Government’s Draft Action Plan: priorities include economy, business and recovery
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On 18 August, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Svyrydenko presented the Draft Government Action Plan for 2025-2026. The plan is built on four pillars or strategic directions – security, economy, human dignity, and recovery. Based on these, 12 priorities have been identified: security and defence, European integration, anti-corruption, macro-finance and reforms, business, social policy and recovery of frontline areas, veterans’ policy, healthcare, education and science, reconstruction, culture, and winter stability.
A key focus is economic development through business support and investment. Among the Government’s priorities is comprehensive support for the private sector.
By the end of 2026, the Government plans to attract over EUR 5 billion in international investments for infrastructure and industrial projects. Funding will come through intergovernmental agreements (UIF), international financial institutions, bilateral agreements (including with Switzerland, France, and the Republic of Korea), and public-private partnership projects.
An additional UAH 10 billion will be attracted for the development of industry and industrial parks, supporting equipment and financing for 15 projects, including within the Industrial Ramstein initiative.
At least three investment projects are planned under the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. Preparations for launching recovery funds with European capital participation (Recovery Facility, Ukraine Fund) are in the final stages, with a planned budget of EUR 500 million by the end of 2025.
Under the Made in Ukraine policy, UAH 55 billion is allocated for business financing and UAH 5 billion for capital investment compensation by the end of 2026. A moratorium on business inspections will be in place for up to five years. Over 200 permit procedures will shift to a declarative basis, and 60 will be abolished or simplified.
Exports of high-value-added products are expected to grow by 5% compared to the 2024 baseline. Privatisation, including the sale of sanctioned assets, will generate over UAH 12 billion in budget revenues by the end of 2026.
To promote Ukrainian agricultural products on international markets, memoranda supporting the establishment of Grain Ukraine and Food from Ukraine agro-hubs will be signed by the end of 2025. Demining of agricultural land will continue actively, with UAH 3 billion allocated for state compensation programmes by the end of 2026. To accelerate irrigation reform, legislation will be updated by the end of 2025, and a national project for building irrigation systems will be launched.
During the session “Economy for People. Development,” Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture Oleksii Sobolev presented a vision for the development of three interconnected policy areas – economy, environment, and agriculture. He noted that the new institutional architecture enables comprehensive thinking and faster action.
“We have combined three key policy areas under one ministry. This allows us to make integrated decisions, accelerate reforms, balance stakeholder interests, and attract investments more effectively, including for environmental protection and agricultural projects. By the end of 2026, we aim to implement initiatives worth over EUR 5 billion in external financing. Our priorities also include cross-cutting deregulation and digitalisation. We already see synergy across all three areas and will continue to optimise processes,” said the Minister.
Oleksii Sobolev also outlined eight priorities of the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture, aligned with the Government’s overall strategy: business development, industrial policy, deregulation and digitalisation, sustainable development and resource policy, human capital, investments, exports, and European integration.