Saatja: Victorya Zhovtenko <
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Saadetud: 09.10.2023 12:44
Teema: Invitation Letter Diplomatic briefing on October 11, 2023
Tähtsus: Kõrgeim
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We are delighted to extend our invitation to you for an upcoming meeting of the Institute for
Economic Research (IER, Kyiv, Ukraine) experts, focusing on the September economic
situation, challenges, and outlook.
According to the Ukrstat real GDP grew by 19.5% yoy in the II Quarter 2023 from very low
base of last year, which is close to the IER estimate. Real GDP continued growing in
September with good performance of agriculture. Difficult and expensive logistics remain one
of the biggest challenges for business operation as it is indicated by the Business Tendency
Survey (#NRES), conducted by the IER. Lack of qualified labour become an important
impediment as well.
IER experts will also talk about NBU policies changes. In September, the NBU shifted from a
fixed to a managed floating exchange rate. It also reduced the discount rate in a response to
lower than expected inflation. It does not impact IER short-term outlook so far.
Another topic to be shortly covered is the Draft State Budget for 2024.
The event will take place online on Zoom on October 11, 2023, Wednesday, at 12:00 to
13:00 (Kyiv time), 11:00 to 12:00 (CEST) and we sincerely hope that you will be able to
join us.
Keynote speakers:
Oksana Kuziakiv, IER Chief Executive, Head of the Center for Contemporary Society studies;
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.
The meeting will be moderated by Iryna Kosse, infrastructure, transport and energy sector
expert, IER Leading Research Fellow.
Language of the meeting: English.
Please confirm if you plan to attend this event by sending e-mail to:
Contact person: 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.
Diplomatic Briefings constitute an exclusive initiative by the IER, tailored for representatives of
diplomatic institutions, government entities, and central banks. We kindly request that you
refrain from sharing the invitation with individuals outside our organization. However, if you
believe it is important for us to invite specific individuals who are relevant to the meeting and
discussion, please email us their names and contact information.
Kind regards,
Igor Burakovsky,
IER Head of the Board
Reytarska 8/5-А, 01054 Kyiv
е-mail:
[email protected]
IER.Kyiv
@IER_Kyiv
Invitation Letter Diplomatic briefing on October 11, 2023
We are delighted to extend our invitation to you for an upcoming meeting of the Institute for
Economic Research (IER, Kyiv, Ukraine) experts, focusing on the September economic
situation, challenges, and outlook.
According to the Ukrstat real GDP grew by 19.5% yoy in the II Quarter 2023 from very low base of
last year, which is close to the IER estimate. Real GDP continued growing in September with good
performance of agriculture. Difficult and expensive logistics remain one of the biggest challenges
for business operation as it is indicated by the Business Tendency Survey (#NRES), conducted by
the IER. Lack of qualified labour become an important impediment as well.
IER experts will also talk about NBU policies changes. In September, the NBU shifted from a fixed
to a managed floating exchange rate. It also reduced the discount rate in a response to lower than
expected inflation. It does not impact IER short-term outlook so far.
Another topic to be shortly covered is the Draft State Budget for 2024.
The event will take place online on Zoom on October 11, 2023, Wednesday, at 12:00 to
13:00 (Kyiv time), 11:00 to 12:00 (CEST) and we sincerely hope that you will be able to join
us.
Keynote speakers:
Oksana Kuziakiv, IER Chief Executive, Head of the Center for Contemporary Society studies;
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.
The meeting will be moderated by Iryna Kosse, infrastructure, transport and energy sector expert,
IER Leading Research Fellow.
Language of the meeting: English.
Please confirm if you plan to attend this event by sending e-mail to:
Contact person: 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.
Diplomatic Briefings constitute an exclusive initiative by the IER, tailored for representatives of
diplomatic institutions, government entities, and central banks. We kindly request that you refrain
from sharing the invitation with individuals outside our organization. However, if you believe it is
important for us to invite specific individuals who are relevant to the meeting and discussion,
please email us their names and contact information.
Kind regards,
Igor Burakovsky,
IER Head of the Board
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.
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