Ukraine ‘must revamp labour laws and step up privatisation to fix economy’

Dr Alexander Rodnyansky from the Faculty of Economics has been extensively quoted in the UK’s Guardian Newspaper about the cost of rebuilding Ukraine.

An adviser to the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, he says the war-torn country needed to speed up efforts to reform industries as it looked to rebuild after Russia’s invasion.

Dr Rodnyansky told the Guardian that the Ukrainian government needed to “create the foundations for rapid economic growth” while also financing the conflict.

He is currently based in Ukraine, and in recent weeks has given interviews to the BBC’s Today programme, and many other newspapers worldwide.