Yuriy Kurenkov, official representative of the Ukrainian CCI in the Balkan countries.

Skype: y.kurenkov
 e-mail: [email protected]

Short background:

Mr. Kurenkov started his career in gas pipeline design. He held the position of Technical Director of the Investment, Production and Commercial Center Prominvestcenter, and then was Head of Marketing and Sales at the State Legprom of Ukraine. He gained vast experience working in the first foreign trade association of Ukraine. Since 2000, he has been working at Tekhmashexport. The company supplies highly technical equipment (cranes, oil and gas equipment) for export.

Opportunities for cooperation:

Cooperation between entrepreneurs from Ukraine and the Balkans is most relevant in the field of agricultural supplies, cooperation and joint production of engineering products (primarily in agro-engineering), and the development of public and private partnerships. Cooperation in tourism and energy is also very promising. Our specialists in the field of IT technologies are actively working. For example, SpeedFlow has already received Bulgarian registration and transferred 65 employees from Odesa to Plovdiv.

There are about 200 Bulgarian companies and 67 representative offices in Ukraine. Establishing joint ventures is not only possible, but also one of the priority ways to enter the EU market. Finding business partners and establishing mutually beneficial business relations is one of the most effective steps in this market.