S5 Ep46: Backstage: Ukraine's economic and political outlook

The keyword in Ukraine right now is ‘uncertainty’, as the country
prepares to elect a new parliament in July only a few months
after electing a new president. 



Not only will the new government have a role in stabilising and
growing the economy following the 2014-15 economic crisis, but
they will face the challenge of a large debt repayment during
their term while dealing with an aggressive Russia.
 


In a political climate that is known for being corrupt and not
respecting the rule of law, there are opportunities to change the
country beyond economic policy.  
 


In this episode of the Backstage podcast series, Giuseppe
Porcaro, head of communications and events at Bruegel, hosts
non-resident fellow Marek Dabrowski and Hlib Vyshlinsky,
executive director at the Centre for Economic Strategy (CES) to
discuss the opportunities for the new government and the best
recipe of reforms. 


 


For further reading, we recommend this blog post written by Marek
Dabrowski about Ukraine’s struggle for reform, as well as this
policy contribution on Ukraine’s unfinished reform agenda.