UKRAINE: EUROPEAN EMERGING TIGER

DOING BUSINESS IN UKRAINE

Edition 1

WHY UKRAINE

BACKGROUND

INTRODUCTION

GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

MACROECONOMIC SITUATION

FINANCIAL AND BANKING SYSTEM

CURRENCY OPERATIONS AND CURRENCY CONTROL

INVESTMENT CLIMATE

TAX SYSTEM

POSESSION OF LAND IN UKRAINE

BUSINESS CLIMATE


Edition 2

Background

Official name of country

Ukraine (Ukrayina)

Capital

Kiev/Kyiv

Other major cities

Kharkov, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Odessa

Area

603,700 km2

Currency/SWIFT code

Ukrainian hryvna/UAH

Population

47.43 million

Official languages

Ukrainian, Russian

International dialing code

+ 380

Sectoral contribution as % of GDP

Agriculture — 18.5%
Industry — 44.7%
Services — 36.8% (2005 estimate)

Biggest export market(s)

Russia (18%), Germany (5.8%),
Turkey (5.7%), Italy (5%), USA (4.6%)

Biggest import source(s)

Russia (41.8%), Germany (9.6%),
Turkmenistan (6.7%)

International memberships

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS),
Council of Europe, observer of the WTO



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