THE BRITISH UKRAINIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (BUCC)
The British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (“BUCC”) brings together British, Ukrainian and international companies and individuals doing business in Ukraine or the UK, including in the City of London, the financial capital of Europe, Kyiv, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv as well as the US, Middle-East and Asia.
We provide in-depth information on business, commerce, trade and culture in Ukraine and the UK to assist our members and others interested in business opportunities in Ukraine and the UK, hold regular meeting with interesting speakers and conduct a wide variety of other activities. The BUCC also supports the Commonwealth of Nations (formerly known as the British Commonwealth) including by holding events focused on Commonwealth nations.
The BUCC was originally established in 1997 by its founders under the auspices of the Ukrainian Foreign ministry thruogh its Embassy in London and the UK Department of Trade and Industry to promote trade and investment between the United Kingdom and Ukraine. Our founder members include AON Group Ltd., B.C. Toms & Co, British Petroleum plc, De La Rue plc, First Ukrainian International Bank, GlaxoSmithKline plc, Procter and Gamble, Shell International Ltd, Thomas and Adamson, Ukraine International Airlines and Unilever plc.
RECENT EVENTS
The BUCC is focused for 2021 on increasing UK-Ukrainian trade and investment, to begin by launching a series of webinars.
BUCC Webinar with UK Export Finance (UKEF) on 17 Feb, 4 pm EET
To begin, we are pleased to invite you to our Webinar with the presentations by UKEF, UkraineInvest and other government officials.
The Webinar, presented UKEF and its GBP 2.5 billion trade facility fo British-Ukrainian trade and related investment, and how it helps exporters with their trade as well as investors in Ukraine, the Webinar covered what projects they support, how you can apply for their credit support and how projects can be financially structured. UKEF discussed examples of projects they have successfully funded previously etc. Questions were answered during the Q&A session.
Please contact us at buccukraine@gmail.com to get your invitation or follow us on fb.com/buccukraine.
Special Events
Ukrainian Week in London (October 2021, London, UK)
PUBLICATIONS
Bate C. Toms: How Ukraine's Economy Can Be Brought Back to Life - KyivPost
Expats To Watch: Familiar Face in Legal Community Promotes His Plan to Save Ukraine - Kyivpost
Black Sea Economic Forum – Investors See Odessa as Black Sea Port City Attempts to Lead Ukraine’s Reformist Revolution - Business Ukraine
The Proposal for a Legal Ombudsman to End Abuses of Justice by Ukrainian Courts -KyivPost
COMMITTEES & PROJECTS
Ukrainian Week Committee
8 –14 October and Continuing Activities
Trade Committee
UK – Ukraine Free Trade Agreement Project
Infrastructure Committee
Port / Rail Container Traffic Project
Agriculture Committee
Land Lease Reform Project
Law Committee
Legal Ombudsman Project
Investment Committee
Political Risk Insurance
Real Estate / Land Committee
OSBB Project
Tourism Committee
UK – Ukraine
Art Committee
Ukrainian Impressionism Rediscovery Project
ACTIVITIES / GALLERY
MEMBERSHIP – JOIN THE BUCC FOR 2021
To join the BUCC, please contact us at:
+38 (044) 490-6000 or +38 (044) 278-1000 or
email at buccukraine@gmail.com
Download membership application form
English
E-CARD
The BUCC membership e-card for discounts
The BUCC’s new membership E-Card system provides substantial (5% to 40%) discounts for our members at leading restaurants, hotels, shops and other establishments in Kyiv, London, Lviv, Odessa, Kharkiv and elsewhere.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) PROGRAM
The BUCC presently has several special CSR projects.
Learn more about CSR
NEWS
BUCC 29 January 2020 Event with FranklinCovey
On January 29th, 2020, British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce (BUCC) held its Networking Reception at the Radisson Blu Hotel, 22, Yaroslaviv Val St., with a presentation by FranklinCovey Ukraine, a global leader in management training for effectiveness, trust, productivity, sales and strategy execution that provides instruction, assessment, implementation.