Romania can be a logistics hub for Ukraine’s reconstruction, given that 70-80% of grain shipments from the neighbouring country to the whole world is done via Romania, Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Stefan-Radu Oprea told the 10th edition of the „CFA CEE Investment Conference” on Thursday.

„I am convinced that Romania can be a logistics hub for Ukraine’s reconstruction. Why do I say that? Because if we know how to use this shipping of grain from Ukraine to the whole world – because 70-80% of this grain goes through Romania – it is clear that the reconstruction of Ukraine must start from us. We start it here and you have to start it from the centre of Donbas, when the time comes,” Oprea said.

In his opinion, it is a great opportunity for investment funds that want to get involved in this important process, namely the reconstruction of Ukraine.

„There must be very important logistics hubs in Romania, which is a NATO member country and an EU member country. So, there are many opportunities created by you, but also by the government, because our role is to get digital transformation and make things run as smoothly as possible and to have a voice to be heard at governmental level when needed, so that we can talk more about Romania, about the Eastern European countries, about new opportunities. I am convinced that geography is on our side.”

Finance and banking professionals, business representatives and public administration officials from Central and Eastern European countries participated on Thursday in the 10th edition of the „CFA CEE Investment Conference,” organised by the CFA Romania Association.

The theme of the event was „Capital Markets in Central and Eastern Europe: A new decade of outperformance,” providing a platform for debate and exchange of experiences on current and future trends of financial markets in our region.

Discussed at the conference were the long-term growth prospects of the economies of the countries in the region as a foundation for increasing welfare, opportunities that markets in our countries offer to investors and financiers – both local and international – as well as global geopolitical and economic challenges.

AGERPRES