Growth in bilateral trade
Deepening the flow of goods, services and capital between the United Kingdom and Ukraine.
UK–Ukraine · 100-Year Partnership
One Hundred Year Partnership between Ukraine and the UK in action.
We bring together business, investment and ideas to build an economic future.
- Established
- 2025, Kyiv
- Offices
- London & Kyiv
- 2026 target
- 10+ joint projects
Who we are
The operational economic bridge between the UK and Ukraine.
BUEF is an institutional economic platform for the practical implementation of the strategic partnership between Ukraine and the United Kingdom — an operational bridge that turns political will and international support into concrete projects and deals.
Established in 2025 in Kyiv to operationalise the UK–Ukraine 100-Year Partnership Agreement, BUEF works between governments, international financial institutions, private capital and business. Our measure of success is executed deals and delivered projects.
More about BUEFThe role of BUEF
Building a UK–Ukraine economic ecosystem.
Expansion of UK business presence in Ukraine
Helping British companies establish, invest and operate within Ukraine’s recovery economy.
Stronger positioning of Ukrainian companies in the UK
Opening routes for Ukrainian businesses into one of the world’s leading markets.
Creation of a sustainable economic ecosystem
Building durable institutional links that outlast any single project or cycle.
One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom symbolizes Ukraine’s integration into the Western world and its transformation into a “regional hub of stability.”
19Board & committee members across the UK and Ukraine
10Institutional partners engaged
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News & insights
From the BUEF desk.
Governance
Representatives of British Ukrainian Economic Future met with the Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi
BUEF’s team met Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, at the Embassy in London to brief him on the organisation’s mission and discuss new directions for UK–Ukraine cooperation on Ukraine’s recovery.
20 December 2025
Events
Representatives of the British Ukrainian Economic Future (BUEF) took part in the 4th Annual Ukrainian Infrastructure Forum
BUEF joined more than 130 senior leaders at the 4th Annual Ukrainian Infrastructure Forum in London, where Chief Operating Officer Kseniia Velychko presented the organisation and announced a planned visit of UK infrastructure firms and financial institutions to Kyiv.
15 December 2025Let’s turn partnership into delivered projects.
For governments, institutions, investors and partners ready to build the UK–Ukraine economic future.