Investment fund aimed at supporting small and medium-sized businesses ‘Bukovyna’ provided concessional financing to ‘Open-air’ attraction’ specializing in karts and quad bikes rent. To fund purchase of new cars ‘Bukovyna’ allocated 320 thousand UAH at 12% per annum. The company ‘Open-air’ attraction’ is a ninth project received funding from the fund ‘Bukovyna’

Winners of the student business ideas competition initiated by Zhytomyr City Employers Organization were identified. Six projects were selected as finalists, authors of the three of them will be given a possibility to draw business plans of their projects – expert support will be provided by the investment fund “Polissya”

Children and juvenile creativity center and sports school opened after capital reconstruction in Armiansk. The funding to the project was provided by Armiansk’s principal employer – Crimea TITAN. The project has been realized as part of the effort towards the implementation of “Preserve Your City” program initiated by Mr. Dmitry Firtash

“Corporations must play an active role in the development of communities hosting them. In addition to paying taxes, the ad hoc, purpose-specific support to municipalities is equally important. Such kinds of support work very effectively. It is critical for people to see tangible results, to see their cities change, to see their lives improve,” – argued Dmitry Firtash

In 2012, the enterprises of the Firtash Group of companies Group DF spent about UAH 500 million on social and ecological projects. Almost all the companies Mr. Firtash, the Chairman of the Group DF Supervisory Council, invests in are cities’ principal employers or generate lion’s shares of municipal budgets in cities and towns they are based in

“The Federation of Employers of Ukraine will submit its proposals for financing of priority economic sectors and regional development programs to the parliament, government, local authorities and administrations. We have to see clearly how the next year or 2-3-year budget is formed”, – said President of the FEU.

OSTCHEM holding, which consolidates Group DF’s nitrogen fertilizer producers, became the general sponsor of Ukraine’s national team. Support to School Chemical Education project was initiated by Mr. Dmitry Firtash, the founder of Group DF

If we develop production in Ukraine we will create new jobs. Our estimates show that if Ukraine manufacture imported products of chemical industry, nearly 150-200 thousand of new jobs will be created. This was stated by the President of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine Dmitry Firtash

The largest in the Western Ukraine greenhouse complex DF Agro has taken the lead in the authoritative rating “Agrarian Elite of Ukraine”. Experts have given primacy to DF Agro  because today it is only greenhouse complex in Ukraine built from scratch using the latest technology

Youth unemployment will be significantly reduced, if the demand for trained professionals will be formed by employers. This was stated by President of the Federation of Employers of Ukraine Dmitry Firtash during the meeting with owners and managers of Dnipropetrovsk region enterprises