Business conditions in the regions of Ukraine are assessed by companies as difficult, and only in the Western region do most entrepreneurs consider them satisfactory. About this the results show survey of business in the regions, which is conducted every year by the European Business Association.
Compared to last year, the assessment of the situation in Lviv (2,62 points) and Dnipro (2,20 points) has hardly changed. In Odesa (2,15 points) and Kharkiv (1,45 points) — they slightly worsened.
Mobilization issues, reservation issues, staff shortages and power shortages remain common challenges for most regions. At the same time, most businesses plan to focus on digitizing business processes, entering new markets, and expanding business. In addition, the entrepreneurs of the Kharkiv region plan to reduce costs and organize remote work.
Lviv. Entrepreneurs of the Western region have the highest ratings of the business climate. Compared to last year, the number of those who find it difficult to work has increased in Lviv - from 28% to 41%. At the same time, 53% consider business conditions satisfactory (72% last year). Another 6% claim that it is easy for them to do business. At the same time, 56% of companies in the region are working in full and 44% with certain restrictions.
Only 13% of entrepreneurs believe the war could end by the end of 2024, while 28% expect it to happen in 2025 and another 19% within the next three years.
The Dnieper. In second place in terms of doing business this year. 75% of entrepreneurs call working conditions in the region difficult, the remaining 25% consider them satisfactory. Currently, only 20% of companies are fully operational in the region, the remaining 80% — with certain restrictions.
2025% of respondents in the region believe that the war will end in 35, while 25% believe that it will happen within one to three years, and 15% believe that Ukraine will be at war for a long time.
Odesa. In the region, the number of entrepreneurs who consider business conditions difficult has increased — from 53% last year to 75% now. Conditions are satisfactory for 20% and easy for 5%. 40% of companies are fully operational in the region, while 60% are operating with certain restrictions.
20% of surveyed entrepreneurs believe that the war will end by the end of the year, another 25% believe that the war will end either in 2025 or within the next three years.
Kharkiv. The worst assessments of the business climate of entrepreneurs in the Kharkiv region are expected. All surveyed companies assessed the conditions as difficult, in particular 55% - as very difficult. This year, no company rated the business environment as satisfactory, although last year there were 6%. So far, none of the surveyed companies is working at full capacity (6% worked at full capacity last year). While 91% of companies operate with restrictions and 9% do not operate at all.
More than half, namely 55%, believe the war could end within the next three years, 27% believe the war will end in 2025, and 9% expect the war to be long.
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