The document provides information about franchising opportunities and business environments in various Eastern European countries. It includes details such as GDP, population, languages spoken, major cities, and existence of franchise associations for each country. Countries covered include Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

3. Albania

4. Albania 89 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 13,0 bln. $; 4,1 k$; 3,4 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Lek (ALL) currency +1 time zone 355 calling code The dominant language is Albanian, with two main dialects, Gheg and Tosk. Many Albanians are also fluent in English, Italian, Greek, Turkish or German languages 3,2 population, mln Durrës, Korçë, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë and Kukës big cities Tirana capital

5. Albania no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

6. Armenia

7. Armenia 50 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 11,9 bln. $; 3,7 k$; 9 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Dram (AMD) currency +4 time zone 374 calling code Official language: Armenian, second language: Russian languages 3,2 population, mln Gyumri, Vanadzor big cities Yerevan capital

8. Armenia www.expomedia.am/rus/brand.php Expo web-site Brand Expo Expo Mr. V. Ivanov President, Chairman Armenian Franchise Association Franchise Association

9. Azerbaijan

10. Azerbaijan 38 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 46,4 bln. $; 5,3 k$; 20,8 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Manat (AZN) currency +4 time zone 994 calling code Azerbaijani languages 8,8 population, mln Ganja, Sumqayit, Mingachevir, Qaraçuxur, Shirvan, Nakhchivan City, Bakıxanov, Shaki, Yevlakh big cities Baku capital

11. Azerbaijan www.theazeritimes.com Franchise media www.cic-az.com Franchise consulters yes BSFF membership +994124367751 fax +994124367750 phone Mrs. Nurana Heydarova Second person Mr. Elshan Musayev President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.franchise.az www Azerbaijan Franchise Association Franchise Association

12. Belarus

13. Belarus 82 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 60,3 bln. $; 6,2 k$; 14,8 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Belarusian ruble (BYR) currency +2 time zone 372 calling code Belarusian, Russian languages 9,7 population, mln Brest, Grodno (Hrodna), Gomel (Homiel), Mahilyow (Mahiloŭ) and Vitebsk (Viciebsk) big cities Minsk capital

14. Belarus 49 Franchisers www.franchising.blog.tut.by Franchise b log www.verdict.by Franchise consulter

15. Bosnia & Herzegovina

16. Bosnia & Herzegovina 116 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 55,5 bln. $; 4,2 k$; 7,3 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Convertible Mark (BAM) currency +1 time zone 387 calling code Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian languages 4,6 population, mln Banja Luka, Tuzla, Bijeljina, Zenica, Mostar, Brčko, Prijedor, Doboj, Bihać big cities Sarajevo capital

17. Bosnia & Herzegovina no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

18. Bulgaria

19. Bulgaria 42 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 49,9 bln. $; 6,6 k$; 12,3 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Lev (BGN) currency +2 time zone 359 calling code Bulgarian languages 7,6 population, mln Plovdiv, Varna, Burgas, Rousse, Stara Zagora, Pleven, Sliven, Dobrich big cities Sofia capital

20. Bulgaria 86, 62 % local brands Franchisers www.franchisemore.com Franchise consulters www.expo.franchising.bg Expo web-site Bulgarian Franchising Expo Expo y es BSFF membership y es EU country +35952390030 fax Mrs. Lubka Kolarova President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.bulfra.hit.bg www Bulgarian Franchise Assotiation Franchise Association

21. Croatia

22. Croatia 110 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 69,4 bln. $; 15,6 k$; 6,1 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Kuna (HRK) currency +1 time zone 381 calling code Croatian languages 4,5 population, mln Split, Rijeka, Osijek big cities Zagreb capital

23. Croatia 150, 30 % local brands Franchisers www.fip.com.hr Expo web-site Franchise & Partnership Expo +38521882330 fax +38521882330, +38514920625 phone Mr. Dr. Mladen Pavic President, Chairman udruga@fip.com.hr, info@fip.com.hr emails www.fip.com.hr www Croatia Association for Franchise Business Franchise Association

