Forum
05 April 2013
THE ELEVENTH FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORUM
The Eleventh Financial and Economic Forum on the topic of Energy Efficiency of Budget Expenditures as a Road to Economic Prosperity was held on 5 April 2013, under the Municipal Finance Strengthening Initiative Roll-out (MFSI-II) Project, which is implemented by IBSER with support from USAID.
The Forum was attended by First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine A.A. Maksyuta; USAID Project Coordinator A.V. Nesterenko; Director of Regional Policy Department at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine O.M. Nyzhnyk; Deputy Director of the Department of Local Budgets and Investments at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine H.B. Markovych; Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Planning and Development in the Area of Public Utilities at the National Public Utilities Regulatory Commission O.Yu. Korchmit; Chairwoman of the Board of the Ukrainian Public-Private Partnership Development Support Center I.V. Zapatrina; Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Towns, Mayor of Ukrayinka P.H. Kozyryev; Budget Policy Expert of the Association of Ukrainian Cities O.V. Slobozhan; Director for Preparation of Public Private Partnership Projects T.A. Korotka; Deputy COP of the Municipal Heating Reform Project in Ukraine A.I. Mitskan; Chief Investment Advisor of the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation NEFCO in Ukraine Yu. Shevchuk; Mayor of Slavutych V.P. Udovychenko; Mayor of Boryspil A.S. Fedorchuk; Mayor of Horlivka Ye.V. Klep; and other leading experts, representatives of government ministries and departments, local governments, representatives of the academia, international expert community, and the civil sector.
The Forum participants reviewed and discussed legal and best practice issues related to the implementation of energy saving projects, financial incentive mechanisms that promote the efficient use of energy resources, and alternative funding sources for energy saving projects, as well as how to strengthen the financial capacity of local budgets and improve the investment attractiveness of cities and towns.
Based on the forum’s active discussion, recommendations wiere drafted and disseminated among all the stakeholders and published on the Institute’s website.
The Forum was attended by First Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine A.A. Maksyuta; USAID Project Coordinator A.V. Nesterenko; Director of Regional Policy Department at the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine O.M. Nyzhnyk; Deputy Director of the Department of Local Budgets and Investments at the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine H.B. Markovych; Deputy Director of the Department of Strategic Planning and Development in the Area of Public Utilities at the National Public Utilities Regulatory Commission O.Yu. Korchmit; Chairwoman of the Board of the Ukrainian Public-Private Partnership Development Support Center I.V. Zapatrina; Chairman of the Association of Ukrainian Towns, Mayor of Ukrayinka P.H. Kozyryev; Budget Policy Expert of the Association of Ukrainian Cities O.V. Slobozhan; Director for Preparation of Public Private Partnership Projects T.A. Korotka; Deputy COP of the Municipal Heating Reform Project in Ukraine A.I. Mitskan; Chief Investment Advisor of the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation NEFCO in Ukraine Yu. Shevchuk; Mayor of Slavutych V.P. Udovychenko; Mayor of Boryspil A.S. Fedorchuk; Mayor of Horlivka Ye.V. Klep; and other leading experts, representatives of government ministries and departments, local governments, representatives of the academia, international expert community, and the civil sector.
The Forum participants reviewed and discussed legal and best practice issues related to the implementation of energy saving projects, financial incentive mechanisms that promote the efficient use of energy resources, and alternative funding sources for energy saving projects, as well as how to strengthen the financial capacity of local budgets and improve the investment attractiveness of cities and towns.
Based on the forum’s active discussion, recommendations wiere drafted and disseminated among all the stakeholders and published on the Institute’s website.
FORUM MATERIALS
Ukrainian version only
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