Bate C. Toms: ‘Brexit was very good for Ukraine’

Throughout Ukraine’s 29 years of independence, it has enjoyed strong diplomatic support from the United Kingdom. However, trade between the two countries remains relatively limited. In 2019, Ukraine’s total trade in goods and services with the UK was $2.1 billion, a tiny amount of each nation’s global trade.

In an interview with the Kyiv Post, the long-time chairman of the British-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce, Bate C. Toms, outlined the opportunities for growth in bilateral trade between the two countries in the wake of the UK’s departure from the European Union, which fully took effect on Jan. 1, 2021.