Subject: Invitation Letter for the Diplomatic briefing on the economic situation in Ukraine, December 15, 2025
From: "Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting \(IER\)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2025 08:10:00 +0200

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Dear Colleagues,

The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting is 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 November 2025”, will take place online via Zoom on 
December 15, 2025, Monday, from 16:00 to 17:00 Kyiv time (9:00-10:00 EST / 
15:00-16:00 CEST).

In November, russia continued attacks on energy and railway infrastructure. 
Many companies faced difficulties with access to electricity, and the 
challenge remained in December as well. According to IER estimates the 
extractive industry dropped substantially. The manufacturing demonstrated 
small decline. At the same time, faster than previously corn harvest 
resulted in sharp increase in agriculture, which explain acceleration of 
real GDP growth.

Ukraine and the IMF reached staff level agreement on new Program, which is 
to become an anchor for international assistance. However, the financing for 
2026 is not secured. The EU still has hot debates on the Ukraine Reparation 
Loan, which is needed for Ukraine already by the end of March’2026. Military 
assistance from international partners is another matter for concern for 
2026.

Overall, business remains rather optimistic, though uncertainty is high. 
During the Diplomatic Briefing we will discuss key economic parameters and 
business tendencies of November in greater detail.

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 Centre 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 
https://forms.office.com/e/i1b5B9n3PE

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.

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Kind regards,

Igor Burakovsky

IER Head of the Board

The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting

Reytarska 8/5-А | 01054 Kyiv, Ukraine

tel.: + 38 044 278-63-42| fax: + 38 044 278-63-36

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