The Minister of Finance of Ukraine Natalie Jaresko was appointed his adviser Robert Conrad, a respected international economist and expert on tax reform, informs on the first day of the week, the press service of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine.

Conrad has extensive experience in the field of taxation, he was for 30 years consulted more than 40 countries in the field of tax policy and law in the field of natural resources. In this role, he will advise Jaresko in the field of tax policy and institutional reforms. Conrad first arrived in Ukraine in 1992 in the role of program Director of tax consulting U.S. Treasury in Central and Eastern Europe, since that time he has occasionally advised the government of Ukraine also.

now Conrad is associate Professor of public policy and Economics at Duke University (USA), where he specializes in public Finance, and is a member of the expert Council of the IMF and member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of natural resource management (USA).

"We are very pleased that such an experienced professional join our team. I'm sure his precious experience in the future will assist the economic development of Ukraine and will support important institutional reforms, " given in the message words of the head of the Ministry of Finance.

the Ministry emphasizes that so continues to attract outstanding international experts to develop an effective and business-friendly tax system in Ukraine. In February, the Ministry has appointed former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Slovakia Ivan Miklos in the form of an expert Advisor on tax administration and changes in the structure of public Finance.

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