Archive 2015

• 11.11.2015

  Oligarchs on the Airwaves

  Ukraine’s top TV channels are controlled by powerful business interests — and they aren’t shy about making sure the coverage goes their way.
• 14.07.2015

  Veronika Movchan: on Ukrainian economy, deep and comprehensive free trade area and investment climate.

  Veronika Movchan: on Ukrainian economy, deep and comprehensive free trade area and investment climate.
• 19.05.2015

  Land Market: A Step Forward

  Possible cancellation of the Moratorium on sale of agricultural land has been a hot topic recently. This articles describes inefficiencies of the current situation and prompts three versions on how it can develop, analysing pros and cons of each approach.
• 12.05.2015

  Olha Krasovska Ukrainian SMEs Innovation Activity: Analytical Evidence and Networking Opportunities

  After the signing of the Horizon 2020 Association Agreement with Ukraine on March 20, 2015, the discussions on how to enforce participation of different agents in this program have been initiated in Ukraine. Unlike in the EU, where SMEs are among Horizon 2020 priorities, in Ukraine the role of SMEs in innovation and S&T development is underestimated on the policy making level.
  Tags: Business surveys
• 11.03.2015

  Vitaliy Kravchuk: "Ukraine is not Zimbabwe"

  Mat O’Brien’s recent contribution to the Washington Post’s Wonkblog onhyperinflation in Ukraine has had a huge impact. Drawing on work by Johns Hopkins professor Steve Hanke, O’Brien argues that, although the official rate of inflation from the Ukrainian State Committee on Statistics (Ukrstat) is 28.5 per cent, in reality it is more like 272 per cent.