Month: March 2021
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"The right to vote": "What is the state of Ukraine's railway infrastructure?"
Victor Medvid, political scientist, infrastructure expert, director of William Invest Expert consulting company, is our guest.
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Scania v. Zhuravlyna case shows that Ukrainian investors are not a priority for the state - economist Viktor Medved
KYIV. 29 March. UNN. The state's priority should be to protect domestic investors. Some developed countries consider it a matter of national security. Therefore, due to the weakness of the Ukrainian authorities in this matter, political, economic and media support is always on the side of foreign donors and investors who have more opportunities in Ukraine to protect themselves, as happened in the case of...
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Volodymyr Omelyan and Viktor Medved on the situation around Ukrzaliznytsia
What is happening at Ukrzaliznytsia? No comments from the government, and no comments from Ukrzaliznytsia itself, not even from the Supervisory Board. It doesn't look like the declared transparency of a state-owned company, and there is no open dialog with the media and society. We talked to Volodymyr Omelyan about the situation around the state-owned carrier and whether the Chairman of the Board Volodymyr Zhmak has resigned...
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"With the right reforms, UZ could become the engine of our economy" - Victor Medved, expert
At a meeting on March 17, the Cabinet of Ministers supported the early termination of the powers of Volodymyr Zhmak, chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia. This was announced by the government's representative in the Verkhovna Rada, Vasyl Mokan. The duties of the chairman of the board of JSC Ukrzaliznytsia were temporarily assigned to a member of the board of UZ Ivan Yurik. Earlier, the Supervisory Board of Ukrzaliznytsia unanimously supported the resignation of Volodymyr Zhmak as chairman of the company's board. At the time, it was said that...
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The railroad is becoming less accessible to the people every year. Viktor Medvid
The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft order approving changes to tariffs for the transportation of passengers, baggage, and freight by rail in domestic traffic. By the end of 2021, tariffs will increase by 22 %. And Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy said that railroad ticket prices will increase by 2 % per month from March-April 2021, and emphasized that the change in the cost of...
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Rise in price of railway tickets: how will tariffs increase? (press conference)
The press conference will be attended by: - Viktor Medvid, director of William Invest Expert consulting company; - Vsevolod Stepaniuk, expert on economic and political issues; - Vyacheslav Konovalov, expert of the Euro Patrol public campaign.
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Medved: Dismissal of Ukrzaliznytsia's head is a "war of lobbyists"
The government has dismissed Volodymyr Zhmak, chairman of the board of Ukrzaliznytsia. Hosted by Viola Burda Dismissal of Ukrzaliznytsia CEO is a "war of lobbyists" - Medved The duties of the CEO will be temporarily performed by Ivan Yuryk, a member of the UZ board, who has already been in this position from April 16 to September 24, 2020. What is happening at Ukrzaliznytsia? Victor Medvid, director of the consulting company William Invest Expert, told....
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The corruption burden in Ukrzaliznytsia is 10-30 % - Victor Medved economist
The cost of railway tickets may be reduced due to anti-corruption activities. Viktor Medvid, head of the William Invest Expert consulting company, said this at a press conference at the GolosUA news agency. "A very important factor that makes sense to pay attention to is the economic efficiency of anti-corruption programs. The same supervisory board was created to improve the efficiency of the enterprise. We have to...
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Rise in price of railway tickets: economist Viktor Medvid answered how justified the price increase is
For all those who use Ukrzaliznytsia services, tickets will become 22% more expensive this year, and 15-26% more expensive in 2022. design element by Klymenko Time 14 minutes to read : 4 Rise in price of railway tickets: how justified is the price increase Economists answered The Ministry of Infrastructure has prepared a draft order approving changes in tariffs for the transportation of passengers. Since April 2021, Ukrzaliznytsia has been...
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What does the draft law on comfortable transport envisage and whether it will affect transportation tenders? Economist Viktor Medvid
The Verkhovna Rada has registered a draft law aimed at replacing old minibuses. Infrastructure Minister Vladyslav Krykliy says the document will make it possible to demand quality from carriers. However, Viktor Medvid, director of a consulting company, said on Ukrainian Radio that the proposed changes pose corruption risks. What does the draft law envisage According to the draft law, the goal is to improve the legislative regulation of the market...
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Melting snow and asphalt with it: how to solve the problems of Ukrainian roads by expert Viktor Medvid
With the arrival of spring, asphalt melts along with the snow. As always, it is the citizens who are the first to notice the problem, not the city authorities. Potholes and cracks appear in the road surface. Most complaints were received in the Solomensky district of Kyiv. Some people jokingly wrote on social media that "it feels like someone is running around the city at night and digging with a shovel." We received a photo from our...