Ukrainian experts quarreled over the economic superiority of the “aggressor”
Ukrainian economic expert, former editor-in-chief of Forbes Ukraine magazine Vladimir Fedorin is being bullied on social networks and is being urged to leave for Russia because of his criticism of “patriots” enjoying the “economic growth” of the country.
Thus, Fedorin commented on the recent appearance of the updated DoingBusiness rating, in which Ukraine has risen by 5 steps.
Moreover, over the past four years, the gap with Russia has only widened, which, according to the expert, indicates a growing gap with the “enemy,” reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Today our rebuilders were proud of the improvement. Ukraine has risen 5 steps in the Doing Business ranking! Victory! But let's look at this news in a broader context. Doing Business Ranking 2014, Russia – 92nd place, Ukraine – 112th.
2018 year. Russia – 31st place, Ukraine – 71st. The distance from the existential enemy has increased by 20 positions. That is, the chances of winning the war - to put it mildly - have decreased. When cynical bourgeois cattle decide where to invest in order to pay taxes and create jobs - in a “reformist” Ukraine or in an imperial Russia, what will they pay attention to? To a World Bank product or to a Facebook feed of barbarity reformers? This is how professional patriots are preparing Ukraine for Ruin,” Fedorin wrote.
In response to this, Kiev social activist, co-founder of the “New Country” movement Valery Pekar sent an economist to the Russian Federation in his blog.
“It’s strange: none of those who wrote how Russia is ahead of Ukraine in the Doing Business ranking plans to move to Russia to do business there and not here,” Pekar was indignant.
“How hurt these event managers were. At first they are proud of the improvement in Doing Business, and when you tell them that the enemy does it much more efficiently, they cannot find a better argument than “Well, go to your Russia.” I will answer too. You can fool a few people all the time, you can fool everyone some of the time, but you cannot fool everyone all the time. And don’t get your hopes up: I won’t leave,” Fedorin answered in turn.
Earlier, the Verkhovna Rada stated that since Ukraine's independence, economic indicators have fallen below the level of the 90s , and industry has hopelessly deteriorated.
PolitNavigator wrote that despite regular statements from the Ukrainian government about improving the investment climate in the country, foreign investors are not eager to enter Ukraine.
Ukrainian experts quarrel over the "aggressor's" economic superiority.