'Ukraine is open for business': Western companies urged to be part of country's recovery
By James Rogers
In December, McDonald's reopened in Bucha, a city that was a key battleground in Russia's failed attempt to capture Kyiv
A year to the day since Russia launched its devastating invasion of Ukraine, Western companies are being urged to be part of the country's recovery.
"Ukraine is open for business," Andy Hunder, president of the Kyiv-based American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, told MarketWatch. Western companies, he said, should be looking to be part of "the biggest recovery of a nation in Europe since World War II."
Ukraine's GDP fell by 30.4% in 2022, according to the country's Ministry of Economy.