According to the World Bank, Ukraine has "...
a significant economic potential as a result of its well educated labor force, large domestic market, access to
a variety of resources including some of Europe's best agricultural land, significant coal and some oil and gas reserves, and a strategic location connecting Europe, Russia and Asian markets. "

Moody's Investors Services Inc., on October 11, 2010 raised the outlook on Ukraine's credit rating to stable, siting an improvement in the country's external liquidity position along with the economic recovery. Ukraine's goverment bonds are now rated at B2. IMF raised its 2011 growth forcast for Ukraine to 4.5 from 4.1 percent

Fitch Ratings agency - March 2010: "...has revised Ukraine's sovereign debt outlook to stable from negative...", meaning Ukraine is likely to upgrade its ratings soon, because of reduced political risk following successful 2010 election.

The first capital of Ukraine is the city of 1.5 million people. It is Ukraine's largest industrial, scientific, educational and cultural hub. "Made in Kharkov" tractors paved the way to the South Pole, jet airlines are used on international flights, and powerful turbines are sold in many countries. Kharkov's largest State University is one of the oldest in Eastern Europe (dated 1804) and the only one in Ukraine with three Nobel Prize laureates. Kharkov's Institute of Physics and Technology is world-known for its nuclear, plasma and theoretical physics.

Fitch Ratings agency - March 2010 - Kharkov:"... good financial management, adequate budgetary performance in 2009 and expected satisfactory performance in 2010, sufficient liquidity..."

World Soccer Cup - 2012 - Kharkov will spend over
$1 billion dollars on the new airport terminal, hotels, security, roads, subway stations, etc.