China News Service, June 7 (Reuters) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Shmegar said on the 6th local time that the Ukrainian government is formulating a law to designate English as the language of business communication.
Data map: The streets of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
He said that English is now used in business communication all over the world, "so giving English such a status in Ukraine will promote business development, attract investment and accelerate Ukraine's integration with Europe."
However, Shmergar did not elaborate on the provisions of the law, the report said.
Ukrainian is the country's only official language.
According to a 2019 survey by the International Social Research Institute in Kyiv, about half of the Ukrainian population speaks primarily or exclusively Ukrainian, and about 30 percent speaks primarily or exclusively Russian.
The report, citing the international education company EF Education First, said Ukrainians had only a "moderate level" of English.