U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch believes that Ukraine needs to develop competitiveness in the domestic and foreign markets and activate start-ups.

Speaking at the Inaugural Economic Forum "Supporting the Economic Development of Ukraine: Cooperation between Government and the Diaspora," in Kyiv on Friday, Yovanovitch said they believe that an important element of enhancing the competitiveness of Ukraine's economy is activating start-ups and increasing competitiveness in the domestic market.

The ambassador believes that now it is important to raise Ukraine's competitiveness on the international market.