Items tagged with: Ukrainian reforms

US-based Friends of Ukraine Network joins chorus of international supporters urging Kyiv to maintain Maidan momentum and keep reform process on track despite looming election cycle and opposition from entrenched old guard

Ukraine’s undeniable post-Maidan progress since 2014 cannot mask the growing sense of frustration felt throughout the country

Vitaly Sych first made his name in the 2000s as the long-serving editor of Ukraine’s top current affairs weekly, but he cemented his reputation by resigning rather than bowing to Yanukovych era censorship. He is now back at the helm of a new...

Majority of businesses operating in Ukraine believe it is possible to succeed without engaging in corrupt practices but the issue of corruption remains almost ubiquitous amid calls for an Anti-Corruption Court

Recent reforms open the way for Ukraine to emerge as a global leader in the open data arena

Ukraine is already above global averages in terms of the gender gap but women remain underrepresented in business leadership positions

The recently launched Ukrainian Network of Integrity and Compliance seeks to encourage transparent business practices and starve corruption schemes of supply

Rule of law reforms are the country’s top 2018 priority as Ukraine fails to maintain Maidan momentum and remains stuck at the geopolitical crossroads

Ukraine’s modest reform progress since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity is under direct threat with anti-corruption efforts facing increasingly open political opposition and institutional resistance

The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine looks forward to the next quarter of a century with a sense of guarded optimism amid signs of growth and awareness of the need to drive forward with ongoing reform process

Ukraine is making steady if unspectacular progress in the World Bank’s annual Doing Business rating but there remains huge scope for further improvements

Turkish business community leader Burak Pehlivan: Turkish business experience offers ideas that can help to improve Ukraine’s international investment climate and attract FDI

Ukraine’s new judicial procedural codes aim to make the country’s law courts more user-friendly

Recent American Chamber survey finds that 75% of respondents see heavy-handed law enforcement agencies as a problem

Credit Agricole CEO in Ukraine Jean-Paul Piotrowski says the Ukrainian economy is recovering but attracting investments remains a great challenge and will continue to be the key economic driver for the coming years

Ukraine is still struggling to create a dedicated financial anti-corruption institution despite repeated political commitments

Many saw reformist Mykolaiv Mayor Oleksandr Senkevych as a potential poster boy for the new Ukraine but he failed to reach the midway point in his first term

The contemporary Ukrainian narrative can appear daunting at first glance but the historic changes taking place in the country also mean unprecedented potential

Ukraine’s breadbasket is powering the national economy forward but bureaucratic shortcomings prevent the agribusiness industry from approaching its true potential