Ukraine’s debt is growing during the war. What to do next?

The Centre for Economic Strategy (CES) organized the event “Ukraine’s debt is growing during the war. What to do next?”.

During the event, we presented the results of our research, in which CES experts analyzed:

• Experience of public debt management in countries that went through the Second World War.
• Ukraine’s debt since 2014, with a particular focus on 2022, when defence spending has increased sharply due to the war.
• Projected payments for servicing and repaying Ukraine’s debt over the next decade.

We also conducted a series of interviews with Ukrainian and foreign analysts regarding managing public debt during and after the victory.

We discussed the research findings during a one-hour discussion.

Event schedule (CEST):

3 PM – 3:05 PM Welcome speech by Hlib Vyshlinsky, Director of CES.

3:05 PM – 3:30 PM Presentation of the research by Maria Repko, Deputy Director of CES.

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Discussion with invited participants:

• Olena Bilan, Director of the Analytical Department at Dragon Capital investment company and member of the CES Supervisory Board.
• Yuriy Butsa, Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management.
• Timothy Ash, Strategist at Bluebay Asset Management, Ukraine expert.
• Oleksandr Paraschiy, Head of the analytical department of Concorde Capital.

Moderator: Hlib Vyshlinsky, Director of CES.

The research and the event were carried out with the support of the International Renaissance Foundation.