Center of Public Finance
and Governance

Center of Public Finance and Governance is an analytical center founded to provide systematic, professional, non-partisan, unbiased expertise and an alternative view of the public finance and public administration situation in Ukraine.

Public finance research
  • Budget planning system improvement

  • Budget revenue and expenditure factors

  • Improving of public finance management

  • Debt policy and liquidity management

governance and decentralisation
  • Fiscal decentralization: assessment of the financial status and capacity of communities

  • Local finance: inter-budgetary transfers, local taxation, local borrowing, public investment management (PIM) at the local level

  • Regional policy and governance: analysis of legislation, separation of powers, local elections, impact of sectoral reforms at the local level

  • European integration: harmonization of regional policy of Ukraine with EU practice, analysis of EU instruments and funds for territorial development, assessment of readiness of communities and regions for effective use of resources

human capital
  • Modeling the needs of different categories of citizens when assessing the effectiveness of public policy

  • Analysis of budget expenditures necessary for the implementation of new support instruments

  • Assessment of the effectiveness of integrating gender budgeting as a component of the program-targeted method of public finances

  • Comparative analysis of international experience in implementing population support instruments

Insights

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Analytical product Macroeconomics 2026 Ukraine
Ukraine Monthly Economic Update | February 2026
Monthly economic update on Ukraine for February 2026 covering analysis of external imbalances, fiscal execution, inflation, and economic activity. The document examines trade deficit, reserve positions, currency expectations, and GDP indicators.
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Barometer Public finances 2026 Ukraine
Budget barometer February 2026
What happened with the budget in February? Were revenue targets for major taxes met? Was international support sufficient? What risks will be relevant in the coming months? Find answers to these and other questions in the Budget Barometer for February 2026.
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Monitoring Local Governance 2026 Ukraine
Communities Monitoring January 2026
Monitoring of territorial communities’ status in January 2026, analyzing the financial situation of local budgets, security conditions, and inter-municipal cooperation amid new legislative requirements and limited resources.
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Analytical product Macroeconomics 2026 Ukraine
Ukraine: Through Adversity to Stability and Growth
Analytical document on Ukraine’s macroeconomic stability reaching its highest level since 2022 and economic growth forecasts for 2025-2028 period.
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Policy paper Human capital 2026 Ukraine
Human Resources Management Procedures
Human Resources Management Procedures for the CARMC Project developed in accordance with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework, specifically Environmental and Social Standard 2 on Labor and Working Conditions, within the framework of Ukrainian legislation. The document regulates the recruitment and management of labor force in the Capacity Building Project for Recovery and Modernization of Ukraine.
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Analytical product Local Governance 2026 Ukraine
Ukrainian municipalities 2025: key changes in local governance
Analysis of key changes in Ukraine’s local self-government system in 2025, including the updated concept of local self-government reform, continuation of local authorities’ powers, and new oversight mechanisms under wartime conditions and European integration.

Publications in scientific journals

Ukraine Monthly Economic Update | February 2026
Monthly economic update on Ukraine for February 2026 covering analysis of external imbalances, fiscal execution, inflation, and economic activity. The document examines trade deficit, reserve positions, currency expectations, and GDP indicators.
Budget barometer February 2026
What happened with the budget in February? Were revenue targets for major taxes met? Was international support sufficient? What risks will be relevant in the coming months? Find answers to these and other questions in the Budget Barometer for February 2026.
Communities Monitoring January 2026
Monitoring of territorial communities’ status in January 2026, analyzing the financial situation of local budgets, security conditions, and inter-municipal cooperation amid new legislative requirements and limited resources.
Ukraine: Through Adversity to Stability and Growth
Analytical document on Ukraine’s macroeconomic stability reaching its highest level since 2022 and economic growth forecasts for 2025-2028 period.
Human Resources Management Procedures
Human Resources Management Procedures for the CARMC Project developed in accordance with the World Bank’s Environmental and Social Framework, specifically Environmental and Social Standard 2 on Labor and Working Conditions, within the framework of Ukrainian legislation. The document regulates the recruitment and management of labor force in the Capacity Building Project for Recovery and Modernization of Ukraine.
Ukrainian municipalities 2025: key changes in local governance
Analysis of key changes in Ukraine’s local self-government system in 2025, including the updated concept of local self-government reform, continuation of local authorities’ powers, and new oversight mechanisms under wartime conditions and European integration.

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