For a long time, energy sector reforms have been viewed as one of the most important challenges facing Ukraine. Their most visible manifestation so far has been in the...
Vasily Astrov
Vasily Astrov is senior economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW). He's been working as an economist for the WIIW since 2003, primarily covering Russia, Ukraine and macro-economic and energy issues in CEE. He also worked as a consultant for the Austrian National Bank and was involved inter alia in projects for the European Commission. He holds an MSc. in economics from Warwick University (UK) and was also studying at the University of Münster (Germany) and St. Petersburg State University (Russia).
The global economic environment continues to be challenging. The ‘wounds’ inflicted by the global financial crisis of 2008 have not yet healed completely and world...
