How to unlock the potential of deposits of lithium and other strategically important minerals?

On February 8, a round table “The New Industrial Policy of Ukraine – Opportunities for Investors. How to unlock the potential of deposits of lithium and other strategically important minerals?” was held

Kyiv, February 9, 2022. On February 8, a round table “The New Industrial Policy of Ukraine – Opportunities for Investors. How to unlock the potential of deposits of lithium and other strategically important minerals?” was held. Key experts and government officials in the field of economic and industrial policy, together with a potential investor from the United States, discussed the prospects and obstacles for the development of Ukrainian deposits of strategically important minerals and the steps the government has to take now to attract significant foreign direct investment in the industry.

The panelists included Eric Hontz, event moderator, Deputy Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia at the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE); Denys Kudin, First Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine; Yaroslav Rushchyshyn, Secretary of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Policy, member of the Parliament; Dr. Igor Burakovsky, Head of the Board of the Institute of Economic Research and Policy Consulting; Nathan Calvert, Vice-President of an investment company Privateer Capital Management; Armen Khachaturyan, senior partner at Asters law firm; Dr. Nataliia Bariatska, chief geologist at Geological Service Company GSK LLC. The organizers of the event were US-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC) and Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE).

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