On November 17, 2021, Dmytro Vidsota, Managing Partner of Robinson Patman, moderated the panel discussion regarding industrial parks at MINTRANS Forum 2021. Robinson Patman acted as a general partner of this event.
The panel participants commented on various aspects of the Ukrainian legal and economic system requiring reform to improve attractiveness of industrial parks in Ukraine. The agenda covered recently adopted changes to the Ukrainian laws providing tax and customs incentives for industrial parks, regulatory initiatives that are in pipeline, financing instruments, infrastructure issues, recent trends and outlook for 2022.
Speakers and participants of the panel included CEOs of private and municipal industrial parks, Parliament Members, representatives of the local and state authorities, policy makers and investment professionals who shared their successes and challenges regarding functioning of industrial parks in Ukraine, views on the existing legal framework and proposed reforms, and delivered practical advice.
Dmytro Vidsota, the Managing Partner of Robinson Patman, commented: "MINTRANS Forum 2021 is one of the primer events for infrastructure, and Robinson Patman is honored to be among its partners. I am especially delighted to moderate a panel discussion regarding industrial parks. Ukraine’s laws on incentives for industrial parks are going through fundamental changes, and our team is a part of this process. The panel discussions is an opportunity to bring together people from business, political and public spheres to discuss the latest legislative changes, impact they will have on business, and, find solutions to practical problems arising while creating the industrial park. I firmly believe that Ukraine has a potential to become one of the most attractive destinations for investments. Such events help to find the right combination of legal, business and market factors to develop this potential to the fullest".
Background: On September 7, 2021, the Ukraine’s Parliament adopted in the second reading and as a whole the draft law "On Industrial Parks" No. 4416-1. The draft law aims to simplify the establishment of industrial parks and stimulate their activity. For more information, please refer to Robinson Patman’s press-release The Ukraine’s Parliament adopted the Law On Industrial Parks, or contact Managing Partner Dmytro Vidsota.
