Privatization in Ukraine: Challenges of Assessment and Coverage in Fund Conditionality

May 1, 2002

Disclaimer: This Policy Dicussion Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

The paper examines the recent privatization experience in Ukraine in the context of the streamlining of Fund structural conditionality. A particular focus is the shift from privatization-related conditionality based on quantitative targets to conditionality aimed at strengthening privatization procedures. The paper examines how this shift was managed in Ukraine and discusses the challenges of applying conditionality to privatization procedures and the implications for country ownership.

Subject: Economic sectors, Financial markets, Privatization, Public enterprises, Stock markets

Keywords: Eastern Europe, enterprise, enterprise restructuring, government, PDP, privatization, privatization conditionality, privatization procedure, privatization program, Public enterprises, Stock markets, telecommunications firm Ukrtelecom, transition

Pages:
23
Volume:
2002
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451971620.003
Issue:
007
Series:
Policy Discussion Paper No. 2002/007
Stock No:
PPIEA0072002
ISBN:
9781451971620
ISSN:
1564-5193

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