Ukraine’s system of crony capitalism

Centre for Economic Strategy and the Chatham House Ukraine Forum cordially invite you to join the discussion “How can Ukraine make the transition from a crony capitalist system to a competitive and free society?”.

It will be held on Tuesday, November 30, at 18:00 Kyiv time at Osvitoria Hub, 2, Moskovska str, Kyiv.

To participate in the event, please register here.

Only participants who will provide confirmation of vaccination will be able to take part in the event.

Read the research here.

The Chatham House expert John Lough will present a new research paper that examines how Ukraine’s crony capitalist system operates across key sectors of Ukraine’s economy and why despite the deep set of reforms undertaken after 2014, this system has proved so resistant to change and why public institutions continue to serve a narrow set of interests. The analysis considers the steps needed for the transition to a competitive and free economy.

This event will be held in English with simultaneous translation into Ukrainian.

According to the rules of the “red” zone only participants who will provide confirmation of vaccination will be able to take part in the event.

Event plan:

18:00 – 18:30 Research paper presentation “Ukraine’s system of crony capitalism”, John Lough, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House

18: 30-19:00 Public discussion “How Ukraine can make the transition from a crony capitalism system to a competitive and free society”

Discussion participants:

• Oleksandr Danyliuk, Minister of Finance of Ukraine (2016-2018) and Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (2019), co-founder of the Center for National Resilience and Development
• John Lough, Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House
• Eka Tkeshelashvili, Chief of Party of USAID Support to Anti-Corruption Champion Institutions program in Ukraine

Moderator: Hlib Vyshlinsky, Executive Director at the Centre for Economic Strategy

19:00-19:30 – Q&A