The five-year-old conflict in Ukraine’s southeast corner

The five-year-old conflict in Ukraine’s southeast corner is often the top obstacle to first time potential investors considering Ukraine, said Daniel Bilak, chairman of UkraineInvest. He noted that investors have learned to live with the risk in Israel, which is in a ‘perpetual conflict zone.’ Kolodyuk said: “Maybe Ukraine is the new Israel.” Koszarny urged the international audience to ‘ignore the headlines and build the business.’ She said: “I have not had an investor who came to Ukraine and then did not invest in Ukraine.”