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Army of US consultants weigh in on Ukrainian privatisations

The Ukrainian government is poised to sell off everything from distilleries to electricity plants in a major privitisation drive, with the help of Western-trained experts. [...]

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda (R) in Warsaw, Poland, 3 May 2021.

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Andy Hunder
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Aspen Institute
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