KYIV. March 29 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Ukraine must focus on exports of not commodities, which share today is 70%, but innovative and science driven products, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade Stepan Kubiv has said during the presentation of the Expert Strategy of Ukraine.
“The document must be practical and be the flexible and adjustable operations program. The road map for the strategic development of exports would be the basis of the operations plan. We must be not the raw material intensive leader, but the leader of the innovative, investment and science driven block,” he said.
He recalled that in 2016, GDP grew by 2.3%, and in this context Ukraine’s exports strategy must provide for the further economic growth.
According to the published document, the promising sectors are the following: food industry, IT, technical servicing and repair of aircraft, production of spare parts for aerospace and aviation industries, engineering, creative services and tourism.
