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PRIME MINISTER OF UKRAINE DENYS SHMYHAL EXPECTS THAT THE OPENING OF A LAND MARKET IN THE COUNTRY WILL BRING $85 BILLION OF ADDITIONAL GDP IN 10 YEARS

8 November , 2020  

Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal expects that the opening of a land market in the country will bring $85 billion of additional GDP in 10 years, and the average cost of land per 1 ha will increase fivefold.
“Ukraine has underutilized its land potential of $85 billion. In 29 years, free disposal of land has been limited, which means that its value has been underestimated several times. During this time, more than 5 million hectares of land have disappeared from the state. Development of irrigation and investment in agriculture has slowed down for decades, and partially stopped at all,” the prime minister said during the presentation of the Audit of the Ukrainian economy and vectors of economic development until 2030 in Kyiv on Friday.
PM: $1 trln of GDP in 10 years is unrealized potential of Ukraine.

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