Business Sense: Ukraine needs overhaul of its economic system

Editor’s Note: Business Sense is a feature in which experts explain Ukraine’s place in the world economy and provide insight into doing business in the country. To contribute, contact chief editor Brian Bonner at bonner@kyivpost.com.
Sep 23, 2011 at 01:31 | James Roberts and Andriy Tsintsiruk

Business Sense: Jet fuel prices reflect nation’s competitiveness issues The nation’s airlines, already operating on thin margins in a highly competitive environment, will likely take another hit next month when the price they pay for jet fuel at Ukraine’s airports increases by up to 15 percent.
Sep 16, 2011 at 16:44 | Didier Casimiro
Business Sense: Rising oil prices stand to hit energy-inefficient Kyiv hard Andrei Liakhov writes: Heavily dependent on one supplier and inefficient, Ukraine will suffer the consequences of an oil price spike more than the rest of Europe.
Jul 21, 2011 at 21:58 | Andrei Liakhov
Business Sense: Will nation’s cities become more energy efficient after Euro 2012? Reiner Schlatmann wrties: Installing better lighting is an easy way to increase effi ciency and cut energy bills.
Jul 21, 2011 at 21:55 | Reiner Schlatmann
Business Sense: Time to fix laws on renewables Svitlana Romanova writes:Ukrainian legislation has many errors where improvements are needed to make green tariffs effectively work.
Jul 21, 2011 at 21:47 | Svitlana Romanova
Business Sense: Better branding strategy could help many in Ukraine Clive Woodger writes: Adoption of empty brands can come back to haunt.
Jul 8, 2011 at 00:22 | Clive Woodger
Business Sense: Nation’s risky market curbs great agriculture potential Anton Khmelnitski writes: Ukraine is missing opportunity to develop its stock market as others, including Polish pensioners, benefit.
Jun 30, 2011 at 23:12 | Anton Khmelnitski
Business Sense: Local financial market culture ignores carrot, needs more stick Brad Wells writes: Adopting international accounting standarts in one place to start.
Jun 23, 2011 at 22:10 | Brad Wells
Business Sense: Repeal of tax exemptions on services to affect many Ron Barden and Slava Vlasov writes: Removing exemption makes sense, but discrimination that exists between exporters of services and exporters of goods should be fixed.
Jun 16, 2011 at 22:38 | Ron Barden and Slava Vlasov
Business Sense: Hydrofracking for shale gas stirs environmental worries Oksana Polhuy writes: There are possibilities of groundwater contamination.
Jun 9, 2011 at 23:20 | Oksana Polhuy
Business Sense: Robbing the ‘Breadbasket’ Leo Krasnozhon writes: Officials must end policy that benefits one insider firm at a major cost to whole nation.
Jun 2, 2011 at 21:19 | Leo A. Krasnozhon