1. OECD – Better Policies for Better Lives in Ukraine
7th Competition Forum of Ukraine
Kyiv, 15 March 2018
OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme

2. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECD
Establishment of international standards in various spheres
Data analysis & comparison to predict future trends
Forum for inter-governmental co-operation
35 member countries
Since 1991, the OECD and Ukraine have been working in partnership to improve governance and economic development. Their collaboration has been strengthening ever since, especially after OECD member countries decided to respond positively to Ukraine's request to benefit from OECD's expertise, on 12 March 2014.

3. The Memorandum of Understanding for Strengthening Co-operation
A Memorandum of Understanding for Strengthening Co-operation (MoU) was signed with the Government of Ukraine in It was renewed for two additional years during the visit of Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman to the OECD in October 2016, until October 2018

4. The Action Plan (1/2)
“I am grateful for the support of the OECD and its member countries for our reform agenda and reiterate my country’s commitment to international cooperation and the adoption of best global standards for improving our policies and our people’s lives”
- President Poroshenko
The Action Plan for the implementation of the MoU was signed on 22 April 2015, during a visit to the OECD by President Petro Poroshenko

5. The Action Plan (2/2) Pillar I: Anti-Corruption
The Action Plan identifies priority areas for reform and is structured around 3 pillars:
Pillar I: Anti-Corruption
Pillar II: Governance and Rule of Law
Pillar III: Investment and Business Climate
Launch of the OECD Ukraine Day, a high-level consultation aimed to inform donors and to give more visibility to Ukraine’s policy challenges and reform agenda
The Action Plan includes 29 reviews and projects. It identifies 28 OECD instruments to which Ukraine could request adherence and 10 OECD bodies in which it could request partnership

6. The Action Plan has thoroughly addressed the issue of corruption in Ukraine
Pillar I: Anti-Corruption
Human resources, reporting and accountability
OECD Anti-Corruption Network
Fiscal Policy
Ukraine Anti-corruption Project and Tax Academy in Ostia: Capacity-building and training of tax officials and criminal justice professionals
Business Ombudsman Council
Launch of the NABU and the Asset Recovery and Management Agency of Ukraine
Donor co-ordination group on anti-corruption in Ukraine
Fourth Round of Monitoring Anti-corruption Report
Inclusive Framework for Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information  Roadmap for the implementation of EOIR and AEOI standards
OECD-UNDP joint Tax Inspectors Without Borders Project
Review of Ukraine’s tax incentives regime + new Financial Police

7. Pillar II: Governance and Rule of Law Pillar I: Anti-Corruption
The OECD is helping Ukraine build stronger institutions, enhance the education system and improve public service delivery and green the economy
Pillar II: Governance and Rule of Law
Pillar I: Anti-Corruption
Improving public service delivery
OECD-EU SIGMA Programme
Enhancing the education system
Decentralisation
Environment and green growth
Assistance in the drafting of the Civil Service Law and the Law on Administrative Procedures
Public Finance Management Strategy and Action Plan
Baseline measurement assessment against the Principles of Public Administration
Review of Integrity in Public Education
Support to Ukraine’s participation in the next round of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018
Supporting Decentralisation in Ukraine Project (Sept – June 2018)
Economic instruments for managing environmentally harmful products
Green growth indicators to support the transformation towards a green economy
Improvements in the performance of water supply and sanitation services

8. The OECD and Ukraine have developed a comprehensive set of policies to enhance the investment and business climate
Pillar III: Investment and Business Climate
Pillar I: Anti-Corruption
Investment Policy Review of Ukraine
Enhancing greening in Ukraine
Removing barriers to competitiveness
Competition Policy
Launched in September 2016 to assess Ukraine’s business environment against the Policy Framework for Investment
Support to Greening Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Ukraine
Mobilising Commercial Bank Credit Lines for Green Investments
"Greening Economies in the Eastern Neighbourhood” (EaP GREEN) programme
5 reports launched on 2 critical sectors: energy and agriculture
Monitoring of the implementation of the 2015 recommendations to enhance the policy framework for Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
Review of the SME Development Strategy
OECD Review of Competition Law and Policy in Ukraine
OECD’s Competition Assessment Toolkit
Guidelines For Fighting Bid Rigging

9. Key priorities for future work
Public Governance
Assistance in Tax and other Financial Crime Investigations and Tax Reform
OECD Review of State-Owned Enterprises Reform
Support for regulatory reform
Competition Assessment of Laws and Regulations
Support the effectiveness of OpenAid
Support the implementation of the OECD Recommendation on Effective Public Investment Across Levels of Government in Ukraine

10. Дякую за увагу ! Contact details: Mr. William Tompson
Дякую за увагу !
Ms. Gabriela Miranda
OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme