Sprava program and will receive state grants to start or develop their businesses worth almost UAH 300 million. This was reported by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Tetiana Berezhna.

The Ministry of Economy expects to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in early 2024 – Yuliia Svyrydenko On 1 May, the President of Ukraine issued a decree to form a delegation of Ukraine to participate in the negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.