Guide to Ukraine: helpful information for foreign visitors
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Either you come to Ukraine on business or vacation, this presentation will be equally helpful. It contains such information about Ukraine and its capital, Kiev, as political and banking systems, education, holidays, IT outsourcing, visas, foreign embassies, public transport, places where to stay and to eat, sightseeing, and other useful information.
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- Guide to Ukraine
helpful information for foreign visitors
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Ukraine:
Kiev, the capital:- General information
- Arriving in Kiev
- Top hotels
- Public transport
- Restaurants
- Sightseeing
- Mailing and calling
- Car rental
- Foreign embassies
- General information
- Time zone
- Public holidays
- Political system
- Banking system
- Education in Ukraine
- IT outsourcing
- Visas and customs
- Ukraine: General information
- Second-largest country in Europe after Russia
- Population: 45.7 million (2009 est.)
- Workforce: 23 million (2009 est.)
- Situated in the heart of Europe:
- strategic position between Europe and Asia on the intersection of major transport and trade routes
- Ukraine: Time zone
- Ukrainian time zone is GMT +2 hours
- Time difference between Ukraine and other countries has become a significant advantage for IT outsourcing
- Ukrainian time zone also provides effective use of proximity to Western European countries:
- air flights to major European capitals take from 1 to 4 hours
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Calendar 2010: Public Holidays in Ukraine- Ukraines public holidays in 2010:
- January 1 New Years Day
- January 7 Orthodox Christmas Day
- March 8 International Womens Day
- April 4 Orthodox Easter
- May 1-2 International Labor
- May 9 Victory Day
- May 23 Orthodox Pentecost
- June 28 Constitution Day
- August 24 Ukrainian Independence Day
www.softheme.com Outsourcing to Softheme Guide to Ukraine: helpful information for foreign visitors - Ukraine: Political system
- The powers of the government of Ukraine are specified by the Constitution of Ukraine and are divided into three branches:
- consists of 450 peoples deputies who are elected for a term of 4 years
- the majority of seats in Verkhovna Rada are held by:
- responsible to the President of Ukraine
and
Party of Regions
Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc
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- TheUkrainian banking system is a two-tier structure consisting of the:
Commercial banks of various types and forms of ownership, including:- the state-owned Export-Import Bank
- specialized commercial Savings Bank
- As of January 1, 1998, the banking system of Ukraine has transferred to the international accounting and statistics standards
- The official currency of Ukraine is Hryvnia
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- Ranked 32nd in Education on the 2009 Legatum Prosperity Index of 104 countries
- About 70% of adult population have secondary or higher education
- Nearly 60% of Ukrainian universities have graduates with majors in physics, mathematics and programming
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- Ukraine has become an attractive outsourcing destination for many companies around the world, due to :
- growing pool of qualified human resources
- European mentality
- competitive outsourcing rates
- Outsourcing accounts for more than 70% of software development work in UA
- Steady growth of IT outsourcing market in the past 5 years
- Ranked 4th after Russia with almost 40% growth and over $3.4 billion in volume in 2007
- The highest IT industry growth rate among CEE countries in 2007
- Ukraine: Visas and customs
- The citizens of the following countries can enter Ukraine visa-free and stay up to 90 days:
- the countries of EU, Andorra, Canada, Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Mongolia, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, the USA, Vatican, and the countries of the CIS
- What you can import free of customs duties and taxes:
200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco
1 liter of hard alcohol
food products valued no more than 50
2 liters of wine
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- Kiev (also spelled Kyiv) is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine located on the Dnieper River
- Population: 2.8 million (2009 est.)
- Ethnic composition of inhabitants:
- Ukrainians (70%)
- Russians (20%)
- others (10%)
- Kiev is an important industrial, scientific, educational and cultural centre of Eastern Europe
- Has an extensive infrastructure and highly developed system of public transport, including the Kiev Metro (subway)
- Kiev: Arriving in Kiev
- Kiev offers four main ways