24. Czech Republic

25. Czech Republic 66 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 216,4 bln. $; 20,8 k$; 6,3 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Czech koruna (CZK) currency +1 time zone 420 calling code Czech languages 10,3 population, mln Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň, Liberec, Olomouc big cities Prague capital

26. Czech Republic 140, 50 % local brands Franchisers www.noerr.com Franchise layers www.profitsystem.cz Franchise consulters www.bvv.cz/fmp Expo web-site Franchise Meeting Point Expo yes EFF membership yes WFC membership yes EU country +420242444935 fax +420242444509 phone Mrs. Hana Jurášková Second person Mr. Ivo Lamich President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.czech-franchise.cz www Czech Franchise Association Franchise Association

27. Estonia

28. Estonia 22 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 23,5 bln. $; 17,5 k$; 10,4 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Estonian kroon (EEK) currency +2 time zone 372 calling code The Estonian language belongs to the Finnic branch. Estonian is not related to its nearest neighbours, Swedish, Latvian and Russian, which are all Indo-European languages. Russian is widely spoken as a secondary language by thirty- to seventy-year-old ethnic Estonians languages 1,3 population, mln Kohtla-Jarve, Kuressaare, Narva, Parnu, Tartu big cities Tallinn capital

29. Estonia www.afranchise.lt Franchise consulters yes EU country +3717334350 fax +37129259247 phone Mrs. Tatjana Melehova Second person [email_address] emails www.franchising.lv www Baltic Franchise Found Franchise Association

30. Georgia

31. Georgia 16 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 12,9 bln. $; 2,9 k$; 10 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Lari (GEL) currency +4 time zone 995 calling code The official languages of Georgia are Georgian and also Abkhaz within the autonomous region of Abkhazia languages 4,3 population, mln Kutaisi, Batumi, Rustavi big cities Tbilisi capital

32. Georgia www.franchise.ge Franchise portals Mr. Zaza Chelidze, ex- President President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.franchisegeo.org.ge www Georgian Franchisee Union Franchise Association

33. Hungary

34. Hungary 41 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 155,9 bln. $; 15,5 k$; 6,1 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Forint (HUF) currency +1 time zone 36 calling code The official language is Hungarian, which is part of the Finno-Ugric family, thus one of the four official languages of the European Union that are not of Indo-European origin languages 10 population, mln Debrecen, Miszkolc, Szeged big cities Budapest capital

35. Hungary 300, 50 % local brands Franchisers www.noerr.com Franchise layers www.dakexpo.com Franchise consulters www.dakexpo.com Expo web-site International Franchise Exhibition and BuyBrand Show Expo yes WFC membership yes EU country +3612744643 fax +3613917313 phone Dr. Istvan Kiss Second person Mr. László Murányi, Coop Hungary Zrt. President, Chairman titkarsag@franchise.hu, franchise@franchise.hu emails www.franchise.hu www Hungarian Franchise Association Franchise Association

36. Kazahstan

37. Kazahstan 64 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 135,6 bln. $; 8,7 k$; 17 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Tenge (KZT) currency +5/+6 time zone 7 calling code Kazakh (state and major for kazakhs officials, spoken by all kazakhs) , Russian (2nd official (spoken by 85% of residents, including non russians)) languages 16,4 population, mln Almaty, Shymkent, Karagandy, Taraz, Pavlodar, Oskemen, Semey, Aktobe, Oral, Kostanay, Petropavl, Kyzylorda, Aktau, Temirtau, Atyrau, Ekibastuz, Kokshetau, Taldykorgan, Zhezkazgan, Turkistan big cities Astana capital

38. Kazahstan 120 Franchisers www.cafla.com Franchise consulters yes WFC membership +77272456464 fax +77272456454, +77272417423, +77775016566 phone Mr. Vyacheslav Sidelnikov President, Chairman kfa_02@mail.ru, kfa@agentstvo.kz emails www.agentstvo.kz www Franchise Agency Franchise Association

