Kyiv. 2 March. Developing tourism, promoting the cultural and historic heritage and improving the status of Kyiv as a developed financial and business centre of Ukraine should be the primary areas of Kyiv Development Strategy 2025 and ensure the global leadership for the city. This is the opinion of delegates, who took part in the first meeting of the Public Council for Kyiv Development Strategy

Kyiv, February 22. The current health care system is incapable of maintaining the nation’s health. Consequently, Ukraine must decide whether the country’s medical care should remain mostly the government’s responsibility or it should be yielded to the private sector, which supposedly provides better services for ensuring the nation’s health

Kiev. 10 December. On 7 December the Foundation for Effective Governance (FEG) in partnership with The Economist (UK) organized conference Inside Ukraine: Understanding Investment Risks and Opportunities, where the leading Ukrainian businesses, politicians and independent observers presented Ukraine to a numerous audience of western investors

Kiev, December 3. To reform the country it is necessary to ensure constant dialogues between all strata of civil society and media play an instrumental role in the dialogue’s efficiency. The statement was made by the Director of the Foundation for Effective Governance Natalia Izosimova during the conference What is freedom of speech?, which took place on December 2 in Kiev.

Kiev, 28 October. Ukrainian tourism will generate significant funds for the budget and contribute to development of related industries as well as development of small and mid-sized businesses. However, there is a risk that due to poor business relation development and the vast shadow economy in Ukraine it will take too long to get returns on investments

Kiev. October, 6. Project on development of strategy to raise economic competitiveness has been launched in Dnepropetrovsk Region. The Cooperation Agreement was signed yesterday in Dnepropetrovsk by the Foundation for Effective Governance, a leading international consulting company Monitor Group, Dneptopetrovsk Regional State Administration and Dnepropetrovsk City Council

Mr President, Mr Governor, Dear Colleagues, Firstly, let me thank you for the opportunity to speak at such a high-profile professional forum.

Kiev, September 28. Within the next five years Ukraine is going to take deep and comprehensive reform aimed at increasing Ukraine’s economic competitiveness and making it more congenial to investors. The statement was made by the Director of the Foundation Natalia Izosimova during the conference “Ukraine: Reforms, Competitiveness, Investments” organized by the Foundation for Effective Governance in partnership with Financial Times

Kiev. 16 September. Innovations drive the economic growth in a country. Therefore, Ukraine needs to start realizing its potential for innovations. This point was made by Nataliya Izosimova, Managing Director of the Foundation for Effective Governance (FEG) at the debate State Financial Support is Needed to Encourage Innovations organized by FEG and Intelligence Squared.

By the level of development Dnipropetrovsk oblast outperforms such EU states as Romania, Latvia, Greece and Bulgaria yet falls behind Russia and Azerbaijan