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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-09-15more like thismore than 2016-09-15
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade remove filter
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Overseas Investment: Ukraine more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the opportunities for inward investment to the Ukraine by UK companies. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Patten remove filter
uin HL1965 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-09-29more like thismore than 2016-09-29
answer text <p>There are a number of areas of potential interest for UK investors in Ukraine, including Agriculture, Energy and Infrastructure.</p><p>Ukraine has recently been moving up the World Bank Doing Business survey (now 83, up 5 places from 2015) but it continues to lag on the Corruption perception index (142 out of 175 countries ranked).</p><p>Ukraine’s Government is keen to attract foreign investors and is taking steps towards improving the business climate and the UK Government is providing assistance e.g. with the recent establishment of an Anti-corruption Bureau and Business Ombudsman which has been positively received by business leaders. But more still needs to be done.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Price more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-09-29T13:02:15.117Zmore like thismore than 2016-09-29T13:02:15.117Z
answering member
4570
label Biography information for Lord Price more like this
tabling member
1137
label Biography information for Lord Patten more like this