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Teema: Invitation Letter Diplomatic briefing on on January 12, 2024
Kuupäev: 2024-01-10 10:18
Dear Distinguished Colleagues,
We are delighted to extend our invitation to you for a forthcoming meeting
of the IER experts (Kyiv, Ukraine), dedicated to a discussion of the
Economic situation and challenges prevailing in December. The meeting will
be held online.
In December, real GDP growth decelerated according to the estimates of the
IER experts. Agriculture declined as compared to December 2022 due to late
harvest last year. The logistics remained difficult due to strike by
Polish drivers that caused backlog at border crossing for big part of the
month. At the same time Ukrainian Sea Corridor resulted in higher exports
of grain as well as steel products by sea from Odesa ports. We will delve
into these and other topics in greater detail during our meeting.
Additionally, we will present findings from the December IER's Business
Tendency Survey (#NRES), which indicated that companies increased their
production. The expectations slightly worsened, but remained positive for
large share of companies. Shortage of labour became the second largest
impediment to business operation.
Further insights into these critical economic dynamics will be shared
during the meeting.
The meeting will be held online via Zoom on January 12, 2024, Friday, from
12:00 to 13:00 (Kyiv time), which corresponds to 11:00 to 12:00 (CEST). We
sincerely hope that you can honor us with your presence.
Keynote speakers:
Oleksandra Betliy, macroeconomic, public finance, social and healthcare
expert, IER Leading Research Fellow;
Vitaliy Kravchuk, macroeconomic, monetary policy and financial market
expert, IER Leading Research Fellow;
Oksana Kuziakiv, IER Chief Executive, Head of the Center for Contemporary
Society studies.
English is a working language of the meeting.
Diplomatic Briefings represent an exclusive initiative by the IER,
thoughtfully tailored to cater to the needs of diplomatic institutions,
government entities, and central banks. We kindly request your discretion
in refraining from sharing this invitation with individuals outside of
your respective organizations.
Should you wish to extend this invitation to additional colleagues who
would benefit from this discourse, we humbly request that you provide us
with their contact information.
Please confirm if you plan to attend this event by sending e-mail to:
Viktorya Zhovtenko, IER Communications Officer
[email protected]
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[email protected]>
Please do not forget to provide your e-mail address. We will use it to
provide the link to Zoom and Presentations.
Kind regards,
Igor Burakovsky,
IER Head of the Board
<http://www.ier.com.ua/en>
Reytarska 8/5-А, 01054 Kyiv
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Invitation Letter Diplomatic briefing on January 12, 2024
We are delighted to extend our invitation to you for a forthcoming meeting of the IER experts
(Kyiv, Ukraine), dedicated to a discussion of the Economic situation and challenges prevailing in
December. The meeting will be held online.
In December, real GDP growth decelerated according to the estimates of the IER experts.
Agriculture declined as compared to December 2022 due to late harvest last year. The logistics
remained difficult due to strike by Polish drivers that caused backlog at border crossing for big part
of the month. At the same time Ukrainian Sea Corridor resulted in higher exports of grain as well
as steel products by sea from Odesa ports. We will delve into these and other topics in greater
detail during our meeting.
Additionally, we will present findings from the December IER's Business Tendency Survey
(#NRES), which indicated that companies increased their production. The expectations slightly
worsened, but remained positive for large share of companies. Shortage of labour became the
second largest impediment to business operation.
Further insights into these critical economic dynamics will be shared during the meeting.
The meeting will be held online via Zoom on January 12, 2024, Friday, from 12:00 to 13:00
(Kyiv time), which corresponds to 11:00 to 12:00 (CEST). We sincerely hope that you can
honor us with your presence.
Keynote speakers:
Oleksandra Betliy, macroeconomic, public finance, social and healthcare expert, IER Leading
Research Fellow;
Vitaliy Kravchuk, macroeconomic, monetary policy and financial market expert, IER Leading
Research Fellow;
Oksana Kuziakiv, IER Chief Executive, Head of the Center for Contemporary Society studies.
English is a working language of the meeting.
Diplomatic Briefings represent an exclusive initiative by the IER, thoughtfully tailored to cater to the
needs of diplomatic institutions, government entities, and central banks. We kindly request your
discretion in refraining from sharing this invitation with individuals outside of your respective
organizations.
Should you wish to extend this invitation to additional colleagues who would benefit from this
discourse, we humbly request that you provide us with their contact information.
Please confirm if you plan to attend this event by sending e-mail to: Viktorya Zhovtenko, IER
Communications Officer
[email protected]
Please do not forget to provide your e-mail address. We will use it to provide the link to
Zoom and Presentations.
The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER) is a well-known Ukrainian
independent think tank established in 1999, focusing on economic research and policy consulting.
The IER is a top Ukrainian think tank with internationally recognized expertise almost 20 years of
experience in implementing projects on Ukraine's economic development funded by international
donor organizations, i.e. SIDA, USAID, UNDP, World Bank Group and others. In 2017 Global Go
To Think Tank Index Report the IER is one of the 140 Best Independent Think Tanks out of 6,500
surveyed, it is 49th in “Best Advocacy Campaign” category, 69th as best International Economics
Think Tank and 86th best Think Tank in Central and Eastern Europe. The IER has successfully
implemented multiple international donors projects related to the field of reform implementation in
Ukraine. The IER successfully combines professional analysis with active involvement in public
dialogue and advocacy and actively cooperates with Ukrainian national and regional authorities in
issues related to strategic planning and policy development as well as policy implementation. The
IER has the capacity for grant management and provides re-granting for capacity development to
regional civil society organizations and media. The IER financial standing has been secured
through projects as well as private contributions.
Kind regards,
Igor Burakovsky,
IER Head of the Board
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