We were thrilled to invite our members to visit Ostrich Farm in Yasnogorodka (that was one of the first ostrich farms founded in Ukraine) – a place where it doesn’t not really matter if you are a kid or an adult, because everyone had fun.

Adults and kids met ostriches face to face, learned about ostrich farming and their life in the wild and enjoyed everyone’s favourite – photos session! Visitors described it as family fun, interesting and informative, and a great experience.

To fuel up after an adventurous and rich time tasty lunch was waiting for everyone. Participants tried a delicious broth and patty-cake with meat. Yummy!

Kids were amazed with adorable small zoo and children's playground: fresh air, games together and exploring new things as a family – really all you need for a good weekend! 

On October 10, the Chamber Members met with Ms. Natalie Jaresko, Minister of Finance of Ukraine to discuss key aspects of the tax reform presented by the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine on September 3 at the National Council of Reforms of Ukraine, further steps on its developments as well as other important issues within the competence of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine. 

Topics that has been discussed during launch event within YPnet platform:

• Career paths in the modern world and their variety
• Personal qualities and skills that contribute to building successful career
• Algorithm of professional development
• How not to bury your talent, but to discover, implement and get the kick out of it...

In the light of the reform of the employment system in Ukraine, on September 9 the Chamber held a meeting devoted to the discussion of the Draft Law “On Amendments to Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine on Public Administration Reform on Employment and Social Unemployment Insurance”, respective Comparative Table and Explanatory Note. 

What is unique about this particular workshop you will ask? And the answer would be: practical approach and interactivity. It was an open talk with questions and answers in the highly professional atmosphere as the event was open to top-managers of Chamber Member Companies only.

Knowledge Seminar “Changes in Transfer Pricing” has been delivered by the Member Company Sokolovskyi and Partners Law Firm.

The Seminar covered the following issues: 

• Novelty in principles of defining controlled transactions.
• New financial indexes which are used to establish the terms of cortrolled transaction to arm’s length principle.
• Tax control: accounting reports under the new rules, period of limitation cut-back, time extension of submitting additional documents, changed penalties.

Recently Chamber Members held a meeting with Mr. Oleksiy Pavlenko, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine. 

Meeting on Simplification of Trade Procedures and Logistics at Sea Ports was organized jointly by the Chamber and European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM). 

We would like to invite you to the meeting with Mr. Roman Nasirov, Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine. 

This event, as a follow-up to agreements reached with the Head of the State Fiscal Service of Ukraine at the meeting with Chamber Members in June, will be held in the format of panel discussion aimed to cover the issues below...

Chamber Members were lucky to see the big-screen reboot of the Hitman video game movie series with Eminem’s quick action beats playing on the background. 

The Knowledge Seminar “HR as Business Partner” has been delivered by the Member Company Lviv Business School of UCU.

The participants of the seminar learned the answers to the following questions: 

• Could it be that existing HR model is no longer fit for its purpose?
• What changes might be required to ensure that Business Partner model meets the needs of the modern business context?..

On August 21 Chamber President Andy Hunder took part in the meeting headed by Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk with representatives of agricultural enterprises and companies – exporters of grain and grain products regarding specific questions of grain market functioning.