{"id":12120,"date":"2019-05-13T17:47:58","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T14:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/?p=12120"},"modified":"2020-04-06T14:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:00:56","slug":"fight-corruption-bring-in-reformers-and-sideline-oligarchs-what-investors-expect-from-new-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/fight-corruption-bring-in-reformers-and-sideline-oligarchs-what-investors-expect-from-new-president\/","title":{"rendered":"The survey of foreign investors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Foreign investors would like to see the newly elected President of Ukraine demonstrate effective anticorruption efforts, appoint credible reformers to key positions, and separate politics and business interests by reducing the influence of oligarchs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the findings of a new survey of strategic and portfolio investors which was jointly conducted by the European Business Association (EBA), Dragon Capital, and Center for Economic Strategy (CES) in April 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/2019_InvestorSurvey_SpeicalEdition_Presentation_en.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the presentation of foreign investor survey results<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, a shift in Ukraine\u2019s geopolitical direction away from the West, steps to undermine the existing anticorruption framework, and attempts to infringe on the central bank\u2019s independence during the new President\u2019s first 3-6 months in office would have the most negative impact on investment and business decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An overwhelming majority of the surveyed investors, or 88%, are interested in investing in Ukraine, but most of them, or 68% of total respondents, prefer to wait until after the parliamentary elections and formation of a new government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Forecast_1_ENG_25042019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180054\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eba.com.ua\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Forecast_2_ENG_25042019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-180055\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Widespread corruption and low trust in judiciary remained the biggest obstacles to investment in Ukrainian assets for the fourth consecutive year. Market monopolies and state capture by oligarchs add to the negative perception of Ukraine\u2019s investment attractiveness. \u201cUnstable financial system and currency\u201d, previously among the top-3 hurdles, sank to sixth place. The military conflict with Russia remains a significant obstacle, as well as \u201coppressive law enforcement agencies\u201d, which rose from seventh to fifth place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The survey was conducted by the European Business Association (EBA) and investment bank Dragon Capital with analytical support from Centre for Economic Strategy between April 15-19, 2019. A total of 75 respondents, including portfolio and direct investors and those already invested or planning to invest in Ukraine, participated in the online survey. The survey was conducted in the form of an online interview with the help of Info Sapiens. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign investors would like to see the newly elected President of Ukraine demonstrate effective anticorruption efforts, appoint credible reformers to key positions, and separate politics and business interests by reducing the influence of oligarchs. 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