Democracy House experts presented a regular analytical publication “U at Glance”.
Our gratitude to the Estonian Embassy in Ukraine for hospitality!
Summary
Politics at Glance
Political preferences of oligarchs before the presidential election
- Petro Poroshenko is supported by oligarchs who have special conditions for business estalishment, while Yulia Tymoshenko grouped the “offended” oligarchs and businessmen who have lost their businesses and control over state monopolies.
- Other candidates (Oleg Lyashko, Vadym Rabinovych, Anatoliy Hrytsenko, Oleksandr Vilkul, Yuriy Boyko, Andriy Sadovy) showing the ratings around 3-7%, are interesting to the oligarchs as possible investment policy projects in the next parliamentary elections.
Economy at Glance
Public debt: current state and perspectives
- The total public and publicly guaranteed debt increased is increasing in 2018
- The probability of non-fulfillment of the revenue part of the public budget, possible devaluation of hryvnia and changes in floating interest rates are the main risks of implementing the public debt management policy in 2018
Conflict Resolution at Glance
Who Are “DPR” and “LPR”: Terrorists, Separatists or Occupants? The Problem of Definition
- Various qualifications of “DPR” and “LPR” demonstrate that Ukraine has an inconsistent state policy toward conflict resolution in Donbas.
- A newly adopted Donbas De-occupation law becomes a first document that defines the status of “DPR” and “LPR” at the legislative level.
