Economic Overview Of Kiev

Besides being the capital of Ukraine, Kiev is also the industrial and commercial centre of the country. A major transport hub, Kiev is an important river port on the Dnieper, and is connected, by train, road and air to the rest of Europe. It acts as a conduit for the export and import of goods from all across Ukraine, including a number of items which are produced within the city Kiev’s prominent manufactures are machinery, machine tools, chemicals, rolling stock, textiles, building materials and processed foods. Power engineering and metallurgy form the largest and most important industries in Kiev.