EFI Group founder Ihor Liski and CEO Olga Batova took part in a business forum in Italy dedicated to the development of small and medium-sized businesses and international cooperation as part of the preparations for the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025).
During the event, it was announced that Italy has joined the platform for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine – the “MSB Resilience Alliance,” which already unites 37 member countries. The total volume of the Alliance’s initiatives exceeds €7 billion, of which €3.9 billion is allocated to new projects to support Ukrainian entrepreneurs.
Igor Liski emphasized the importance of international cooperation for Ukraine’s economic recovery: “Ukraine’s investment attractiveness is the foundation of our future development. We are grateful to our international partners, particularly Italy, for their support, which will enable the development of local production and create new opportunities for Ukrainian business. I believe that we will succeed and implement investment projects of global significance in Ukraine.”
The First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine, Yuliia Svyrydenko, also highlighted the significant interest of Italian businesses in cooperation with Ukraine. According to her, instead of the expected 300 companies, 700 participants joined the forum, including 100 Ukrainian enterprises.
For EFI Group, it is extremely important to work towards multifaceted international partnership development and stimulate the country’s recovery through its own projects.
“Today’s forum is another step towards building a strong network of economic partnerships between Ukraine and Italy. Joint initiatives in the fields of construction, agricultural processing, metallurgy, and mechanical engineering open up prospects for localization of production and attracting foreign investments,” – emphasized Olha Batova, CEO of EFI Group.
EFI Group continues to actively participate in initiatives for economic recovery and the creation of new opportunities for the development of small and medium-sized businesses in Ukraine.