Organisers: DiXi Group, Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting, Center for Economic Strategy, Institute for Analysis and Advocacy
Format: online
The RRR4U Consortium invites you to the presentation of the October issue of the monitoring reports series dedicated to assessing Ukraine's fulfillment of its commitments under the IMF program and the Ukraine Plan within the Ukraine Facility.
The special topic of this issue is "De-shadowing the Economy: A Challenge and an Opportunity for Ukraine." Experts will discuss how reducing the shadow sector can become a driving force for economic recovery, investment, transparency, and business trust in the state.
Agenda:
15:00 – 15:05 – Introduction by Yuriy Romashko, moderator, Executive Director of the Institute for Analysis and Advocacy
15:05 – 15:10 – Status of IMF programme implementation, by Roman Nitsovich, Research Director, DiXi Group
15:10 – 15:20 – Ukraine’s plan: progress and future commitments, by Maksym Samoiliuk, Economist, CES
15:20 – 16:10 – Expert discussion: “De-shadowing the economy: a challenge and an opportunity for Ukraine,” Oleksandra Betliy, Senior Research Fellow, IER.
Discussion participants:
Daria Marchak, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine;
Danylo Hetmantsev, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy;
Kateryna Glazkova, Executive Director of the Ukrainian Entrepreneurs Union;
Yu Man Li, Lead Economist at the World Bank and Head of the Prosperity Programme in Eastern Europe;
Roman Vashchuk, Business Ombudsman in Ukraine;
Representative of OECD (confirmation pending)
16:10 – 16:25 - Q&A session
16:25 – 16:30 - Closing remarks, Yuriy Romashko
Join us to get the latest data on the implementation of international programmes, learn about the challenges of de-shadowing, and ask your questions to experts live.
Event Language: Ukrainian (with simultaneous interpretation into English).