This is reported by the press service of the Odesa Regional State Administration.

State support has been provided to:

• 15 processing enterprises – 74.8 million UAH
• 813 participants of the «Own Business» program – 201.5 million UAH
• 5 greenhouse farms – 30 million UAH
• 14 horticultural entrepreneurs – 42.8 million UAH
• 36 veterans and their families – 17.5 million UAH

“In total – 349 million UAH of state investments in the development of small and medium enterprises in the Odesa region! This is the fifth highest among Ukraine's regions,” the OVA noted.

Despite the war, last year foreigners opened over a thousand new companies in Ukraine. The majority of these businesses were established in the capital, while the Odesa region ranked second after Lviv in popularity.