Invitation Letter Diplomatic briefing
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 May economic situation,
challenges, and outlook.
The economic challenges faced in May have been substantial. As mentioned before, these
challenges included external trade tensions with Poland and other neighboring countries, which
imposed restrictions on Ukraine's grain imports. Furthermore, Russian inspections have further
limited grain exports through the Grain initiative via sea. Additionally, there has been an increase
in permanent missile and drone attacks on Kyiv City and other regions of Ukraine. The Business
Tendency Survey (#NRES), conducted by the IER, reflects these changes.
Nevertheless, real GDP is expected to experience significant growth in May compared to the low
base of May 2022. Business expectations remain positive. As a result, the IMF has revised its
GDP forecast for 2023, aligning it closer to the IER estimates. Furthermore, through effective
government policies, Ukraine has achieved a staff-level agreement on the first review of the IMF
program.
The event will take place online on Zoom on June 9, 2023, Friday, 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 Veronika Movchan, IER Academic Director.
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.
Kind regards,
Igor Burakovsky,
IER Head of the Board
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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
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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
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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
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Invitation to a Diplomatic briefing
We are delighted to extend our invitation to you for an upcoming meeting
of the Institute for Economic Research (IER) experts, focusing on the May
economic situation, challenges, and outlook.
The economic challenges faced in May have been substantial. As mentioned
before, these challenges included external trade tensions with Poland and
other neighboring countries, which imposed restrictions on Ukraine's grain
imports. Furthermore, Russian inspections have further limited grain
exports through the Grain initiative via sea. Additionally, there has been
an increase in permanent missile and drone attacks on Kyiv City and other
regions of Ukraine. The Business Tendency Survey (#NRES), conducted by the
IER, reflects these changes.
Nevertheless, real GDP is expected to experience significant growth in May
compared to the low base of May 2022. Business expectations remain
positive. As a result, the IMF has revised its GDP forecast for 2023,
aligning it closer to the IER estimates. Furthermore, through effective
government policies, Ukraine has achieved a staff-level agreement on the
first review of the IMF program.
The event will take place online on Zoom on June 9, 2023, Friday, 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 Veronika Movchan, IER Academic Director.
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] <mailto:
[email protected]>
Please do not forget to provide your e-mail address. We will use it to
provide the link to Zoom.
Kind regards,
Igor Burakovsky,
IER Head of the Board