Mubadala Investment Company signs memoranda of understanding with Ukrainian government, private entities

UAE’s state-owned Mubadala Investment Company has signed a number of Memoranda of Understanding with the Government of Ukraine and Ukrainian private entities.

“Three Memoranda of Understanding were signed with Ukrainian government entities that aim to explore mutually beneficial investment opportunities,” the Emirates News Agency reports.

The documents were signed by Faris Al Mazrui, Head of Mubadala’s investment program in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Roman Leshchenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Dmytro Sennychenko, Chairman of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, and Sergiy Tsivkach, Executive Director of UkraineInvest.

"It is a big honour for us to be partnering with people who share our values and priorities on food safety, developing trade relationships and beginning new investment projects," Leshchenko stated.

"Ukraine has very promising potential for foreign investment, and the signing of MoUs with leading entities in Ukraine represents a commitment to explore potential investments and areas of cooperation on a case-by-case basis. We are impressed by the quality and caliber of Ukrainian businesses," Faris Al Mazrui noted.

Mubadala also signed a number of other MoUs with private companies that aim to explore investment opportunities in the private sector in Ukraine, namely with DTEK, EastOne, Interpipe, Ufuture, Unit.city, Dragon Capital, Fortior, UMG.

As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and First Lady Olena Zelenska make a state visit to the United Arab Emirates on February 14-15.

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