For Evgeni Malakhov by the consulting firm Easygost, this negative assessment of Ukraine is a sweeping statement which hides the economic capabilities of the country. The Ukraine is often as problematic were perceived in the public perception of Western Europe in the past few years. Either was the dispute focuses on the oil and gas transit or the impact of the financial crisis. For Evgeni Malakhov, Managing Director of the consulting firm Easygost, specializing in export to the Commonwealth of independent States, but this is a sweeping statement which hides the economic capabilities of the country. \”The overall development of the country leaves quite clever entrepreneurs who are wisely planning their business decisions,\” room for gains, Evgeni Malakhov explains and continues: generalizing assessing of a country as the Ukraine is for the public media certainly not a problem, but not very helpful for the development of the business. \” \”That’s why, as Malakhov, behind the scenes worth\” and should sound numbers instead of general assumptions \”are used to create a rational basis for decisions for or against business involvement in the Ukraine. First of all, it should be noted that the Ukraine by far, the most important economy of the former Soviet Union after Russia was. She produced four times more goods and services than the next Soviet Republic.

The fertile black soil provided more than a quarter of the total products of agricultural products of the former Soviet Union and supplied significant quantities of meat, milk, grain and vegetables in the other republics. The limited but neither yesterday nor today only on agricultural products. A diversified heavy industry manufactures machine tools like large drills and milling machines. In addition, petroleum products, tubes and textiles are produced. The shares in the total amount of Ukrainian exports of $ 17.3 billion for significant 33.7% were also in the difficult first half of 2009 Metallurgy products, 24.0% 16.9% for machinery, agricultural products and food.