Business in Ukraine, Kiev. Emerging Country

1. Introduction to Ukraine (Eastern Europe)
2. Economy of Ukraine
3. Doing Business in Kiev
4. Ukrainian International Trade
   1. The European Union relations with Ukraine
5. Investment in Ukraine
6. Transport and Logistics
7. Access to the Ukrainian Market
8. Business Plan for Ukraine

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The educational aims of the Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Ukraine” are:

1. To analyze the Ukrainian Economy, Logistics and Global Trade
2. To conduct research on business opportunities in the Ukrainian market
3. To research the trade relations of Ukraine with the student's country
4. To learn about Ukraine Trade Agreements
5. To develop a business plan for the Ukrainian Market

The Subject “Foreign Trade, Logistics and Business in Ukraine” is included within the curriculum of the following academic programs at EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate: World Trade.

Masters: International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters adapted to Ukrainian Students.

Languages: + Ucrania Ukraine Ucrânia.

1. Subject Credits “Doing Business in Ukraine”: 1

Transport Corridors related to Ukraine

1. Europe-Caucasus-Asia Logistics Corridor
2. North-South Corridor (India-Russia)

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Ukrainian Preferential Access and Trade Agreements:

1. Ukraine and the Orthodox Economic Area
2. Black Sea Economic Cooperation
3. Organization for Democracy and Economic Development (GUAM)
4. Central European Initiative
5. EFTA-Ukraine Agreement
6. Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia-Ukraine Common Economic Space
7. Armenia-Ukraine Agreement
8. Ukraine-Azerbaijan Agreement
9. Ukraine-Belarus Agreement
10. Ukraine-Kazakhstan Agreement
11. Ukraine-Macedonia Agreement
12. Ukraine-Moldova Agreement
13. Ukraine-Tajikistan Agreement
14. Ukraine-Turkmenistan Agreement
15. Ukraine-Uzbekistan Agreement
16. Ukraine-Montenegro Agreement
17. Georgia-Ukraine Agreement
18. Georgia-Moldova-Ukraine-Azerbaijan Agreement
19. Ukraine-Israel Agreement
20. UK-Ukraine Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement
21. Canada-Ukraine Agreement
22. Kyrgyz Republic-Ukraine Agreement
23. Serbia-Ukraine Agreement
24. Trade Agreements of Ukraine under negotiation: Canada, Singapore
25. The European Union and Ukraine
    1. Black Sea Synergy (EU)
    2. Ukraine-EU Agreement
    3. European Neighborhood Policy
    4. EU Eastern Partnership

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1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
   2. Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   3. Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade
   4. Agreement on Preshipment Inspection
   5. Agreement on Safeguards
   6. Trade Facilitation Agreement
2. World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Kyoto Convention
3. COTIF Convention (Rail)
4. BIC
5. Chicago Convention (ICAO)
6. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
   1. Istanbul Convention
7. Customs Convention on Containers
8. CMR Convention (UN)
9. CIM & CIT Rules (Rail Transport)
10. International Road Transport Union (IRU)
    1. TIR Convention
    2. Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport
11. OSJD

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European Organizations:

1. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
2. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)

Global Organizations:

1. United Nations
2. World Bank
3. World Trade Organization (WTO)
4. International Monetary Fund

Ukraine is an observer country

1. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
2. Council of the Baltic Sea States
3. Latin American Integration Association (ALADI)

1. Ukrainian Capital: Kiev
2. Official Language: Ukrainian (Russian is widely used)
3. Area of Ukraine: 603,550 km²
4. Ukrainian Population: 42.5 million people
5. Type of Government of Ukraine: Semi‑presidential Republic
6. Borders of Ukraine: Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Moldova
7. Ukraine is a Slavic country
8. Ukrainian Independence: 1992 (Soviet Union)
9. Ukraine has the second largest army in Europe

Main religion in Ukraine: Orthodoxy (Christianity), despite the fact that most Ukrainians declare themselves atheists.

1. Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine

Ukraine belongs to the Orthodox Economic Area.

Economy of Ukraine.

1. Ukraine is a middle-income Economy (WB)
2. Ukraine is an Emerging market
3. The annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia in 2014 and the war in Donbass in 2014 seriously damaged the Ukrainian economy. Since then, the Foreign Trade between Russia and Ukraine has virtually disappeared
4. Ukrainian GDP
   1. Agriculture: 10%
   2. Industry: 32%
   3. Services: 58%
5. Ukrainian Currency: Grivna
6. Ukraine is considered a country with high corruption
7. Ukraine is developing an important tourism sector
8. The Russian businessman Alexander Lebedev controls the Ukrainian Bank Energo

Ukrainian Foreign Trade.

1. Main Ukrainian Exports: ferrous and non-ferrous metals, fuels and petroleum products, chemical products, machinery and transportation equipment, food products
2. Main Ukrainian exports are destined to the EU (40%) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
3. Main Ukrainian Imports: natural gas, machinery and equipment, chemical products
4. Russia is its main gas and oil supplier