Author: Yaroslav Zhelezniak
Title: Ukrainian Economy in Brief: Highlights from Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s Newsletter In issue 69 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from Aug. 12- Aug. 18, 2024, several key developments have taken place in the Ukrainian parliament, focusing on business, economics, and international financial programs. One major highlight is the postponement of draft laws on increasing taxes and defense expenditure until the beginning of September. Additionally, parliament will consider a draft law to restore medium-term local budgets in the second reading during this period. The World Bank priorities include draft laws on customs reform and…
In issue 67 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s newsletter, covering events from July 29 to Aug. 4, 2024, important steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs are highlighted. Recently, alternatives were submitted to the government draft law on tax increase, possibly leading to a revised version. The government is likely to amend the text to secure enough votes for it, as the current version lacks support in parliament. Additionally, the Cabinet of Ministers has initiated the selection process for the Bureau of Economic Security commission, involving international partners in the candidate selection. Furthermore,…
Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Editor’s note: This is issue 66 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from July 22-28, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks and soft commitments in the memorandum with the IMF The Cabinet of Minister’s draft law on increasing military levy receives huge criticism from business and experts, there are not enough votes for it to pass…
Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Editor’s note: This is issue 65 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from July 8-14, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. Benchmarks and soft commitments in the memorandum with the IMF A working group finalized a draft law on customs reform. A working group of the Tax Committee finalized draft law #6490-d on customs reform, aligning it…
Editor’s note: This is issue 59 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from June 10–June 16, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. The IMF benchmarks in focus The Tax Committee finalized the preliminary text of the draft law on restarting the Bureau of Economic Security for the second reading, but it hasn’t been considered or included in the agenda of the plenary week yet. The Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has prepared…
Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight. Become a member Support us just once Editor’s note: This is issue 54 of Ukrainian lawmaker Yaroslav Zhelezniak’s weekly “Ukrainian Economy in Brief” newsletter, covering events from April 29- May 5, 2024. The digest highlights steps taken in the Ukrainian parliament related to business, economics, and international financial programs. The Kyiv Independent is republishing with permission. IMF benchmarks in focus The Tax Policy Committee has finalized the table of amendments to the draft law on the Bureau of Economic Security reform. The Committee on Finance, Tax and Customs Policy has…