Publications

ICPS Newsletter: Consumer Confidence: A New Surge of Optimism

May 16, 2005

Publisher: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine 13-A Pymonenka Str. 04050 Kyiv Ukraine Tel: +380 44 484 4400 Fax: +380 44 484 4402 http://www.icps.kiev.ua Synopsis Newsletter of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine. During Q1’05, the confidence of Ukrainian consumers improved significantly. The Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) rose to a new record high [...]

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The Tax Reform in Slovakia

May 16, 2005

Publisher: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine 13-A Pymonenka Str. 04050 Kyiv Ukraine Tel: +380 44 484 4400 Fax: +380 44 484 4402 http://www.icps.kiev.ua Synopsis A presentation at the International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine, by Ivan Mikloš, Minister of Finance of the Slovak Republic. INEKO_TaxSlovak[1].ppt (295.50 kB)

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ICPS Newsletter: ICPS is Optimistic About Ukraine’s Economic Growth Over 2005-2007

May 4, 2005

Publisher: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine 13-A Pymonenka Str. 04050 Kyiv Ukraine Tel: +380 44 484 4400 Fax: +380 44 484 4402 http://www.icps.kiev.ua Synopsis Newsletter of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine. ICPS economists have upgraded their forecast for Ukraine’s economic growth in 2005 to 8%, due to growing consumer demand and [...]

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Recent Economic Reform Experience from Central Europe: Inspirations and Suggestions for Ukraine

May 3, 2005

Publisher: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine 13-A Pymonenka Str. 04050 Kyiv Ukraine Tel: +380 44 484 4400 Fax: +380 44 484 4402 http://www.icps.kiev.ua Synopsis This publication consists of articles written by experts from Visegrad countries (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia) and features these countries’ experience in economic reforms on their strategic paths [...]

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ICPS Newsletter: Privatization is no Panacea for Ukraine’s Coal Industry

April 25, 2005

Publisher: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine 13-A Pymonenka Str. 04050 Kyiv Ukraine Tel: +380 44 484 4400 Fax: +380 44 484 4402 http://www.icps.kiev.ua Synopsis Newsletter of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine. Despite some successful coal industry privatization in the past, today private sector involvement is premature. As long as the Government [...]

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Medium-term Strategy for Bulgaria’s Economic Development 2005-2010

April 23, 2005

Publisher: Center for Economic Development, Sofia, Bulgaria 46 Chervena Stena St. 1421 Sofia Bulgaria Tel: +359 2 8190 777 Fax: +359 2 8190 776 http://www.ced.bg Synopsis A publication by the Center for Economic Development, Sofia (available only in Bulgarian) In 2004 – early 2005 CED implemented the project Medium-term Strategy for Bulgaria’s Economic Development 2005-2010, [...]

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ICPS Newsletter: The National Depository: Should it be Private or Public?

April 18, 2005

Publisher: International Centre for Policy Studies, Kyiv, Ukraine 13-A Pymonenka Str. 04050 Kyiv Ukraine Tel: +380 44 484 4400 Fax: +380 44 484 4402 http://www.icps.kiev.ua Synopsis Newsletter of the International Centre for Policy Studies, Ukraine. Key stock market players agree that Ukrainian indicators are largely lagging behind the level acceptable for market economies. As a [...]

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