39. Kosovo

40. Kosovo 107 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 5,3 bln. $; 2,5 k$; 5,3 % GDP (bln. dol., nominal); GDP per capita ( thousand dol.); inflation 2008 ( % ) Euro (EUR) currency +1 time zone 381 calling code Albanian, Serbian languages 2,1 population, mln Peć (Peja), Prizren, Đakovica (Gjakova), and Kosovska Mitrovica (Mitrovica) big cities Pristina capital

41. Kosovo no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

42. Kyrgystan

43. Kyrgystan 80 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 5,1 bln. $; 0,9 k$; 24,5 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Som (KGS) currency +6 time zone 996 calling code Kyrgyz (State) Russian (Official) languages 5,5 population, mln Batken, Chui, Jalal-Abad, Naryn, Talas, Issyk-Kul, Osh big cities Bishkek capital

44. Kyrgystan no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

45. Latvia

46. Latvia 29 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 34 bln. $; 15 k$; 15,4 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Lats (LVL) currency +2 time zone 371 calling code Official languages Latvian . Ethnic groups : 59.3% Latvians , 27.8% Russians , 3.6% Belarusians , 2.5% Ukrainians , 6.8% others. T he Latvian language having many similarities with Lithuanian, but not with the Estonian language. Today the Latvian and Lithuanian languages are the only surviving members of the Baltic languages of the Indo-European family languages 2,2 population, mln Daugavpils, Liepāja big cities Riga capital

47. Latvia www.afranchise.lt Franchise consulters yes EU country +3717334350 fax +37129259247 phone Mrs. Tatjana Melehova Second person [email_address] emails www.franchising.lv www Baltic Franchise Found Franchise Association

48. Lithuania

49. Lithuania 25 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 47,3 bln. $; 14,1 k$; 10,9 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Lithuanian litas (LTL) currency +2 time zone 370 calling code 90% of Lithuanians speak at least one foreign language and half of the population speaks two foreign languages, mostly Russian, English, and Polish languages 3,5 population, mln Kaunas, Klaipėda, Siauliai, Panevezys big cities Vilnius capital

50. Lithuania www.afranchise.lt, www.fransizescentras.lt Franchise consulters yes EU country +3717334350 fax +37129259247 phone Mrs. Tatjana Melehova Second person [email_address] emails www.franchising.lv www Baltic Franchise Found Franchise Association

51. Macedonia

52. Macedonia 69 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 9,6 bln. $; 4,7 k$; 8,3 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Macedonian denar (MKD) currency +1 time zone 389 calling code The official and most widely spoken language is Macedonian, which belongs to the Eastern branch of the South Slavic language group. Macedonian is closely related to and mutually intelligible with Standard Bulgarian. It also has some similarities with standard Serbian and the intermediate Torlakian and Shop dialects spoken mostly in southern Serbia and western Bulgaria (and by speakers in the north and east of Macedonia) languages 2,1 population, mln Bitola, Kumanovo, Prilep, Tetovo, Ohrid, Veles, Štip, Kočani, Gostivar, Strumica big cities Skopje capital

53. Macedonia europeanhouse.blogspot.com Franchise blog +38975529155 phone Mr. Goce Veljanoski President, Chairman goceveljanoski@yahoo.com emails Macedonian Franchise Association Franchise Association

54. Moldova

55. Moldova 108 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 6 bln. $; 1,7 k$; 12,8 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Moldovan leu (MDL) currency +2 time zone 383 calling code Official languages: Moldovan (Romanian) Recognised regional languages: Gagauz, Russian and Ukrainian languages 3,6 population, mln Bielce, Cahul big cities Chisinau capital

56. Moldova www.businessbroker.md Franchise broker www.franchising.md Franchise portals +37369559604 phone Mr. Sergey Tanase President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.franciza.md www Moldova Franchise Association Franchise Association

