INVEST UKRAINE
Nataliya MYKOLSKA Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade – Trade Representative of Ukraine
NIQUE
NIQUE 603,500 sq. km – largest country within
Europe
#1 route between Europe, Asia and Middle East 33% of world`s black-earth soil 190 countries import Made in Ukraine 2014 – Revolution of Dignity
NOWLEDGEABLE
NOWLEDGEABLE #4 most educated nation in the world
99,7% literacy rate 2,5 million university students Strong in engineering, rocket science and aviation: 130 000 engineering graduates 16 000 IT graduates per year 5 000 aerospace graduates per year
ATIONAL
ATIONAL 17 Free Trade Agreements covering 45 countries: • EU: removal of 97% of duties, market access 500 million customers • Canada: immediate duty free access for 98% products • CIS, EFTA, Georgia, Montenegro, Macedonia Joining Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention
MBITIOUS
MBITIOUS Bold structural reforms – robust deregulation Large scale privatization
2.3% GDP growth in 2016 (forecast +2,5% in 2017) $ 15,3 billion increase of foreign reserves in 2016 20
position of starting business list in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report th
NNOVATIVE
NNOVATIVE 100 000 certified IT specialists: #1 in the Central and Eastern Europe, #3 in the world (after US & India)
10 Ukrainian IT companies are in
world’s top IT service providers
Petcube, Grammarly, Depositphotos – Ukrainian projects WhatsApp and PayPal – have Ukrainian creators Senstone – the first Ukrainian technology startup in the fashion industry
ATURAL
ATURAL Over 70% of Ukraine is agricultural land, valued at > 100 billion Agro and food exports growing by
18%+ per annum over 10 years
#1 exporter of sunflower oil globally #2 grains exporter in the world #3 exporter of corn globally
44% share of processed products in exports
MOTIONAL
MOTIONAL 7 UNESCO Heritage sites in Ukraine 500 km beaches & resorts and 100 km of ski slopes MTV award for best visual effect by Ukrainian production studio Red Dot 6 awards: 4 – concepts, 2 products Ukrainian designers sell for more than 30 countries
UNIQUE KNOWLEDGEABLE RATIONAL AMBITIOUS NATURAL INNOVATIVE
EMOTIONAL
OPEN for
#MANUFATURING #FREE TRADE #INVESTMENTS
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