“We had been preparing to host the Euro 2012 football championship. A lot of human energy and financial resources were deployed to stage this event at a decent level. Of course, there was a lot of emotion involved and assessments were given. Overall, we can say that Ukraine has attracted considerable investment resources to the economy. The Ukrainian people managed to create a positive image of our country, which will have an impact of financial transactions conducted by the country in the future. Therefore, we have gained long-term benefits by hosting a successful tournament,” said Ms. Olena Shcherbakova.

According to her, the placement of Eurobonds carried out recently by the Government represents yet another achievement made by Ukraine.

“The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine succeeded in raising USD 2 billion through the placement of Eurobonds. As a result, we managed to increase the international reserves, which exceeded USD 30 billion. The banking system is on the recovery path, with the repayment of loans and adequate loan portfolio servicing. This implies that the joint efforts made by the Government and the National Bank of Ukraine are appreciated,” said Ms. Olena Shcherbakova.