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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

e-mail: uatrade@me.gov.ua www.me.gov.ua