Subject: Invitation Letter for the Diplomatic briefing on the economic situation in Ukraine, May 12, 2025
From: "Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting \(IER\)" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2025 12:32:09 +0300

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Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.
Tundmatu saatja korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.

 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 April 2025”, will take place online via Zoom on May 12, 
2025, Monday, from 16:00 to 17:00 Kyiv time (9:00-10:00 EST / 15:00-16:00 
CEST).

In April, there were no major changes in economic situation. Uncertainty 
remained high in relation to the war situation and the US support. Ukraine 
received financing under Ukraine Facility and ERA, which helps to finance 
the budget. The NBU worsened its real GDP growth forecast for 2025, which is 
now close to the IER estimate.

Companies reported increased production, sales, and exports, while their 
expectations did not change much. Lack of labour force and danger to work 
remained key obstacles for business activity. These are the results of the 
IER business tendency survey.

The IER experts will discuss these and other recent economic trends - 
including trade developments, monetary policy, inflation, fiscal 
parameters – as well as challenges and outlook during the Briefing. The 
results of the IER Business Tendency Survey, conducted in April, will be 
presented in 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 Center 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/9VtL1EWmVT

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,

Viktorya Zhovtenko

Public Relations, Government and Media Relations Manager
Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting