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What Ukrainian Customs Should Do to Facilitate Trade: Regional Perspective
Economy
What Ukrainian Customs Should Do to Facilitate Trade: Regional Perspective
In compliance with the requirements of the International Monetary Fund, Ukraine has split its previously combined fiscal service into separate tax and customs agencies. This is a step in the right direction, which should be followed by re-orienting the customs to serve businesses and promote cross-border trade.
Bureaucracy and Nontransparent VAT Refunds are Main Obstacles for Exporters in Ukraine
Economy
Bureaucracy and Nontransparent VAT Refunds are Main Obstacles for Exporters in Ukraine
Ukrainian exporters say that inefficient and non-transparent VAT refunds system and high levels of bureaucracy are the biggest obstacles for export. The survey also reveals that smaller enterprises tend to be more burdened by complicated customs procedures and lack of transparency in the operation of tax agencies.
Customs in Ukraine: Business Wants Reforms, Government Seeks to Maximize Revenue
Economy
Customs in Ukraine: Business Wants Reforms, Government Seeks to Maximize Revenue
Businesses in Ukraine want the customs procedures to become less income-focused and instead, to be aimed at facilitating trade. As the 2015 survey of Ukrainian businesses by the Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting showed, changes in trade regulations and customs rules are needed to boost international trade.
Ukraine 2016: Closer to Stabilization, Far Away From Growth
Economy
Ukraine 2016: Closer to Stabilization, Far Away From Growth
The economic situation in Ukraine in 2015 and 2016 will depend on progress in externally supported reform program and on stabilization in the Eastern Ukraine. Fiscal consolidation, decline in real wages and unemployment will cause reduction of real private consumption. Weak hryvnia, despite dragging down consumption and investments, helps to increase fiscal revenues and narrow the current account deficit.