1.Economy of ukraine

Ukraine is rich in natural resources. The main minerals are iron ore coal rock salt, cement, gypsum, uranium, different metals and other natural resources. So, oil and gas are imported from Russia and Turkmenistan as the oil and gas deposits of Ukraine cannot satisfy country's needs in these energy resources. In the current structure of Ukraine's industry a great proportion is occupied by heavy industry, especially, the iron and steel, machine building and coal industries. There are two main branches of agricultural production in Ukraine crop production and animal husbandry.

Among the crops grown in Ukraine are sugar beet wheat rye barley oats corn, sunflower, a large variety of grain cultures, fruit and vegetables.

The most widespread branches of animal husbandry are dairy and beef cattle breeding and pig raising.

The economy of the Soviet Union was functioning for decades as an aggregate national economic system linked by united management cooperated links and applied technologies. On August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian Parliament solemnly proclaimed Ukraine's independence and the formation of the independent state of Ukraine.

The primary tasks for the government are obtaining stable economic growth and speeding-up Ukraine's transition to a market economy. The main directions of market reforms include economic liberalization, macroeconomic stabilization,

Ukraine has currently achieved macroeconomic stability. Prices, domestic and foreign trade have been liberalized. Tax and budget systems are also being reformed.

After it was proclaimed independent, Ukraine started creating a national banking structure and a stock market. In four years a twin-level banking structure took shape: the National Bank of Ukraine , and commercial banks of all types and forms of property.

2.Economy of great britain. Great Britain lives by manufacture and trade.

Apart from coal and iron ore Britain has very few natural resources and mostly depends on imports. Its agriculture provides only half the food it needs. The other half and most of the raw materials for its industries such as oil and various metals (cooper, zinc, uranium ore and others) have to be imported. Britain also has to import timber, cotton, fruit and farm products.

The greater part of land is used for cattle and sheep breeding, and pig raising. Among the crops grown on the farms are wheat, barley and oats.

Britain produces high quality expensive goods, which has always been characteristic of its industry. A shortage of raw materials, as well as the high cost of production makes it unprofitable for British industry to produce semi-finished goods or cheap articles. Britain mostly produces articles requiring skilled labour, such as precision instruments, electronic equipment, chemicals and high quality consumer goods. Britain produces and exports cotton and woolen goods, leather goods and articles made of various kinds of synthetic (man-made) materials.

The original basis of British industry was coalmining, and the early factories grew up not far from the main mining areas.

The main industrial centers are Glasgow, Newcastle, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Sheffield, London.