46: Backstage: Ukraine's economic and political outlook

<div>The keyword in Ukraine right now is ‘uncertainty’, as the country prepares to elect a new parliament in July only a few months after electing a new president. <br> <br> </div> <div>Not only will the new government have a role in stabilising and growing the economy following the 2014-15 economic crisis, but they will face the challenge of a large debt repayment during their term while dealing with an aggressive Russia.<br>  </div> <div>In a political climate that is known for being corrupt and not respecting the rule of law, there are opportunities to change the country beyond economic policy.  <br>  </div> <div>In this episode of the Backstage podcast series, Giuseppe Porcaro, head of communications and events at Bruegel, hosts non-resident fellow Marek Dabrowski and Hlib Vyshlinsky, executive director at the Centre for Economic Strategy (CES) to discuss the opportunities for the new government and the best recipe of reforms. </div> <div> </div> <div>For further reading, we recommend this blog post written by Marek Dabrowski about <a href="http://bruegel.org/2018/07/ukraine-the-struggle-for-reforms-continues/">Ukraine’s struggle for reform</a>, as well as this policy contribution on <a href="http://bruegel.org/2017/09/ukraines-unfinished-reform-agenda/">Ukraine’s unfinished reform agenda</a>. </div>