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UKRAINE:
LARGEST MARKET IN EASTERN EUROPE
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COUNTRY PROFILE… DID YOU KNOW?
Population 46,2 million of which 68% - urban population
Territory 603,7 thousand sq.km = the largest in Europe
GDP per capita – EUR 2,400 (as of 1H2008)
the geographical center of Europe is situated in Ukraine
#1 granite reserve in the world with the 45% of the world reserve
6th in the world in production capacity of metals and mining
56% of land is arable and 1/3 of the world’s “black soil” is found here
And still….
28% of population living under the nationally-defined poverty line
Unemployment: 3% (end of 2008); 9% (forecasted in 2009)
Average life expectancy 65Y male, 76Y female
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FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN UKRAINE(by sectors, by years, by source countries as of July, 2008)
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WHY INVEST IN UKRAINE?
Strategic market access at the crossroads of East-West and North-South trade routes + WTO accession
Sizable domestic market (46 mln consumers – the largest market in EE)
Low labour costs and highly qualified human capital
Rich in natural resources
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PRIORITY SECTORS FOR INVESTMENTS
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SECTOR: Alternative Energy
Biomass and wind are primary renewable sources of energy
Sector capacity (annual fuel demand): 110-140 mln tons of the “conditional fuel” (currently 42%)
Biomass potential: 22 mln tons
Territory: 42 mln hectares of arable land for rape production
Investments needed for sector in 2003-2010: $ 2,57 bln.
Special Governmental support program exists (Law on bio-fuel development adopted in June 2007)
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES:
availability of land
low-cost labor
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SECTOR: ICT / High Tech
Total market size - about $ 2,2 billion
Growth rate in 2006 - 28% (Russia – 18%, Poland – 15%, Kazakhstan – 33%)
4,000 companies and appx. 47,000 workers involved
Competitive advantages include:
Qualified and relatively low cost skilled labor
Highly-ranked technical schools
Medium-high innovation level: Technological Activity Index – 0.600 (ranked 39 among 117 countries)
Ukraine rated 5th in terms of the number of certified IT specialists by Brainbench
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SECTOR: Agriculture and Food-Processing
Total market size - about $1 billion
Annual growth rate of 20%
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES:
More arable land than France and Germany combined
Excellent soils in large fields and very large farms available
Good profits in simple arable cropping at low rents
good geographic position for large export markets: Russia, Kazahstan, and EU member states
skilled and inexpensive laborINVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Processing of fruits and vegetables
Drying and freezing of fruits and vegetables
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SECTOR: Infrastructure and Logistics Development
Investment in infrastructure
Roads, hotels, airports, bridges etc.
Logistics development incentives:
4 out of 10 European transport corridors run through Ukrainian territory
Great amount of construction material deposits in Ukraine
EUR 20 billion are allocated by the EC and EIB for net Trans-European transport corridor development
Greater openness of Ukrainian economy as a result of WTO accession
Growth of retail trade in Ukraine
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SECTOR: Tourism
Potential recreational territories -
12,8% of the country's area
Unique health-improving resources: more than 500 mineral water and clay deposits and 47% of beaches situated along the sea shore territory of the Black Sea and Azov Sea
Diversity of landscape: sea, mountains, steppe…
Ecotourism, cultural and historical tourism, village tourism, gastronomic tourism are niche opportunities!!!
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USEFUL LINKS
Ukrainian Center for Foreign Investment Promotion:
http://www.investukraine.org/
Doing Business in Ukraine (Government Portal)
http://kmu.gov.ua/control/en/publish/category?cat_id=929504
Investment Proposals of Ukrainian Companies (Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry)
http://www.ucci.org.ua/dnload/invest.pdf
Doing Business in Ukraine (PWC, 2007):
http://www.pwc.com/Extweb/pwcpublications.nsf/docid/975CF16F2D406D9180257045004291BA
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THANK YOU!
Yuliya Shcherbinina
Public-Private Partnership Officer
United Nations in Ukraine1 Klovsky Uzviz, Kyiv, 01021Tel: +380 44 253 9363Fax: +380 44 253 [email protected]