Ukraine flag and sign reading 'Help Ukraine'
  • The first digital trade deal for Ukraine will support its economy through the current crisis, and will lay foundations for its recovery.
  • Deal is the second such agreement for the UK and follows the decision to cut tariffs on all goods from Ukraine to zero.
  • Today [Wednesday 30 November], UK and Ukraine will agree a Digital Trade Agreement (DTA) that aims to help Ukraine rebuild its economy and support livelihoods following Russia’s illegal invasion.

Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch MP and Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Economy Yulia Svyrydenko will meet in London today to agree the deal. It is the second such trade deal the UK has secured, following the world-leading agreement with Singapore finalised earlier this year.

UK negotiators worked at record pace with their Ukrainian counterparts to deliver a deal after the Ukrainian government highlighted the important role Ukraine’s first ever digitally focused trade agreement could play in bolstering the country’s economy.

Trading digitally is particularly important in the current conflict, where damage to Ukrainian infrastructure and warfare makes it much harder to trade physically. Digital tools and technologies will help Ukrainians access everyday vital goods and services during the war.

For example, there is a critical need for people to be able to use digital solutions to prove they are who they say they are, despite the loss of critical documentation or displacement across borders. The agreement provides a framework for the UK and Ukraine to cooperate to promote compatibility between their respective digital identity systems to help address this.

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