Ukraine Economy, Jobs and Wages
Submitted by OdessaFX on Sat, 12/22/2007 - 22:45.
These are essentially in the same series. The first set is somewhat dated, but is comprehensive; while the second helps bring it up to date – thus appropriate to consider all three together with respect to jobs and wages, productivity, analysis of trends in both the public and private sector, impediments and catalysts to growth, and so forth. I would classify this as mandatory reading for any medium to enterprise level business considering activity in Ukraine.
The World Bank web site is an excellent source for research for virtually any country. It has an extensive library and archive of free downloadable documents. Sorting through it to find information of specific relevance to your interest may take some time, but that is time well-spent. You are effectively assured of finding qualified, high end data in its online library and elsewhere. Three documents in particular stand out as especially informative for any business with interests in Ukraine:
- Ukraine Jobs Study: Fostering Productivity and Job Creation, Part I (52 page PDF document) and Part II (107 page PDF document) by Human Development Sector Unit; Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova Country Unit – December 20, 2005.
- Are Wages in Ukraine too Low? And What Could Be Done to Increase Them? by Martin Raiser, Economic Advisor, World Bank Country Office, Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine – April 2007, 16 page PDF Document
These are essentially in the same series. The first set is somewhat dated, but is comprehensive; while the second helps bring it up to date – thus appropriate to consider all three together with respect to jobs and wages, productivity, analysis of trends in both the public and private sector, impediments and catalysts to growth, and so forth. I would classify this as mandatory reading for any medium to enterprise level business considering activity in Ukraine.
Business in Ukraine
Anyone interested in doing business in Ukraine should contact George Georgiou. He is an attorney from the United Kingdom with offices here, London and Rome. His Ukrainian wife is his partner and was the 2007 Odessa Businesswoman of the Year. They specialize in various fields - immigration, business investments and other areas. Plus they are nice people.
Phil