The Ukrainian banking system has undergone unprecedented changes in the last few years: the number of institutions has halved, a challenging reform process has made impressive progress and the clean-up, which included the nationalisation of the country’s largest lender, PrivatBank, has left the state with a major stake in the sector, which it is committed to decreasing through a series of part-privatisations and acquisitions of stakes by international partners.

Over 120 senior agribusiness executives were registered and took part.

At the Ukrainian gas forum in London, representatives of the Ukrainian government, business, and foreign experts discussed the issue of Ukraine’s gas independence. Ukraine is waiting for investors who will start developing new fields.

The event was held with the support of the National Investment Council of Ukraine and the Embassy of Ukraine in the UK.

We had a productive day full of stories about innovations, export strategies and new horizons for Ukrainian agriculture.

The 2nd annual Ukrainian Automotive Forum organized by the Strategy Council was held in Bank Hotel Lviv on 15th of November. The specialists of the automobile industry of Ukraine and abroad came to discuss the position of Ukraine as a new player in the European automotive sector, the development of a supplier cluster for the automotive industry in Ukraine, and prospects for the stability of Ukrainian car production.

We are pleased to confirm that the 2nd annual Ukrainian Automotive Forum is scheduled for 15th November at the stylish Bank Hotel in Lviv. Once again the event will be held in partnership with UkrAutoprom and with the official support of Lviv Regional State Administration and Lviv City Council.

At the Ukrainian Agro-Industrial & Food Forum in Amsterdam, Kyivstar's B2B Director Evgeniy Krazhan presented VEON’s new mobile app for small farmers – m-Agri. With m-Agri, farmers can have access to specific weather forecasts, agro-market prices, news, vocational training programs, technical support and more. All to improve productivity and grow their business. This project is supported by the Ukrainian ministry for Agriculture and major local partners.

On May 31, the Ukrainian Agro-Industrial and Food Forum, hosted by the Strategy Council, was held in Amsterdam with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Netherlands, the VNO-NCW and the Dutch-Ukrainian Joint Business Council.