The number of business leaders perceiving the investment climate in Ukraine as unfavorable is gradually decreasing – from 84% in 2023 and 79% in 2024 to 71% in 2025, according to a survey by the EBA. Among these, 14% consider it extremely unfavorable, down from 20% in 2024. In 2026, 29% of surveyed company leaders expect the investment climate to improve, 44% believe there will be no significant change, and 27% anticipate deterioration. Despite the ongoing war, 72% of surveyed companies will continue investing in the Ukrainian market. Last year, 70% of already-present member companies were ready to invest, and in 2023 57% of them planned to do so. Additionally, the share of top managers who see benefits for new investors entering Ukraine has risen from 17% last year to 29% now. The primary factors positively influencing the investment climate include European integration, a preferential international trade regime, visa-free transport, deregulation, and digitalization of public services. Negative factors remain the war, corruption, a weak judicial system, personnel shortages, and attacks on Ukraine’s energy system.https://ubn.news/the-percentage-of-entrepreneurs-in-ukraine-who-see-the-business-climate-as-unfavorable-is-decreasing-with-more-than-70-of-companies-planning-to-invest-in-the-country-in-2026/ (ICE KIEV)

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