Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Center

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

Comments and proposals of UNDP Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Centre to the draft law of Ukraine # 0952 “On Joint-Stock Companies” (available in Ukrainian only)

Author: Anatoliy Yefymenko, BRAAC Senior Expert


Comments to the draft law of Ukraine “On the basic principles of economic activity” (available in Ukrainian only)

Author: Anatoliy Yefymenko, BRAAC Senior Expert


Recommendations of UNDP Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Centre on improvement of national system of Corporate Governance as essential component of enhancement of Ukraine’s investment climate (available in Ukrainian only)

Author: Anatoliy Yefymenko, BRAAC Senior Expert


Grain and Oil Crops Production in Ukraine: Problems and Perspectives in the Global Food Crisis

This study analyses the causes of the rapid growth of grain and oil crops prices in the world, estimates the impact on the Ukrainian market. The study reviews current situation, general trends and key problems in grain and oil market of Ukraine, outlining perspectives of Ukraine’s own development and its potential stabilizing contribution to tackling global food crisis. Authors: V. Zhygadlo, O.Sikachyna, ed. V.Artyushyn.


Enhancing capacity of branch civil society associations as a perspective of improving interaction between government and business in Ukraine

Prepared by BRAAC experts Mykola PUGACHOV and Tetyana LUZHANSKA. This paper is dedicated to the issue of improving relations between the state, business and civil society with a view to build partnership that would underlie more effective social and economic reforms in Ukraine. The paper emphasizes the need to modernize the development of branch civil society associations. The paper tends to analyze the legal basis for the operation of NGOs, interaction in practice between government bodies and branch civil society associations. For the first time a study of the effectiveness of joint actions of government and business in regulating situation on markets was undertaken.


Draft laws of Ukraine “On Agricultural Land Market”, “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine on Differentiation of Land of State and Communal Ownership” and draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Adopting Regulation on Land Auction”

Based on analysis of current land legislation of Ukraine and perspective for its development, BRAAC experts in cooperation with Mr. Pavlo KULINICH, Deputy Chair of the Department for agrarian, land and environmental law of the Koretskyi Institute of State and Law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ph.D., prepared draft laws of Ukraine “On Agricultural Land Market”, “On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine on Differentiation of Land of State and Communal Ownership” and draft Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine “On Adopting Regulation on Land Auction”


Assessment of Land Legislation of Ukraine and Perspectives for Its Development

Author: Kulinich P.F., PhD in Law, Deputy head of Department for problems of agrarian, land and environmental law, Koretskyi Institute of State and Law of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.


EU and Ukraine Security of Energy Supply. Comparative Analysis

Authors: Inigo Arencibia Gonzalez and Yevgeniy Bobrov


Perspectives of Agricultural Production Development: Ways and Potential Consequences

Authors: O.Sikachyna, V.Zhygadlo


Poland — three years in EU Lessons learned

Presented by Marcin Swiecicki, Director of UNDP Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Centre at the Kyiv Economics Institute Economic Education and Research Consortium, 23 May 2007.


Problems of Biodiesel Production in Ukraine and Russian Federation: Regional Aspect

Presented by M.Kobets, expert of UNDP Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Centre at the II International Trading Summit: Grains & Oilseeds,Turkey, Antalya, March 6-9, 2007.


Biodiesel production and its influence on oil crops market, specifically on rape

Presented by M.Kobets, expert of UNDP Blue Ribbon Analytical and Advisory Centre at the IV All-Ukrainian Conference AGROPERSPEKTIVA-2007: problems of market formation in agro-industrial complex of Ukraine, Kiev, February 20, 2007.


“Land reform and title registration in Ukraine”

Prepared at request of Mr. Francis M. O’Donnell, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations System in Ukraine, by Dr. Mykola Pugachov (UNDP BRAAC) and Oleksandr Shevtsov (UNDP Advisor).


“State registration of legal physical entities: study of the procedures of the state registration and new legal bills”

Authors: V. Povroznyuk, B. Senchuk, I. Akimova, V. Stadnyk, A. Dashkevych, K. Vashchenko, O. Barbelyuk, O. Mukaseyeva, I. Syedov, T. Luzhanska


Civil and Commercial Codes of Ukraine: Analysis of the State of Play and Recommendations on Improvement

Authors: S. Shishkin, P. Drobyshev


Regulatory Policy in Ukraine: Current State and What Should be Done to Improve the Business Environment

Authors: E. Balcerowicz, O. Ustenko


Privatization Before and After the Orange Revolution

Authors: A. Paskhaver, L. Verkhovodova


Towards Effective Anti-Corruption Strategies in Ukraine: Removing the Cornerstone without Toppling the Building

Author: V. Dubrovskiy


Results of the Survey of Company Top Managers on Corporate Social Responsibility Practices in Ukraine

Authors: I. Akimova, E. Osinkina, A. Martsinkiv


Understanding and Implementation of the Social Responsibility of Businesses

Authors: I. Akimova, E. Osinkina, O. Filipenko, A. Martsinkiv