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Dear Colleagues,
The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting extends its warm
greetings to you in the New Year of 2025 and expresses our sincere gratitude
for your continued support of Ukraine during these challenging times.
We are pleased to invite you to our regular monthly "Diplomatic Briefing,"
where IER experts share their insights on the current economic situation in
Ukraine and present the latest results of our business tendency survey.
The upcoming Diplomatic Briefing, focused on “Ukraine’s economic situation
and challenges in December 2024”, will take place online via Zoom on January
13, 2025, Monday, from 16:00 to 17:00 Kyiv time (9:00-10:00 EST /
15:00-16:00 CEST).
In December, Ukraine received record financial aid from international
partners. Another tranche from the EU under Ukraine Facility and from the
IMF under EFF were a result of the execution of commitments and liabilities
by Ukraine. Besides, Ukraine started receiving money within ERA loan
facility, which profits from frozen russian assets would reimburse.
Uncertainty remains high for 2025, and the ability to finance expenditures
on time depends on the government’s adherence to its commitments to
international partners. We currently estimate real GDP growth at about 3% in
2025.
In December, consumer price inflation accelerated, which resulted in the
increase of key rate by the NBU. At the same time, hryvnia exchange rate
relative to USD remained rather stable as the NBU made substantial
interventions to support hryvnia. Still, the NBU’s reserves exceeded USD
43bn at the end of 2024.
The IER experts will discuss these and other recent economic trends
(including trade developments, monetary policy, inflation, etc), challenges
and outlook during the Briefing. Besides, more results of the IER business
tendency survey, conducted in September, will be presented.
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.
We sincerely hope that you can honor us with your presence.
✅ Please, register for the participation in the Briefings
https://forms.office.com/e/jcZuqWa2Bq
Diplomatic Briefings represent an exclusive initiative by the IER,
thoughtfully tailored to cater to the needs of diplomatic institutions,
government entities, and central banks of Ukraine’s international partners.
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 discussion, we would appreciate if you would be so kind to
provide us with their contact information.
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
Invitation Letter for the Diplomatic briefing on the economic situation in Ukraine,
January 13, 2025
Dear Colleagues,
The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting extends its warm greetings to you in the
New Year of 2025 and expresses our sincere gratitude for your continued support of Ukraine during
these challenging times.
We are pleased to invite you to our regular monthly "Diplomatic Briefing," where IER experts share their
insights on the current economic situation in Ukraine and present the latest results of our business
tendency survey.
The upcoming Diplomatic Briefing, focused on “Ukraine’s economic situation and challenges in
December 2024”, will take place online via Zoom on January 13, 2025, Monday, from 16:00 to
17:00 Kyiv time (9:00-10:00 EST / 15:00-16:00 CEST).
In December, Ukraine received record financial aid from international partners. Another tranche from
the EU under Ukraine Facility and from the IMF under EFF were a result of the execution of
commitments and liabilities by Ukraine. Besides, Ukraine started receiving money within ERA loan
facility, which would be reimbursed by profits from frozen russian assets. Uncertainty remains high for
2025, and the ability to finance expenditures on time depends on the government’s adherence to its
commitments to international partners. We currently estimate real GDP growth at about 3% in 2025.
In December, consumer price inflation accelerated, which resulted in the increase of key rate by the
NBU. At the same time, hryvnia exchange rate relative to USD remained rather stable as the NBU made
substantial interventions to support hryvnia. Still, the NBU’s reserves exceeded USD 43bn at the end of
2024.
The IER experts will discuss these and other recent economic trends (including trade developments,
monetary policy, inflation, etc), challenges and outlook during the Briefing. Besides, more results of the
IER business tendency survey, conducted in September, will be presented.
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.
We sincerely hope that you can honor us with your presence.
Please, register for the participation in the Briefings via e-mail to Victoriya Zhovtenko:
[email protected] or https://forms.office.com/e/jcZuqWa2Bq
Diplomatic Briefings represent an exclusive initiative by the IER, thoughtfully tailored to cater to the
needs of diplomatic institutions, government entities, and central banks of Ukraine’s international
partners. 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
discussion, we would appreciate if you would be so kind to provide us with their contact information.
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