AmCham Ukraine Annual Report 2020
“2020 was a challenging and truly unprecedented year for Ukraine and the whole world. All spheres of our lives were affected by the spread of coronavirus. No one was ready for such a scenario. Still, our member companies have shown tremendous courage in helping to outfight the COVID-19. By helping local communities, paying taxes, and creating jobs, they played a crucial role in keeping Ukraine’s economy running despite all the difficulties. We are grateful to our member companies for their leadership in times of crisis. In 2021 we will continue to support our members and help their businesses grow by overcoming all uncertainties and difficulties of the post-coronavirus crisis”.
Andy Hunder
President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
“2020 was a very challenging year globally, with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ukraine was no exception. As of September, every advanced economy is in recession or depression, while all emerging economies are in recession. Strikingly, over a third of the world’s population has been placed on lockdown throughout the year to stop the spread of COVID-19, causing severe repercussions for economies worldwide. The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine and our members were forced to operate by remote, yet remained fully united to push forward important initiatives, leverage impact, achieve high results, and give back to our communities, irrespective of the challenging environment. Entering 2021, we intend to use every opportunity to catalyze economic rebound in Ukraine, support real judicial reform, advocate for the protection of investor’s rights, encourage acceleration of digitalization efforts, and promote the continuation of key structural reforms to improve the business environment for all. We thank President Andy Hunder and AmCham’s highly professional, effective team who have tackled the challenges that have arisen to continue delivering excellence in everything they do. Thank you to our members for your unwavering support, we truly wish you and your colleagues the best of health and success in 2021 and beyond!”
Lenna Koszarny
Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine,
Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer, Horizon Capital
Our Vision
Our Mission
Business to Government
Driving actionable dialogue between Business and GovernmentBusiness to Business
Continuously creating opportunities for Business to Business PartnershipBusiness to Ukraine
Promoting Ukraine internationally as an attractive investment destinationOur Values
Integrity
We act with honesty without compromising high moral standards we set for ourselves
Compliance
We comply with the laws of Ukraine and do not assist any third party in violating any law of Ukraine
Excellence
We strive for excellence in everything we do
Transparency
We are open and consistent in our actions which match our values
Service
We serve our Members for their benefit and for the benefit of the country we operate in
Commitment
We are committed to deliver great service and excellent results
Membership
The member organizations of the Chamber represent the largest companies from all over the globe with a majority of the Foreign Direct InvestmentTotal Members in 2020
New Members in 2020
Your Membership Benefits
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Attend exclusive high-level meetings with top government officials and voice your issue directly
Get help with your business travel and benefit from our unique U.S. Express Business Visa support program
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Establish partnerships with fellow member companies and use their extensive experience of doing business in Ukraine
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Grow professionally attending a wide range of educational events for all member companies’ employees
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100+ Chamber-Driven Success Stories in 2020
Agriculture
- Policy Progress: Government Supported Implementation of Pilot Projects on Admission of Private Traction
- Policy Progress: Protocol on Export of Rapeseed Meal to China was Signed
- Policy Progress: E-Service on Grain Storage Capacities Was Launched
- Policy Progress: The Parliament Abolished the "Soybean Amendments"
- Policy Win: The Government Launched a Market of Private Phytosanitary Laboratories
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Banking & Financial Services
- Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 13.5%
- Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 11%
- Policy Win: The NBU Expands Non-Resident Banks' Possibilities at Ukrainian FX Market
- Policy Progress: The National Bank of Ukraine Cut the Key Policy Rate to 8%
- Policy Win: The limit of FX supervision on export/import operations is increased to UAH 400,000
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Consumer Goods
- Policy Progress: Ministry of Health Published the Draft Order to Facilitate Unlocking Registration of Disinfectants
- Policy Progress: Ministry of Health Published Amendments to the Procedure of Disinfectants Registration
- Policy Win: The Government Unlocked the Registration of Disinfectants
- The Government Amended Resolution on Measures to Contain Covid-19
- Policy Progress: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Published Draft Amendments to the Rules of SI Units Application
