Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ukraine)

Ministry of Economic Development
and Trade of Ukraine (Міністерство економрозвитку і торгівлі)

Agency overview
Formed	9 December 2010
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Economy (1991-2001) Ministry of Economy and European Integration (2001-2005) Ministry of Economy (2005-2010)
Jurisdiction	Ukraine
Headquarters	12/2, M. Hrushevsky st, Kiev, Ukraine, 01008
Minister responsible	Stepan Kubiv , Minister of Economic Development & Trade (Ukraine)
Parent agency	Cabinet of Ministers
Child agencies	State Agency of Ukraine of corporate rights and property State Agency of Reserves of Ukraine State Agency of investment and national projects management State Agency of energy efficiency and energy conservation in Ukraine State Service of Statistics of Ukraine State Service of Export Control
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Міністерство економічного розвитку і торгівлі України) is the main authority in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for formation and realization of state economic and social development policies (business economics); regulation of consumer prices; industrial, investment and trade economic policies; development of entrepreneurship; technical regulation and security of consumer rights; inter-agency coordination of economic and social cooperation of Ukraine with the European Union.

The ministry is based on the former Ministry of Economy, taking its origin from the Planning Commission of the Ukrainian SSR. Over the years it included such former ministries as Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. Activities of the current ministry are coordinated by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The ministry consists of the central body of ministry headed by its leadership composed of a minister, first deputy and other deputies to assist the minister. Ministry elects several state administrations representatives to coordinate operations of the government companies.

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