The websites listed below provide useful facts on Ukraine as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Ukraine:

• International Finance Corporation: Ukraine SME Toolkit (in Ukrainian)
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Ukraine Profile
• World Bank: Ukraine Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• Council of Europe Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO): Evaluation Report on Incriminations 2011.
• Council of Europe Group of States Against Corruption (GRECO): Evaluation Report on Transparency of Party Funding 2011.
• US Department of State: Investment Climate Statement - Ukraine 2011.
• Freedom House: Nations in Transit - Ukraine 2011.
• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ukraine 2011.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Barometer 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Ukraine 2010.
• Global Integrity: Ukraine Country Report 2009.

UNCAC Status: Signed 11 December 2003. Ratified 2 December 2009.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• Council of Europe Criminal Law Convention on Corruption: Signed 27 January 1999. Not Ratified.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on Corruption: Signed 4 November 1999. Ratified 19 September 2005.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Signed 12 December 2000. Ratified 21 May 2004.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• State party to the Council of European Convention on Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime.
• State party to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.
• Member of the Council of Europe GRECO Group of States against corruption.
• Cooperates under the OECD Anti-Corruption Network for Transition Economies.

Transparency CPI: 2011: 152/182 (Score: 2.3)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: -0.97

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.

OECD Country Risk Classification (0-7): 2011: 7

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication date: December 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network