30 years of partnership. How the IMF, the EBRD and the World Bank help Ukraine

The Center for Economic Strategy invites you to listen to a discussion dedicated to celebrating the 30 years of collaboration between the government of Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

In August – September 1992, Ukraine became a full-fledged member of these organisations. Already the year after, Ukraine was faced with hyperinflation, and was only able to combat with the help of international financial institutions and tough financial discipline.

In the thirty years that followed, Ukraine went through a series of economic crises, the hardest of which was the russian full-scale invasion.

The biggest non-military challenge facing Ukraine today is state budget deficit. How ready are international organisations to finance it?

Is there still trust toward Ukraine among the stakeholders and experts of the IMF, the World Bank, and the EBRD?

Is it a problem for Ukraine that Russia remains a member of international financial organisations?

And finally, what needs to be done so that, after the war and reconstruction, Ukraine does not need preferential loans anymore?

We will discuss these questions with representatives of Ukraine in sais organisations on September 13th at 16.00 (CEST) on Zoom.

Order of events:

16.00-16.05: Beginning of the event. Maria Repko, Deputy Director of the Center for Economic Strategy.

16.05-16.15: Opening words. Vira Naviska, Program Development Officer World Bank in Ukraine (1992-1997).

16.15-17.00: Discussion. «Thirty years of cooperation between Ukraine and international financial organisations»

Participants:
⁃ Roman Kachur,  Alternate Executive Director for Ukraine at the World Bank
⁃ Vladyslav Rashkovan, Alternative Executive Director for Ukraine at the International Monetary Fund
⁃ Artem Shevalyov, Alternate Board Director for Ukraine, EBRD

Moderator: Maria Repko, Deputy Director of the Center for Economic Strategy.

17.00-17.15: Q&A.

The event is organised with the support of the Open Society Foundation and the “International Renaissance Foundation”.