OECD notes Ukraine's progress in transparency of anti-corruption reforms and political finance

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has recognised Ukraine's progress in strengthening public integrity and published a corresponding assessment covering 2023-2024.

Source: Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal

Details: Shmyhal reports that the assessment reflects significant progress in building the regulatory framework and implementing reforms despite the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In particular, Ukraine has made significant progress in the following areas:

Quality of the strategic framework: Ukraine meets international standards for anti-corruption strategies with a strong regulatory framework and clear objectives;

Transparency of political finance: Significant progress has been made in regulating and overseeing political finance;

Internal control and audit coverage: Comprehensive internal audits and high implementation rates reflect the development of the system;

Quote from Denys Shmyhal: "We have high scores in the transparency of political finance, as well as in the coverage of central internal control and audit functions. The OECD also noted a high level of acceptance of audit recommendations and full coverage of state budget organisations by internal audit."

Shmyhal noted that Ukraine is among the first non-OECD countries to join the Public Integrity Indicators initiative.

For reference:

• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is an international organisation that brings together 38 countries, most of which are countries with high incomes and high human development indexes and are considered developed.
• The OECD also actively cooperates with non-member countries (including Ukraine) through specialised programmes, international events, etc.

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