In 2024, foreigners registered 1109 new companies in Ukraine, which is 24% less than in 2023.
This is reported by Opendatabot, writes UNN.
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Citizens of 78 countries started businesses in Ukraine last year. Most of the companies were registered by citizens:
- Turkey - 201 business projects;
- Poland - 90;
- US - 89.
Almost half of the new foreign companies are concentrated in Kyiv - 542. Other popular regions are Lviv region (137 companies) and Odesa region (122 companies)
As noted, foreign companies in Ukraine are most often engaged in wholesale trade (255 companies, 23%), computer programming (109 companies, 9.8%), and real estate operations (86 companies, 7.8%).
Among the registered companies are those associated with well-known Ukrainian financial and industrial groups (FIGs).
For example:
- Ombri Electric Energy Co. Limited. The company is owned by a Greek citizen, but belongs to the Lovochkin family group.
- AP Bioenergy Complex. The owners are US and Austrian citizens, but the company is affiliated with the AVEC concern, which belongs to Feldman's group.