UBA (Ukrainian Business Association) is assembling the Ukrainian business team for AIM-2017, major business platform for FDI attraction into developing economies.
Dubai, UAE, January 2017: Set to be held on April 2-4, 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre, the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) expects a huge participation of Ukraine that is one of the Official Supporting Partners of this 7th edition. This has been announced by Dawood Al Shezawi, head of the organizing committee. It will be the first time Ukraine is exposing its most potentially profitable investment projects on the world’s major annual business event to nearly 15000 investors from 140 countries. Interestingly enough, Ukrainian pavilion will be placed next to the one of the USA and Ukrainian businessmen will take part in all major events of the Forum.
In order to consolidate the strongest team possible among the Ukrainian businesses, UBA (Ukrainian Business Association) has launched a special website http://aimcongress.uba.in.ua. Among those, who have already confirmed their participation are: VitaliyAntonov, the head of the supervisory board of Concern “Galnaftogaz”, Vasily Khmelnytsky, the first Vice President of the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE), founder of K.Fund, Alexander Gromyko, President of Ukrainian Association of Manufacturers, founder of Saturn holding, VitaliyIlchenko, CEO of the “UKRAVIT” company, Alexander Nikolaenko, CEO of “OKKO Agrotrade” and many others.
“We have signed a partnership agreement with UBA represented by its President, Chepovy Volodymyr, in the Ukraine-UAE Networking Forum held last month. Representatives of the private sector, government and NGOs were invited in the UAE to connect with their counterparts to discuss investment possibilities in both markets. We took this opportunity to strengthen ties with UBA and as you can see, the results are promising. Ukraine will take part in AIM as an exhibitor and many Ukrainian companies have confirmed their presence at the event; there will also be a Country Presentation and we hope that AIM 2017 will allow to build more deals and opportunities for collaboration between Ukraine and UAE, as well as other countries,” said Al Shezawi. Learn more at: http://www.aimcongress.com/en/supporting-partners-2017/ukrainian-business-association/.
The Ukraine-UAE Networking Forum offered a matchmaking platform and was organised by the UBA in cooperation with the Annual Investment Meeting, Ministry of Economy of the UAE, Organizing Committee of EXPO 2020 Dubai and other partners. Learn more at: http://aimcongress.uba.in.ua.
“The Forum was a great opportunity to find out about the investment potential in the UAE and for our businessmen, operators in several industries, from the private and public sector to exchange information about our country, to get in touch with new partners and contacts, and to cooperate,” commented Daniel Bilak, Director of Ukraine Investment Promotion Office & Chief Investment Adviser to the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
“Our delegation met with HE Juma Mohammed Al Kait, Assistant Undersecretary for Foreign Trade at UAE Ministry of Economy. We have been also agreeably surprised by the UAE preparations to host the Expo 2020. So we believe that our participation in the AIM 2017 will reinforce these relations that has been established during the previous event in a more concrete way as our companies will be exhibiting their products and services in various sectors including agriculture and agribusiness, construction, pharmaceutical and energy,” added Bilak.
According to tradeeconomics.com, Ukraine’s Foreign Direct Investment inflows increased by 759 USD Million in the second quarter of 2016. In the long-term, the Ukraine Foreign Direct Investment – Net Inflows is expected to trend around 927.23 USD Million in 2020, according to the same source. In 2015, the FDI, net inflows reached 3 billion and 50 million USD, according the World Bank data.
“We are very pleased that the reputable Ukrainian companies will participate in the Annual Investment Meeting for the first time. The participation of the Ukrainian Business Association members in such a prestigious event is a great honor and a big responsibility. Our participation will boast top Ukrainian companies from the agro-industrial sector, innovation, production, as well as companies operating in the renewable energy sector,” added Oleksii Chuiev, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Business Association.
Under the theme “International Investment, Path to Competitiveness & Development”, the Ukrainian delegation among others will discuss how foreign investment contributes to enhance healthy competition among nations. In the Country Presentation, Ukraine will highlight its positive investment climate, healthy environment for business, and the trade and economic potential of the country.
The Ukrainian Business Association is an organization which aims to create a powerful and reputable business community, emphasizing Ukraine as a place of stability and strong economic growth where transparency, reliability and responsibility in doing business are the core values. It largely contributes in making the country more attractive for foreign investors.
Learn more at: http://www.aimcongress.com/en/media/press-releases/
About the Ukrainian Business Association:
The Ukrainian Business Association was founded in January 2015 as a non-profit organization aimed at uniting the business community to promotion of transparent and fair way of doing business in Ukraine. We are united with the single vision and desire – to create an independent, transparent and powerful business community that will become a leader of Ukraine transformation into respected, successful and investment attractive country.
In order to promote transparent business environment in Ukraine and creation of an independent source of reliable data for international investors Ukrainian Business Association in cooperation with the oldest Ukrainian business oriented newspaper “Business” and in a consortium with Reputation Capital Group | Reputation Institute Associate in Ukraine create – Ukrainian Business Reputation Barometer. The basis of the project will measure, improve and protect the Business Reputation of the 100 Ukrainian Most Promising Companies with Export Potential.
Learn more at:https://uba.in.ua/
