Overview
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has formed an additional working group to support businesses during the war-time economy. The group will operate as a fast-track coordination hub to identify obstacles faced by companies and prepare government decisions to remove them.
What The Working Group Will Do
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Collect urgent issues from companies and business associations (SME and large).
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Coordinate ministries, regulators, and regional authorities to deliver one, consolidated decision route.
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Prepare draft acts to simplify procedures, permits, and inspections; accelerate approvals; and reduce administrative pressure.
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Propose instruments for financing and insurance: concessional loans, portfolio guarantees, export support, and war-risk solutions.
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Monitor implementation and report directly to the Cabinet for rapid escalation.
Who Is Involved
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Representatives of the Cabinet Secretariat (coordination).
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Ministry of Economy, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ministry for Restoration / Infrastructure, and line regulators (tax, customs, energy, construction, ecology—when relevant).
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Business associations and sectoral working subgroups on manufacturing, logistics, agriculture, IT, and defense-industrial cooperation.
Priority Tracks For Q4–Q1
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Regulatory simplification: faster licensing and permitting, digital-by-default submissions, risk-based inspections.
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Access to finance: scaling 5-7-9 and portfolio guarantees; co-financing for equipment and energy resilience.
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Trade & logistics: stable export rules, customs time reductions, and priority lanes for critical inputs.
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Public procurement & localization: clearer rules and longer-term contracts to enable investment in production lines.
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Human capital & mobility: streamlined employment procedures for relocated/returning staff.
What It Means For Investors
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Predictability: a single escalation window to clear bottlenecks.
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Speed: shorter decision cycles on permits, land, utilities, and customs.
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De-risking: better access to guarantees and insurance to unlock capex.
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Pipeline: clearer procurement and localization signals for 2026 planning.
Call To Action
Companies with active or planned projects in Ukraine should prepare concise issue briefs (problem, regulation reference, proposed fix, expected impact) and submit them via their line ministry or a recognized business association to be queued for the group’s agenda.
