The Ministry of Economy of Ukraine has started regular coordination meetings with international partners involved in reforming the state-owned enterprises sector and developing corporate governance in the country.

The first meeting was held on 1 February. It was attended by Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine Oleksii Sobolev. The meeting was also attended by representatives of international organisations, including: EBRD, USAID/UKAid SOERA Project, USAID, Expertise France, the EU project Pravo-Justice, OECD, IMF, and the EU Delegation.

“Improving the management of state property is one of the priority tasks for the Ministry of Economy. A large number of international organisations are involved in the reform, providing their technical and expert support. We are sincerely grateful for their assistance and cooperation and propose to start regular coordination meetings to strengthen our interaction,” said Oleksii Sobolev.

The meetings will be a place to share the experience of all partners in implementing the reform. They will also be a tool for coordinating actions and joint planning.

At the first meeting, the parties reviewed the priorities for the reform of state-owned enterprises and corporate governance in 2024. These include, in particular:

• adoption of draft law 5593-d, which improves corporate governance;
• development and adoption of a property policy (including dividend policy and remuneration policy);
• development and adoption of a privatisation strategy;
• development and adoption of a document on the evaluation of supervisory boards and the evaluation itself;
• defining the criteria for state-owned enterprises that require the formation of a supervisory board;
• development of a concept and draft law on centralisation of the owner’s functions;
• adoption of draft law 4020 to implement the ownership policy.

Representatives of the Ministry of Economy and international organisations also discussed areas of joint activities and opportunities for donor support.