According to reports from the Odesa Regional State Administration press service,

Government assistance was 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 entrepreneurs in horticulture – 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-sized businesses in the Odesa region! This ranks fifth among Ukraine's regions,” noted the regional administration.

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