KYIV. Sept 1 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman has met with newly appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, Ray W. Washburne to discuss promising areas of investment cooperation between the countries.
“OPIC is interested in the implementation of several projects in Ukraine – the development of small and medium enterprises, cooperation with the state-owned energy holding Energoatom, the development of wind power in the southern regions, particularly in Zaporizhia, and the modernization of Ukrzaliznytsia’s rolling stock. Now these projects are in the final stages of negotiations,” Groysman wrote on Facebook on Wednesday night.
According to the premier, the volume of financing projects with Energoatom is at least $250 million, and wind energy projects are estimated at about $400 million.
He said that since 1995, when OPIC started its activity in Ukraine, 20 different projects have already been implemented. “I hope further cooperation will become even more productive,” Groysman said.
As reported, Washburne is now in Ukraine and has already met with Finance Minister Oleksandr Danyliuk.
