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Investing in Ukraine: The Need for Transparency and Strong Government Relations
Manage episode 431871428 series 3579871
In this episode, my guest Kateryna Odarchenko, government relations specialist and head of political consultancy SIC Group, discussed some of the top investment challenges in Ukraine, including the need for strong government relations teams, the importance of transparency, the recent passage of the Lobbying Law in Ukraine, the evolving Ukrainian business culture, and much more.
Kateryna has nine years of experience in democracy building and democracy campaign management. She is the author of 500+ publications about transparent public administration, campaign management, good governance, and civil society development. She is also the author of the "Election Game" handbook for politicians in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for democracy institution building and control of elections. Kateryna initiated several bills in Ukraine about democratic elections, women's rights, and stronger institutions. Kateryna also initiated projects with the European Parliament for the implementation of EU laws in the Ukrainian legislature. Originally from Ukraine, Kateryna lives with her family in the Washington DC metro area.
Please have a look at Kateryna's bio: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/kateryna-odarchenko
And her company: www.sic-group.com.ua as well as her non-profit “Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA”: www.polita.org.ua
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Manage episode 431871428 series 3579871
In this episode, my guest Kateryna Odarchenko, government relations specialist and head of political consultancy SIC Group, discussed some of the top investment challenges in Ukraine, including the need for strong government relations teams, the importance of transparency, the recent passage of the Lobbying Law in Ukraine, the evolving Ukrainian business culture, and much more.
Kateryna has nine years of experience in democracy building and democracy campaign management. She is the author of 500+ publications about transparent public administration, campaign management, good governance, and civil society development. She is also the author of the "Election Game" handbook for politicians in Eastern Europe and Central Asia for democracy institution building and control of elections. Kateryna initiated several bills in Ukraine about democratic elections, women's rights, and stronger institutions. Kateryna also initiated projects with the European Parliament for the implementation of EU laws in the Ukrainian legislature. Originally from Ukraine, Kateryna lives with her family in the Washington DC metro area.
Please have a look at Kateryna's bio: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/person/kateryna-odarchenko
And her company: www.sic-group.com.ua as well as her non-profit “Institute for Democracy and Development “PolitA”: www.polita.org.ua
To learn more, visit:
Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:
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