On October 3-4, 2024, in Lviv, as part of the Ukrainian Resilience Week, the forum «Financial Resilience and Economic Development of Communities» took place.
This event brought together representatives of local government, Ukrainian and international financial institutions, as well as experts in local finance.
At the forum «Financial Resilience and Economic Development of Communities» «Let’s meet in Lviv under the umbrella of finance», speakers included: Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi; First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Oleksandr Korniienko; Head of the Lviv Regional State Administration Maksym Kozytskyi; EU Delegation representative Asier Santillan; USAID «HOVERLA» project deputy manager Mar'yan Yukych; Deputy Minister of Finance Olha Zykova; financial director of Graz, Johannes Muller; local finance experts Valentina Tymoshchuk and Natalia Koren; advisor to the Association of Cities of Ukraine Oksana Prodan.
Odessa was represented by Acting Director of the Department of Finance of Odessa City Council Andriy Zarytskyi.
Participants of the forum engaged in discussions and sought solutions to issues in local finance to enhance financial resilience and economic development of communities.
As part of the event, a study visit was made to the UNBROKEN National Rehabilitation Center, providing comprehensive medical assistance to servicemen and civilians who have lost limbs.
Panel discussions addressed crucial topics, including: cooperation with international financial organizations for recovery and growth of communities; administration of local taxes; powers and responsibilities of local financial authorities; tools for cooperation between banks and municipalities; local governments on the path to eurointegration; mid-term and long-term planning; IMF requirements; energy independence of communities; economic accessibility in the context of eurointegration; ensuring labor market inclusivity through active employment programs; changes in tax and budget legislation to foster job creation in communities.
The event was organized with the support of the USAID project «Increasing the Efficiency and Accountability of Local Governments» («HOVERLA»).