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Customs
- Policy Progress: Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Approved and Submitted to Parliament the Draft Law "On Customs Tariff of Ukraine"
- Policy Win: Parliament Adopted the Draft Law "On Customs Tariff of Ukraine"
- Policy Win: The Government Approved Resolution on Authorized Economic Operator Implementation
Energy
- Policy Win: Operator of Ukraine's Gas Transmission System Introduced New Transit Service "Short-Haul"
- The Government Amended Resolution on Measures to Contain Covid-19
- The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Approved the Economic Stimulation Program to Overcome the Consequences of COVID-19
- Policy Progress: The Parliament Took the First Step to Facilitate Conduction of Environment Impact Assessment during the Quarantine Restrictions
- Policy Win: The Parliament Adopted Draft Law #3438 Unblocking the Environment Impact Assessment Procedure during the Quarantine Restrictions
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Food & Beverage
- Policy Progress: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade & Agriculture Continues Negotiations on Discriminative Eco-Tax Rate with the Republic of Moldova
- Policy Win: The Parliament Voted for Draft Law #2300 Demonopolizing Alcohol Industry
- The Government Amended Resolution on Measures to Contain Covid-19
- The Government Introduced Additional Amendments to Its Resolution on Measures to Contain COVID-19
- Policy Progress: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Published Draft Amendments to the Rules of SI Units Application
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Healthcare
- Policy Progress: VRU Healthcare Committee Returned Draft Law #2089 Amending Certain Legislation on Patent Law Reform for Improvement
- Policy Progress: Ministry of Health Published the Draft Order to Facilitate Unlocking Registration of Disinfectants
- Policy Progress: Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture Published Draft Amendments to the Rules of SI Units Application
- Policy Win: The Parliament Adopted Draft Law #3615-1 on Electronic Retail Trade of Pharmaceutical Products
- Policy Progress: The Government Approved the List of Specialized Organizations, Authorized for State Procurement of Goods and Services in 2020
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Hospitality and Tourism
- Policy Progress: Government Established the State Agency on Tourism Development
- Policy Win: Chamber Proposals Were Included into Temporary Recommendations on Anti-Epidemic Measures in Hotels
- Policy Win: Ukraine Establishes Visa-Free Regime for Citizens of Australia, New Zealand, and the Arabian Peninsula Countries
- Policy Win: Ukrainian E-Visa Became Available for More Countries
- Policy Win: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Simplified the Procedure for Issuing Ukrainian E-Visas
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Infrastructure
- Policy Progress: The Antimonopoly Committee Obliged the Ministry of Infrastructure to Develop and Approve the Methodology of Calculating Port Dues within 4 Months
- The Government Amended Resolution on Measures to Contain Covid-19
- Policy Progress: The Antimonopoly Committee Recommended Ukrzaliznytsia to Refine Agreement on Freight Transportation by Railway Transport
- Policy Progress: Ukrzaliznytsia Postponed the New Agreement for the Provision of Services on Organizing Freight Transportation by Railway Transport until June 1, 2020
- Policy Progress: Ukrzaliznytsia Reduced the Number of Low-Density Stations
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Mobile Telecom
- Policy Progress: The Commission of the Kyiv City Council on Transport, Communication & Advertising Approved Draft Decision Allowing the Development of 4G in Kyiv Subway
- Policy Win: Kyiv State City Council Approved Draft Decision Allowing the Development of 4G in Kyiv Subway
- Policy Progress: The Parliament Passed Draft Law #2654 on Strengthening the Protection of Telecommunications Networks in the First Reading
- Policy Progress: The Profile Parliamentary Committee Approved Draft Law #2654 for the Second Reading
- Policy Progress: The Parliament Adopted Draft Law #2654 on Strengthening the Protection of Telecommunications Networks
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Retail and E-Commerce
- The Government Amended Resolution on Measures to Contain Covid-19
- Ministry of Health Approved Temporary Recommendations on Anti-Epidemic Measures for Retail as well as Cafes & Restaurants
- Policy Win: Penalties for Non-Timely Registered VAT Invoice Were Reduced
- Government Supports a Proposal by the Business Community to Lift Restrictions on the Opening Hours of Cafes and Restaurants
Seeds
- Policy Win: The Government Launched a Market of Private Phytosanitary Laboratories
- Policy Progress: Ministry of Health Published Amendments to the Procedure of Disinfectants Registration
- Policy Win: The Government Unlocked the Registration of Disinfectants
- Policy Progress: European Commission Proposed to Recognize the Seed Certification System Equivalence between Ukraine & EU
- Policy Win: Verkhovna Rada Ratified Ukraine's Accession to the OECD Seed Schemes
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B2G Dialogue
Policy Events
High-Level Meetings
Participants
Position Papers
Top-Level Ukrainian Engagement
Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine
Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
Olha Stefanishyna, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation
Roman Abramovsky, Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Arsen Avakov, Minister of Internal Affairs
Vladyslav Kryklii, Minister of Infrastructure
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Denys Maliuska, Minister of Justice
Ihor Petrashko, Minister for Development of Economy, Trade, and Agriculture
Maxym Stepanov, Minister of Health
Olexandr Tkachenko, Minister of Culture and Information Policy
Iryna Venediktova, Prosecutor General
Ivan Bakanov, Head of the Security Service
Olga Pishchanska, Head of the Antimonopoly Committee
Kyrylo Shevchenko, Governor of the National Bank
MP Mykola Solskyy, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Agrarian and Land Policy
MP Mykyta Poturaiev, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy
MP Oleg Bondarenko, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management
MP Dmytro Natalukha, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Economic Development
MP Andriy Gerus, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Energy, Housing and Utilities Services
MP Mykhailo Radutskyy, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Health, Medical Assistance, and Medical Insurance
MP Andriy Kostin, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Legal Policy
MP Denys Monastyrskyy, Head of Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement
MP Halyna Tretiakova, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Social Policy and Veterans' Rights Protection
MP Yuriy Kisiel, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Infrastructure and Transport
MP Danylo Getmantsev, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Financial Issues, Tax and Customs Policy
MP Mykhailo Kriachko, Head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Digital Transformation
Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kyiv, Head of Kyiv City State Administration
Dmytro Sennychenko, Head of the State Property Fund
Yevgen Kapinus, Chairman of the Pension Fund
Svitlana Rekrut, Managing Director of Deposit Guarantee Fund
Timur Khromaev, Chairman of the National Securities and Stock Market Commission
Oleksiy Lyubchenko, Head of the State Tax Service
Mykola Chmeruk, Head of Large Taxpayers' Office of the State Tax Service
Sergiy Solodchenko, Acting Head of the State Fiscal Service
Vladyslava Magaletska, Head of the State Service on Food Safety and Consumers Protection
Andriy Vilenskiy, Acting Head of the National Health Service
Ihor Kuzin, Acting Director General of Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health
Roman Opimakh, Head of the State Geology Service
Roman Leshchenko, Head of the State Service for Geodesy, Cartography, and Cadaster
Andriy Malovanyi, Head of the State Ecological Inspection
Maryana Oleskiv, Head of the State Agency for Tourism Development
Olexandr Kubrakov, Head of the State Road Agency
Yuriy Balaniuk, Head of the National Qualifications Agency
Taras Kremin, Commissioner for the Protection of the State Language
Mikheil Saakashvili, Head of the Executive Committee of the National Reforms Council
Maria Barabash, Executive Director of the Office of Simple Solutions and Results
Olga Magaletska, Head of the Office of the National Investment Council
Sergiy Tsivkach, Executive Director of UkraineInvest
Marcin Swiecicki, Business Ombudsman
Kyrylo Kryvolap, Executive Director of Economic Recovery Center
Volodymyr Zhmak, Head of JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia”
Arsen Zhumadilov, Director General of the SOE "Medical Procurement of Ukraine"
Olexandr Golodnytskyy, Acting Head of the SE “Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority”
Oleksiy Soboliev, Director of the SE "ProZorro.Sale"
International Engagement
Michael R. Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State
Betsy Hafner, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Russia and Eurasia, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Caleb McCarry, Counselor to the Chief Executive Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Kristina Kvien, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
Goesta Ljungman, Resident Representative for Ukraine, International Monetary Fund
Ivanna Vladkova Hollar, Mission Chief to Ukraine, International Monetary Fund
Vahe Vardanyan, Lead Financial Sector Specialist for the Finance and Markets Global Practice in Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, The World Bank
Jason Pellmar, Regional Manager, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine, International Finance Corporation
Andreas Walter, General Manager of European Medicine Verification Organization
Anders Aslund, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Jon Decker, White House Correspondent, Fox News Radio
AmCham Delivers the Voice of Members & Investors at the Highest Level
National Reforms Council
National Investment Council in Davos
National Council on Anticorruption Policy
Legal Reform Commission
AmChams in Europe Cooperation
American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine is a part of the European Council of American Chambers of Commerce. The AmCham Ukraine President Andy Hunder served as Treasurer of the AmChams in Europe Executive Committee for four years in a row, from 2017 till 2020. Established in 1963, AmChams in Europe serves as the umbrella organization for 45 AmChams throughout Europe and Eurasia.
