President wants help Ukrainian exporters find new markets

President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych demands from the government to build the business environment and help Ukrainian exporters to find new markets.

According to the President, Ukraine is in need for qualitatively new role of the state in the management of economic processes.

"I want to emphasize that the task of the government in a market economy is not exhausted only by tax collection and redistribution of resources. It is necessary to build the business environment, a favorable investment climate, to implement the financial instruments of growth, including at the regional level, to help exporters to enter new markets," he said, speaking in Parliament on the occasion of the opening of the third session of the Verkhovna Rada VII convocation, ForUm correspondent reports.

Moreover, Yanukovych called on the parliament and the government to implement a strategy of import substitution. "Accents should be placed not on raising customs rates, but on strengthening incentives for domestic producers," he said.

The President instructed the Cabinet of Ministers to extend component of the strategic planning of the economy, which should include the analysis of the economic risks and advance preparation to neutralize them.