Currently, the "White Business Club" includes 7,997 companies that meet the standards of transparent business practices in Ukraine. However, the list includes companies linked to sanctioned individuals, companies that do not meet standards, and 24 companies that had Russian owners at the beginning of the full-scale war. This was reported by Opendatabot, citing data from the State Tax Service of Ukraine.
“At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, 24 companies in the club had Russian owners. Now, there is officially no Russian trace in any of these businesses,” the report states.
Analysts analyzed the companies listed in the trusted list of the State Tax Service and found representatives associated with sanctioned individuals through joint business activities.
Two companies belong to the Kozak brothers' group, whose owners are linked to Viktor Medvedchuk’s group. The list also includes businesses connected to the "Alef" corporation, owned by sanctioned Vadim Ermolaev, and Burisma Group, whose owner is listed in the Corruption Register.
After the list was published, sanctions were imposed on Yuriy Boyko. Two businesses from his group are also among the "white businesses."
42% of companies in the "White Business Club" earn between 10 to 100 million UAH annually (3,300 businesses). Another 177 companies earn more than 1 billion UAH (2.2%).
Nearly a quarter of the "White Business Club" members are concentrated in the capital—1,927 companies. Another 10%, or 794 companies, are registered in Dnipropetrovsk. Kyiv region ranks third with 594 companies or 7%.
16% or 1,275 companies in the white list operate in wholesale trade. Agriculture ranks second with 1,120 businesses (14%). Real estate activities involve 675 companies (8.4%), while home and territory maintenance services involve 359 companies (4.5%). The medical sector rounds out the top five with 312 companies (3.9%).