AmChams in Europe’s collective membership represents more than 17,000 American and European companies employing 20 million workers – accounting for more than $ 1.1 trillion in investment on both sides of the Atlantic.
B2U
Promoting Ukraine internationally as an attractive investment destinationForeign Media Outreach
Cooperation with the U.S. Embassy and Washington-Based Institutions
20+ meetings with Charge D’Affaires, U.S. Officials, and representatives of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine
B2B
Continuously creating opportunities for Business to Business PartnershipsChamber Events
Participants
Annual Events
Women's Executives Leadership Development Initiative Sessions
Corporate Social Responsibility
Business School
Knowledge Seminars
Friday University
Club's & HUB's Meetings
Young Professionals Network
American Independence Day Online Raffle
American Independence Day Picnic by the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine is one of the most long-awaited family events of Kyiv summer. This year due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions, the AmCham held the American Independence Day Online Raffle 2020.
AmCham team did their best to create a festive atmosphere even online. With the help of Partners, AmCham prepared fantastic prizes, received congratulations from Kristina A. Kvien, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine, and Lenna Koszarny, Chair of the AmCham Ukraine Board, Founding Partner and CEO at Horizon Capital.
Women's Executives Leadership Development Initiative
Women’s Executives Leadership Development Initiative (WELDI) is a personal development and business-networking platform that brings together successful, powerful, and goal-oriented women leaders for more than seven years. WELDI is aimed at boosting leadership skills, learning, inspiring and empowerment of women leaders. Created in 2013 under the umbrella of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, this initiative unites 500 TOP female leaders from AmCham Ukraine member companies.
Partners
Thanksgiving Season & Award Ceremony 2020
For the sixth year in a row, AmCham Ukraine recognizes organizations, projects, and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the development of a favorable business and social environment in Ukraine or promoted Ukraine internationally. Representatives of the Chamber member companies named those who they would like to thank. The Chamber presented the 2020 Thanksgiving Choice of the Business Community Award to Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and Paul Niland, Founder of Lifeline Ukraine.
Due to quarantine restrictions, AmCham conducted its annual Thanksgiving traditional activities online. This year, we held online the How to Roast a Thanksgiving Turkey video-masterclass. Shota Goderdzishvili, the Chief Cook at Hilton Kyiv, together with AmCham President Andy Hunder cooked Thanksgiving dinner.
COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM
Media & Social Media Coverage
President's interviews, commentaries & external speaking engagements
Media references
B2G statements
2020 Ukraine Country Profile
Ukraine Country Profile is the annual Chamber publication that includes analytical articles and important conclusions on Ukraine’s economy. Publication contains Ukraine’s economic overview and unique insights provided by leading Chamber member companies.
2020 Ukraine Country Profile Experts
Supporting Business Amid Covid-19
Leadership in Times of Crisis
Leadership in Times of Crisis is a video project on social media aimed at supporting businesses during unprecedented, historic, and challenging times for the whole world with the COVID-19 outbreak. AmCham Ukraine launched the Leadership in Times of Crisis project in April 2020 to give members a platform to communicate, share insights, and personal experience on how to lead through the coronavirus storm with maximum benefit for the company, employees, customers, and country.
In October, AmCham Ukraine won AmChams in Europe Creative Network Award 2020 for this project. The Leadership in Times of Crisis project has been recognized as the best creative network project among AmChams in 43 countries.
Surveys
During the COVID-19 pandemic, AmCham, jointly with the member company Deloitte Ukraine, conducted a series of surveys to support companies during the unprecedented times and understand their expectations and concerns, as well as the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the business community operating on the ground.
- Ukraine COVID-19 Business Impact Survey
- Ukraine COVID-19 Business Impact Survey Vol.2
- Ukraine COVID-19 Business Impact Survey: 6 Months of Lockdown
Doing Business After COVID-19 Lockdown in Ukraine – AmCham Survey conducted in partnership with member company Citi Ukraine to understand the impact of coronavirus on business, identify key concerns and ideas on Ukraine’s reopening strategy that will help businesses and the economy at large.
#biz4good
AmCham Ukraine member companies mobilize expertise and resources to help Ukrainians during the coronavirus outbreak. They have demonstrated high responsibility and empathy, both helping communities and supporting the economy. To share their good deeds and get this message across to the broader audience, AmCham Ukraine launched the Biz4Good project.
Innovations & Initiatives 2020
NEW Committees
B2G Surveys
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