Reform Support Team of the Ministry of Economy
The Reform Support Team (RST) of the Ministry of Economy is an advisory body that provides targeted technical assistance to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine in the development and implementation of priority reforms.
The RST consultants are Ukrainian professional practitioners who are not employed by the government. In their work, they are guided by the best global management practices with a focus on efficiency, comprehensiveness, and measurable results.
The funding source of this assignment is the EBRD Ukraine Stabilization and Sustainable Growth Multi-Donor Account (MDA). The donors are as follows: Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the USA and the European Union (the greatest donor).
RST Director
Mariia Zakharenko
Mariia has 10 years of experience in the public sector. For almost 5 years, she had been working as an assistant to the People's Deputy of Ukraine, whose main activity was economic projects. During this time, she had been participating in the development and advocacy of a number of reforms, in particular: privatization of state and communal property, reform of antimonopoly legislation, legislation on LLCs and a number of others. Then, she joined the team of the state company "Prozorro.Sale", in which she was involved in the management and advocacy of projects related to the effective economic distribution of public assets. In particular, she participated in the reform of the lease of state and communal property, the land reform, the reform of the management of the property of state joint-stock companies, etc.
She graduated from the Faculty of Law of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Mariia joined the team in 2024, replacing Denys Shemiakin as director, who had been leading the team for 7 years.
Completed projects can be viewed here.
MISSION
Together we are building an efficient state where living and doing business is desirable.
VALUES
Effectiveness. We work solely towards measurable results - for us, this is the guiding principle.
Honesty. Actions matter more than words to us.
Respect. Effective collaboration for a shared outcome.
HOW DO WE SUPPORT THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMY?
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We oversee the preparation of reforms as project managers - ensuring the coordination of reforms, stakeholder interaction, and effectiveness monitoring.
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We develop specific proposals for implementing changes.
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We provide analytical, legal, and advisory support on specific issues.
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Developing and training civil servants in best practices.
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We communicate the priority reforms of the Ministry of Economy and ensure feedback with stakeholders.
FOCUS AREAS IN 2024
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Development of portfolio management of strategic projects of the Ministry of Economy
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Reform of corporate governance of state-owned enterprises.
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Public Administration Reform (PAR) and increasing efficiency in the public sector.
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Development of public procurement.
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Labor market reform.
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Development of processing industries.
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Donor coordination.
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Attraction of investments.
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Communication of priority reforms.
ABOUT US
Follow the current work of the Reform Support Team of the Ministry of Economy on social media
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RSTMineconomy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reform-support-team-mineconomy/
Telegram: https://t.me/rstmineconomy
The Reform Support Team of the Ministry of Economy operates within the framework of the international technical assistance program "Continuation of Institutional Support within the Ukraine Reform Architecture Project (URA)" based on the Program Registration Card approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on September 26, 2022. The basis for approval is the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the EBRD on cooperation and the activities of the EBRD Resident Office in Ukraine, signed on June 12, 2007, ratified by the Law of Ukraine dated June 4, 2008, No. 319-VI.