The first part about his attitude to Ukrainian culture, the Swedish approach to work as a Chair of the OSCE, and things that made him revise his understanding of the conflict in the East of Ukraine can be read here: This really is armed...
On April 24, the Ukrainian Parliament adopted a first reading of the bill “On Inland Water Transport,” finally codifying important planned reforms pertaining to riverine transportation in Ukraine—in particular, on the...
“Given the popularity of urban tourism, the Kyiv agglomeration has the potential of becoming one of Europe’s hubs for various festivals, artistic events, culinary tourism, and for the creative economy. Our goal is to create...
This is a first, some would say perhaps modest, but we will argue, an important step forward. We appreciate this initiative is being taken now, in a juncture of current political and economic challenges to Ukraine and a tremendous progress...
The total amount of investments in Ukrainian IT startups in 2017 increased to $265 million, representing a 231% increase from 2016. The data are published in the report “The Dealbook of Ukraine” by the venture fund AVentures...
This recovery process is accompanied by a general stabilisation trend. The exchange rate has been stable for a considerable amount of time and is now backed by significantly larger foreign exchange reserves. Inflation is still high at...
In the first half of 2017, the Investment Attractiveness Index of Ukraine reached 3.15 points out of the possible 5, which is the highest result in the last six years. This is progress compared to December 2016, when EBA index for Ukraine...
2015 saw many changes in the role played by start-ups and joint venture investors in the Ukrainian financial marketplace. According to the CEO of the GrowthUP Group, Denis Dovgopolyi, 2015 ended as the best year yet for these...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