57. Montenegro

58. Montenegro 77 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 4,8 bln. $; 7,8 k$; 3,4 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Euro (EUR) currency +2 time zone 382 calling code Most citizens speak the Serbian language of the Iyekavian dialect. However, as of 2004 the moves for an independent Montenegrin language were promoted and with the new 2007 Constitution it became Montenegro's prime official language. Next to it, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian are recognized in usage. All of these languages except for Albanian are virtually identical in common usage languages 0,7 population, mln Nikšić big cities Podgorica capital

59. Montenegro no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

60. Poland

61. Poland 72 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 527,9 bln. $; 13,8 k$; 4,2 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Złoty (PLN) currency +1 time zone 48 calling code The Polish language, a member of the West Slavic branch of the Slavic languages, functions as the official language of Poland. Until recent decades Russian was commonly learned as a second language, but now has been replaced by English and German as the most common second languages studied and spoken languages 38,1 population, mln Kraków, Lodz, Wrocław, Poznań, Gdańsk, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Lublin, Katowice, Białystok, Gdynia, Częstochowa, Radom, Sosnowiec, Toruń, Kielce, Gliwice, Zabrze, Bytom, Olsztyn, Bielsko-Biała, Rzeszów, Ruda Śląska, Rybnik, Tychy, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Płock, Opole, Elbląg, Gorzów Wielkopolski, Wałbrzych, Włocławek, Zielona Góra, Tarnów, Chorzów, Kalisz, Koszalin, Legnica big cities Warsaw capital

62. Poland 560 Franchisers www.wlasnybiznes.com Franchise broker www.noerr.com Franchise layer www.franchise2profit.com Franchise consulters www.franchiseportal.pl, www.franchising.pl Franchise portals www.franchiseexpo.pl Expo web-site Franchise Salon Expo yes EU country +48225608021 phone +48225608035 Second person Mrs. Monika Dąbrowska President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.franczyza.org.pl www Polish Franchise Association Franchise Association

63. Romania

64. Romania 54 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 200 bln. $; 9,3 k$; 7,8 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Leu (RON) currency +2 time zone 40 calling code Official languages: Romanian. Other languages, such as Hungarian, German, Turkish, Crimean Tatar, Greek, Romani, Croatian, Macedonian, Ukrainian and Serbian, are official at various local levels languages 21,5 population, mln Iaşi, Cluj-Napoca, Timişoara, Constanţa, Craiova, Galaţi, Braşov, Ploieşti, Brăila, Oradea, Bacău, Piteşti, Arad, Sibiu, Târgu Mureş, Baia Mare, Buzău, Botoşani, Satu Mare, Râmnicu Vâlcea, Piatra-Neamţ, Drobeta-Turnu, Severin, Suceava, Focşani, Târgu Jiu big cities Bucharest capital

65. Romania 330, 50 % local brands Franchisers www.noerr.com Franchise layers www.vfe.ro , www.fbb.ro Franchise portals www.francizor.ro Expo web-site International Franchise & Branding Exhibition Expo yes BSFF membership yes EU country +40318145479 fax +40215693630, +40725891364, +40725891365 phone Mr.Constantin Anton President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.francizor.ro www Romania Franchise Association Franchise Association

66. Russia

67. Russia 118 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 1 676 bln. $; 11,8 k$; 14,1 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Ruble (RUB) currency +2/+12 time zone 7 calling code Russian official throughout the country; twenty-seven others co-official in various regions languages 141,1 population, mln Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Nizhny Novgorod, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk, Samara, Omsk, Kazan, Chelyabinsk, Rostov-on-Don, Ufa, Volgograd, Perm - in these cities live more than a one million people. There are 1,108 cities and towns in Russia big cities Moscow capital

68. Russia 450 Franchisers www.expomtg.com Franchise broker www.noerr.com Franchise layer www.beboss.ru Franchise consulters www.buybrand.ru Expo web-site BuyBrand Expo yes EU country +74957805150 fax +74957805150 phone Mr. V. Perkov Second person Mr. Alexander Mailer President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.rarf.ru www Russian Franchise Association Franchise Association

69. Serbia

70. Serbia 90 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 50,1 bln. $; 6,8 k$; 6,8 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Serbian dinar (RSD) currency +1 time zone 381 calling code Official language: Serbian Regional languages: Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, Rusyn, Albanian languages 7,3 population, mln Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica big cities Belgrade capital

71. Serbia International Franchise Fair Expo Mr. Obrad Sikimic President, Chairman Serbian Franchise Association Franchise Association

72. Slovakia

73. Slovakia 35 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 95,4 bln. $; 17,6 k$; 4,6 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Euro (EUR) currency +1 time zone 421 calling code The official language is Slovak, a member of the Slavic language family. Hungarian is widely spoken in the southern regions and Ruthenian is used in some parts of the Northeast. Minority languages hold co-official status in the municipalities in which the size of the minority population meets the legal threshold of 20% languages 5,4 population, mln Trnava, Trenčín, Nitra, Žilina, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Košice big cities Bratislava capital

74. Slovakia yes EU country +421267291589 phone Mr. Richard Churý President, Chairman [email_address] emails www.slovak-franchise.sk www Slovakia Franchise Association Franchise Association

75. Slovenia

76. Slovenia 57 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 54,6 bln. $; 27,1 k$; 5,7 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Euro (EUR) currency +1 time zone 386 calling code Official languages Slovene. Italian and Hungarian are recognised as official languages in the residential municipalities of the Italian or Hungarian national community languages 2,1 population, mln Maribor big cities Ljubljana capital

77. Slovenia www.noerr.com Franchise layer yes EFF membership yes WFC membership yes EU country +38615682775 fax +38615682331 phone Mr. Igor Pavlin Second person Mr. Milan Stegne President, Chairman igor.pavlin@franchise-slovenia.net, igor.pavlin@guest.arnes.si emails www.franchise-slovenia.net www Slovenian Franchise Association Franchise Association

78. Tajikistan

79. Tajikistan 164 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 5,1 bln. $; 0,8 k$; 20,5 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Somoni (TJS) currency +5 time zone 992 calling code Official languages: Tajik, Language for inter-ethnic communication: Russian languages 7,3 population, mln Khujand, Kulob big cities Dushanbe capital

80. Tajikistan no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

81. Turkey

82. Turkey 63 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 730 bln. $; 10,5 k$; 10,4 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Turkish lira (TRY) currency +2 time zone 90 calling code Turkish languages 74,8 population, mln Istanbul, İzmir, Bursa, Adana, Gaziantep, Konya, Antalya, Kayseri, Mersin, Eskişehir, Diyarbakır, Denizli, Manlıurfa, Samsun, Esenyurt, Malatya, Adapazarı, Kahramanmaraş, Erzurum, Van, Elazığ, Batman, Sultanbeyli, İzmit, Sivas, Gebze, Manisa, Balıkesir, Sancaktepe, Tarsus, Trabzon, Çorum, Çorlu, Kayapınar, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Kütahya, Kırıkkale, Antakya, Beylikdüzü, Büyükçekmece, İskenderun, Aydın, Uşak, Arnavutköy, Aksaray, Isparta, Afyon, İnegöl, Çekmeköy, Tekirdağ, Edirne, Darıca, Gölcük, Karaman, Körfez, Ordu, Siirt, Kızıltepe, Derince, Mezitli, Düzce, Tokat, Bolu, Menemen, Turgutlu, Silivri, Torbalı, Bandırma, Nazilli, Zonguldak, Karabük, Siverek, Kırşehir, Akhisar, Pursaklar, Lüleburgaz, Niğde, Ceyhan big cities Ankara capital

