Fastiv (Ukrainian: Фастів, IPA: [ˈfɑstiu̯]) is a city in the Kyiv Oblast (province) in central Ukraine.
On older maps it is depicted as Chvastiv (Polish: Chwastów, Ukrainian: Хвастів, romanized: Khvastiv).
[3] Lying on conjunction of railway lines, Fastiv is an important node station on the rail route from central Europe to Russia and Asia.
On 1 December 1918 at the Fastiv train station delegations of the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic signed the Unification Act uniting territories of Ukraine that were split between Austrian and Russian empires.
Fastiv is a historical city that survived through many times Cossack uprisings and the Great Turkish War with the period of total devastation and later resettlement.
As Chwastów (Fastów), it is mentioned in the 19th century Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland being a town of the Vasylkiv county.
In September 1919, a pogrom of the Jewish population of Fastiv was carried out by Denikin's White Army forces (Fastov massacre).
- "Fakel" plant is one of the leading machine-building enterprises that manufactures odorization units, oil coolers, gas heaters, containers, burners and tanks.
From here, suburban, passenger and freight trains run in 4 directions: Kyiv, Kozyatyn I, Myronivka, Zhytomyr.
The FLK-Invest LLC logistics complex operates in the industrial zone of the city of Fastiv, which offers a full range of services as a logistics service provider, responsible storage and handling of goods to customers at a class "A" warehouse complex in the city of Fastiv, Kyiv region.
On April 18, 2019, the constituent assembly was formed and held the FastIV Industrial and Logistics Cluster.
«FastLogistic» Logistics Hub: Klaipeda-Fastiv-Odesa railroad and sea freight line extending to the ports of Asia and Africa.
«FastKnowledge» Innovation Educational Environment: The education environment expected to contribute to better opportunities of students,entrepreneurs and individuals in prompt of the modern knowledge required for the development of the City`s entrepreneurship and economy.
Print media: - Advertising and information magazine "Nash Horodok"; - PP "Editorial of the Fastiv newspaper "Peremohga"".
The main direction of the investment policy of the community is the creation of favorable conditions for the development of entrepreneurship, improvement of the investment climate and its popularization among potential investors, establishment of a marketing and promotion system, attraction of foreign investors, assistance in the implementation of economically significant investment projects involving all sources of financial resources.
The founders of enterprises in the city of Fastov are companies from China, Germany, Norway and Cyprus.
Community enterprises carry out foreign trade operations with the following countries: Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, British Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Georgia, Estonia, Israel, Kazakhstan, China, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Moldova, Germany, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, USA, Turkmenistan, Hungary, Switzerland, Sweden.