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Product Description GDP growth of 6% - 7% for each of the past three years makes Ukraine one of the most dynamic economies in the CIS. With a population of 46.6 million, a low-cost skilled workforce, and imminent accession to the WTO, Ukraine is now a serious contender for foreign inward investment. This important book provides an up to date assessment of the structural reforms and the legal and regulatory environment in this huge Eurasian country. Contributors include: Magister & Partners; Moor & Krosondovich; Spenser & Kauffmann; Sayenko Kharenko; Raiffeisen Bank; Standard & Poor's About the Author Alica combines several years' experience in international development and analysis with a specialization in the former Soviet Union. She spent several years in Kyiv with the International Finance Corporation and the non-profit US-Ukraine Foundation working on privatization, economic development and government reform. In addition, she has worked in Belarus and Tajikistan. She earned her BA in Russian Studies from Bryn Mawr college, PA, an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from BPP Law School, London.