The German Economic Team at Café Kyiv 2025: Investment security in the spotlight
On 11 March 2025, the Café Kyiv took place in Berlin. The German Economic Team, in cooperation with the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce and the German Chamber of Foreign Trade in Ukraine, organised a panel discussion on investment security.
Economic recovery through investment security
Ukraine’s economy was severely damaged by the Russian-led war, with reconstruction needs estimated at more than $500bn by early 2024. The country’s pre-war economic growth was driven by the private sector, which must remain at the heart of the recovery.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has a crucial role to play in accelerating economic growth, but investors need a stable and predictable framework to manage commercial, political and security risks. What mechanisms can provide investment security and what policies are needed to encourage private sector involvement in reconstruction?
Continued support needed, clear European perspective and reforms
The panel agreed that Ukraine should continue to receive support from its partners. They also underlined the value of the European perspective as an incentive for necessary structural reforms.
Based on their respective experiences and backgrounds, the participants set different priorities: while State Secretary Philipp emphasised the support of the German government, Inna Sovsun called for continued and intensified support, Oliver Gierlichs, President of the German-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, presented the perspective of the private sector and stressed the importance of an active strategy to attract investors to Ukraine. Anna Kornyliuk, in turn, highlighted the resilience of the Ukrainian economy.
We are pleased with the active participation and would like to thank all panellists for their contributions.