83. Turkey 850 Franchisers Franchise sphere Franchise media www.franchisemore.com Franchise consulters www.be-mydealer.com Expo web-site Franchising & Brand Dealership Expo yes BS FF membership yes EFF membership yes WFC membership +902122245130 fax +902122245130, +902125991784 phone Mr. Gürkan D onat Second person Dr. Mustafa Aydin President, Chairman ufrad@ufrad.com.tr emails www.ufrad.org.tr www Turkish Franchise Federation (UFRAD) Franchise Association

84. Turkmenistan

85. Turkmenistan not listed The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 30,3 bln. $; 5,8 k$; 13 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation New turkmen manat (TMT) currency +5 time zone 993 calling code Turkmen is the official language of Turkmenistan, although Russian still is widely spoken in cities as a "language of inter-ethnic communication" languages 5,1 population, mln Balkanabat big cities Ashgabat capital

86. Turkmenistan no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

87. Ukraine

88. Ukraine 145 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 179,6 bln. $; 3,9 k$; 25,2 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Hryvnia (UAH) currency +2 time zone 380 calling code Ukrainian is the official language of Ukraine, although Russian still is widely spoken in cities as a "language of inter-ethnic communication" languages 46,2 population, mln Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odessa, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, Lviv, Kryvyi Rih, Mykolaiv, Mariupol, Luhansk, Makiivka, Izmail, Vinnytsia, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Kherson, Poltava, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Sumy, Horlivka, Zhytomyr, Dniprodzerzhynsk, Kirovohrad, Khmelnytskyi, Rivne, Chernivtsi, Kremenchuk, Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lutsk, Bila Tserkva, Kramatorsk, Melitopol, Kerch, Nikopol, Sloviansk, Berdiansk, Sieverodonetsk, Alchevsk, Pavlohrad, Uzhhorod, Lysychansk, Yevpatoria, Yenakiieve big cities Kyiv capital

89. Ukraine active – 247, all – 657, 59 % local brands Franchisers frannews.livejournal.com Franchise blog www.mors.fran.org.ua Franchise media www.richup.info Franchise broker www.vkp.kiev.ua, www.jvs.com.ua, www.noerr.com Franchise layer s www.teamvision.kiev.ua Franchise consulter www.fran.org.ua, www.franchising.ua Franchise portals www.franchising.euroindex.ua Expo web-site Franchising Expo Expo yes BS FF membership +380442584088 fax +380674668649 phone Mrs. Eugenia Kryvonos Second person Mr. Andriy Kryvonos President, Chairman info @franchising.org.ua emails www.franchising.org.ua www Franchise Association (Ukraine) Franchise Association

90. Uzbekistan

91. Uzbekistan 146 The Ease of Doing Business Index by the World Bank 27,9 bln. $; 1 k$; 14 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Uzbekistan som (UZS) currency +5 time zone 998 calling code Most of Uzbekistan’s population today belong to the Uzbek ethnic group and speak the Uzbek language, one of the family of Turkic languages, although Russian still is widely spoken in cities as a "language of inter-ethnic communication" languages 27,6 population, mln Bukhara, Samarqand, Namangan big cities Tashkent capital

92. Uzbekistan www.cafla.com www.franchising.uz, n.abdullaeva@chamber.uz Franchise consulter s

93. Kaliningrad Region

94. Kaliningrad Region 5,5 bln. $; 6,3 k$; 8 % 2007 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Ruble (RUB) currency +2 time zone 7 calling code Russian languages 0,9 population, mln Pionersky (formerly Neukuhren), Svetly, Rybachy big cities Kaliningrad capital

95. Kaliningrad Region no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

96. Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ( Transnistria )

97. Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ( Transnistria ) 771 mln. $; 1,5 k$; 25 % 2008 GDP nominal; GDP per capita; inflation Transnistrian ruble (RUP) currency +2 time zone 3735, 3732 calling code Moldovan (only official in its Cyrillic form), Russian, Ukrainian languages 0,5 population, mln Bender (Tighina), Rybnica big cities Tiraspol capital

98. Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic ( Transnistria ) no franchise infrastructure, no franchise development data no franchise association

99. 2009 Quality of Life Index by internationalliving.com 1 62 90 71 56 61 58 70 26 60 75 Moldova 63 93 93 56 67 83 71 33 64 33 Croatia 64 83 79 56 59 83 70 31 68 61 Romania 65 80 71 53 68 92 72 31 65 69 Bulgaria 65 61 86 74 61 100 65 35 50 68 Estonia 67 76 86 63 70 100 68 35 68 58 Poland 67 73 86 75 66 92 77 20 69 67 Latvia 67 64 93 65 70 100 65 31 63 67 Hungary 68 82 100 56 65 100 69 39 65 59 Slovenia 68 81 86 66 69 100 74 37 58 58 Slovakia 70 66 100 77 72 100 60 47 66 62 Canada 70 68 100 84 72 100 69 37 67 58 Czech Republic 70 79 100 56 70 100 74 35 64 70 Lithuania Final Score Climate Risk & Safety Infrastructure Health Freedom Environment Economy Leisure & Culture Cost of Living Country

100. 2009 Quality of Life Index by internationalliving.com 2 44 62 57 16 41 0 60 31 31 87 Turkmenistan 47 80 29 34 48 25 64 29 33 79 Tajikistan 47 43 57 41 52 0 61 31 60 76 Uzbekistan 49 31 64 53 55 25 63 33 62 60 Kazakhstan 50 49 64 34 54 42 66 30 45 67 Kyrgyzstan 51 63 64 44 40 25 67 42 58 58 Azerbaijan 52 72 57 53 64 25 67 38 63 43 Russia 55 79 57 50 57 50 73 33 42 65 Georgia 55 82 43 47 58 75 64 29 49 62 Yugoslavia 55 77 64 56 49 8 70 32 68 72 Belarus 56 72 64 47 45 42 74 35 53 71 Armenia 58 81 50 44 60 58 66 29 62 78 Bosnia-Herzegovina 60 79 71 47 57 67 68 30 61 73 Macedonia 60 88 64 41 66 67 69 29 59 68 Albania 60 73 86 44 67 67 65 32 58 59 Turkey 61 78 71 63 62 75 69 31 59 59 Ukraine Final Score Climate Risk & Safety Infrastructure Health Freedom Environment Economy Leisure & Culture Cost of Living Country

101. 2009 Quality of Life Index by internationalliving.com 3 56 63 74 44 54 63 63 34 50 64 average of all 69 82 100 66 73 100 72 50 74 29 United Kingdom 73 79 100 75 77 100 75 49 70 55 Germany 78 85 100 100 65 100 67 57 78 63 United States 80 86 100 90 84 100 72 62 85 57 France Final Score Climate Risk & Safety Infrastructure Health Freedom Environment Economy Leisure & Culture Cost of Living Country

122. Specific franchising regulation : details

128. Franchise Forum Partners www.ufrad.org.tr Turkish Franchise Federation Turkey www.expomtg.com E.M.T.G. Russia www.francizor.ro Romania Franchise Association Romania www.agentstvo.kz Franchise Agency Kazahstan www.afranchise.lt Advanced Franchise Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania www.profitsystem.cz, www.franchise2profit.com Profit System Czech Republic, Poland www.fip.com.hr Croatia Association for Franchise Business Croatia www.bulfra.hit.bg Bulgarian Franchise Assotiation Bulgaria www.franchise.az Azerbaijan Franchise Association Azerbaijan

130. Franchise Forum Organizers East Europe Franchise Forum www.easteuropefranchiseforum.com [email_address] Yevgeniya Kryvonos [email_address] Franchise Association (Ukraine) www.franchising.org.ua [email_address] Andrey Kryvonos [email_address] World Franchise Centre www.worldfranchisecentre.com [email_address] Paul Cairnie [email_address] World Franchise Associates www.worldfranchiseassociates.com [email_address]