Progress and Challenges in Combating Corruption in Ukraine: Pathways Forward

Abstract

The article aims to highlight the dynamics of combating corruption in Ukraine. This includes its main challenges, achievements, and ways of overcoming them in the context of war. The article highlights the key achievements in the dynamics of combating corruption in Ukraine during 2012-2022. The authors emphasize the economic effects of anti-corruption measures. Among the key positive achievements are the following: organizational, institutional, and legal changes in public administration in various fields of activity; qualitative changes in the corporate governance system and implementation of corporate organizational structures based on international standards in state-owned enterprises that are not subject to privatization; digitalization of public authorities as a way to prevent corruption. The authors highlight the key principles for implementing anti-corruption measures and reforms in Ukraine in the context of recovery and post-war reconstruction.