61. What factors make Ukraine’s agriculture one of the key economic sectors?

Ukraine has very favourable conditions for the development of agricultural production: fertile soils, temperately warm climate, a well- developed industry processing agricultural raw materials. Ukraine is one of the world’s most productive farming regions and is known as the breadbasket of Europe.

There are two main branches of agricultural production in Ukraine: crop production and animal husbandry. Crop production is the practice of growing and harvesting crops. It includes: grain and industrial crops, meadow culture, fruit and vegetable raising. Among the industrial crops such as sugar beet, sunflower, flax the leading position is occupied by sugar beet.

Animal husbandry is the practice of breeding of farm animals and their use. The most widespread branches of animal husbandry are: dairy and beef cattle breeding, pig raising, sheep farming and bee-keeping. The poultry industry is spread through all the provinces.

62. What products does Ukraine export?

The main exports from Ukraine are ferrous and nonferrous metals, chemicals, machinery, fuel and petroleum products, transport equipment and food products. Currently Ukraine’s main export partners are Russia, Germany, Turkey, Italy and the USA.

As things stand, Ukraine is seeing a lot of financial gain from exports. The country has immense agricultural, mineral and industrial resources which it continues to draw on and profit from.

Ukrainian exports have certainly helped the country’s economy to stabilize over the past few years. Besides the country’s major exports mentioned above, the country is involved in many spheres of commerce. Crop farming, timber harvesting, coal, ironstone, complex ore and mineral deposit mining are major contributors to the country’s GDP. Grain, sugar and sunflower seeds are the main agricultural yields. Besides metals and oil products the country is also involved in producing coke, fertilizer, airplanes, turbines, metallurgical equipment, diesel locomotives and tractors.

63. What criteria do you think people use when they choose their future profession?

I think people use the next criteria when they choose their future profession^

Everyone has the ability to a certain activity. Sometimes they determine the choice of career.

The decisive influence of other factors such as parents think, sometimes friends, personal plans and ideas about future work.

Personal plans and ideas about future work include the capture of this activity (like or not like to deal with this matter), the level of income, importance of this profession.

When a person chooses the profession, it takes into account market demand for specialists in this field. Can a person get a decent job in the specialty? The person should have complete information about the profession.

Professional choice should be an important step in the life of every person.

64. What has inspired you to choose this speciality?

I am a student of Kyiv National Economic University. My future speciality is Bank management. I am very keen to start a career job in banking. I have been interested in banking since I was at school.

My decision to get education in economics was planned well in advance.

I have chosen economics not only because of its great role in our life. As a member of society in which you live, there is no way escaping economics. The study of economics will help you to understand the society and its economic forces better and enable you to live a fuller life.

Besides I am eager to realise intellectual potential that I feel I possess. This objective could be best achieved by building a successful, intellectually-rewarding career in one of the largest Ukrainian bank.