SME Strategies for 2021 and Beyond
Monitoring the implementation of Ukraine’s SME Strategy
18 June 2020
09:00 (BEL,FRA) | 10:00 (BLR,MDA,UKR) | 11:00 (ARM, AZE,GEO)
11:30 (AFG) | 12.00 (TJK, TKM, UZB) |13.00 (KAZ,KGZ)
15:00 (MNG)
What is this Webinar about?
SME development remains one of the key drivers for promoting economic growth. While implementing broader economic reforms, in 2017 the Ukrainian government has also adopted a targeted framework to support the development of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Throughout 2019, the OECD reviewed the implementation status of the SME development strategy in close co-operation with the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture. As part of this work, the OECD provided recommendations for future policy action as well as targeted advice on how to build an effective, result-oriented monitoring system.
Join our Peer Review Webinar to discuss the progress made by Ukraine to support its SME sector, and contribute to the conversation about future reform priorities in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.
This webinar is part of a series of events organised by the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme between late May and end of June. The discussion will be based on a peer review note on the implementation status of Ukraine’s SME development strategy.
→ access webinar draft agenda and peer review note here
→ summary record of the first EaP Regional Covid-19 Crisis and Resilience webinar held on 27 May can be found here
Why is this Webinar important?
- It serves as a peer review for Ukraine to shape its national policies for SMEs.
- It facilitates the exchange of good practices on how to build result-oriented monitoring systems for national strategies.
- It fosters policy dialogue between countries of the Eastern Partnership, Central Asia and OECD members on medium and long-term policy priorities for SME support
Opening remarks:
Mr Dmytro Romanovych, Deputy Minister for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture, Ukraine
Ms Julda KIELYTE, Team Leader, Economic and Fiscal Reforms Team in Support Group
for Ukraine, DG NEAR, European Commission
Panel discussion:
Mr Andriy Slabinskiy, Director of SME Development Office, Ukraine
Mr Janez Šušteršič, Peer reviewer
Mr Mikheil Khidureli, CEO, Enterprise Georgia
Representatives of Eurasia governments
OECD Secretariat
