Welcome to Ukraine Business Insight
Published in London and written by International and Ukraine-based writers and market experts, UBI is the only international English language publication covering trade and investment with Ukraine.
Lead commentators and practitioners provide incisive insight into the realities of the market and its changing dynamics, alert readers to new opportunities as they arise, as well as any potential threats to business, with analytic comment on the wider implications for business in the country.
We are pro-free markets, adhering to international best practice and social responsibility, but with no party allegiance.
Cyprus entices investors
Cyprus in International Business Planning, a planned two-day event being held in the Ajax Hotel, Limassol, from February 9 to 10, is more than the usual business development conference in that not only are qualifying participants being offered free entry, the organisers are even offering free accommodation, meals and transport from the airport to the hotel. Cyprus officially leads international investors into Ukraine, but it is believed that many of these investors are actually Ukrainian and Russian investors taking advantage of the tax regime which applies to Cyprus-based companies. After registration...
EU accord agreed but not ratified
Association Agreement negotiations between Ukraine and the EU concluded on Monday 19th during the 15th EU-Ukraine Summit in Kyiv, but there was no initialling by the EU which declared its intention to sign and ratify the Association Agreement,”as soon as we can, but this will depend on political circumstances,” according to Herman Van Rompuy,....
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Dnipropetrovsk Metro Extension Project
Dnipropetrovsky Metropoliten has applied for loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] and the European Investment Bank [EIB] for a project to extend a metro line in the city of Dnipropetrovsk. The proposed project, which has a total estimated cost of approximately € 340 m, will require the procurement of the following goods, works and services:....\\r\\n
Tax compliance burden third worse globally
A World Bank report on the tax compliance burden puts Ukraine as the third most onerous in the world. The annual World Bank Doing Business report assesses regulations affecting domestic firms in 183 economies, ranking each on the basis of various criteria including ease of starting a business, insolvency resolution,.....
Ukraine National Projects seek investment
Igor Zhovkva, Head of FDI Department, State Agency for Investment and National Projects of Ukraine (SAINPU) explained to UBI the role of the agency and its recent international road show. “The purpose of the roadshows is to stimulate investment in Ukraine by letting people know more about the country, what the reasons are to invest in Ukraine, and providing them with specific targets for investment,”.....
UK Ambassador interview - Reform can drive up investment
“The key question is the extent to which it (the Ukraine government) will allow the conditions required to develop economically. A number of reforms are necessary,” says Turner… in particular, signing up to the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCTFA), “… and if this were brought to a conclusion it would provide a stimulus for economic development. The latest IMF figures show that by 2010 GDP figures for Poland were four times those of Ukraine, and the Polish economy was three times larger. It made those fundamental reforms and undertook integration with Europe. If Ukraine were to take those same measures it too would see strong economic growth,” suggests Turner.
REPORT SUMMARY
The first comprehensive study on investment opportunities in Ukraine's alternative energy sector - discover how to realise the enormous opportunities in conventional and renewabl energy in Ukraine. Wind, Solar, Biofuel, Georthermal, Hydropower. What is current capacity? What are the growth prospects for each sector? What are the specific economics in Ukraine? Who are the major players? Ukraine plans to spend several billion dollars over the next decade reducing its dependence on imported hydrocarbons, with renewables set to deliver 20% of energy requirements by 2020, and alternative car fuels to jump from 1% to 7% by 2015. Discover which sectors offer the most attractive opportunities, what the Ukraine-specific hurdles are for investors in each sector, from physical to regulatory, market competition, and the favourable and unfavourable effect of differential incentives.
