15th December 2011
How good does wine have to be to be served at the residence of the British ambassador in Ukraine? The answer is that taste in wine is a pretty subjective issue; but that I’m always on the look-out for good Ukrainian products and, of course, for value for money. I’m also keen on promoting good […]
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14th December 2011
Several people have asked me this week what the outcome of last week’s meeting of EU Heads of State and Government, the European Council, means. I can’t do better than point you towards this excellent blog by my colleague Scott Wightman, British Ambassador in Seoul. The key point is that the UK’s interests in the […]
6th December 2011
What would the great Welshman and founder of Donetsk, John Hughes, think of Ukraine today? I was privileged to be invited to Donetsk recently to give the inaugural John Hughes memorial speech. My audience was the Donetsk Chamber of Commerce and the British Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. In the speech I paid tribute to John […]
5th May 2011
Is it good or bad for Ukraine to allow the sale of agricultural land and, if so, under what conditions? There is muted excitement in Ukraine that the authorities may soon bring forward proposals to allow the sale of agricultural land, either later this year or in early 2012. Although most agricultural land in Ukraine […]
21st March 2011
:For a few days last week the centre of Kyiv turned British. The “British Business Days in Ukraine” running from 17-19 March included: a business-to-business debate chaired by TV presenter Andriy Kulykov with business leaders Petro Poroshenko (businessman, politician and head of National Bank Council) Mohammed Zahoor (Head of Istil Group), Roger Munnings (Catalyst UK) […]
18th October 2010
Уже осінь. Температура знижується, і починається новий навчальний рік, студенти та їхні батьки в усій Україні думають про навчальний рік 2011-2012. Тому приємно приймати в резиденції дві організації, що сприяють поширенню високоякісної британської освіти. Першою є Единбурзька бізнес-школа (ЕБШ) з її визнаною у світі дистанційною програмою MBA, однією з найбільших і найуспішніших у світі. У […]