Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Center

Project is funded by the European Union and is co-funded and implemented by UNDP

2009-05-07

BRAAC Experts Participated in the Discussion of Pension Reform at Donetsk Press-club Meeting

7 May 2009, Donetsk – BRAAC experts participated in the meeting of Donetsk press-club entitled “Is it worth taking care of the pensions nowadays?” and held a presentation “Theoretical and practical aspects of pensions system reform in Ukraine” for the students, Ph.D. candidates and lecturers of the Donetsk State University of Management

Marcin Swiecicki, BRAAC Director, Inna Chapko, BRAAC Senior expert, Georgiy Yakymenko, Head of Main Department of the Pension Fund of Ukraine, and Oleksandr Bily, Head of open private pension fund “Prychetnist” and other representatives of insurance companies participated in the meeting of Donetsk press-club.

During the meeting the participants discussed the issues related to pension system reform, namely, causes of problems with pension provision, impact of demographic trends on economy of the pension system, specific aspects of mandatory state and private pension provision etc. BRAAC experts delivered the presentation “What should one know about the pension reform”

The presentation “Theoretical and practical aspects of pensions system reform in Ukraine” in Donetsk State University of Management was held by Marcin Swiecicki, BRAAC Director, and Analstasia Yermoshenko, Analyst. The event was attended by Olen Chernysh, Doctor of Public Administration, professor, member of the Academy of Economic Sciences of Ukraine.

For more information please contact Mr. Andriy Zayika, tel. +380 44 253 58 66

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For more information
please contact Mr. Andriy Zayika
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