On May 21, 2026, a roundtable discussion "Problems of Ukrainian goods and services markets under martial law" was held in the State Organization "Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine".
Organizer:
- Department of Trade and Industrial Policy, State Organization "Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine"
Co-organizers:
- Institute for Life, Environment and Climate Science (Poland)
- Ferenc Rákóczi II Transcarpathian Hungarian University
The Department of Trade and Industrial Policy at the Institute initiated roundtable discussions on the challenges facing Ukraine’s goods and services markets under martial law in 2024. Since then, such events have been held annually, providing a professional platform for exchanging ideas, presenting research findings, and fostering collaboration among researchers, educators, and practitioners.
This year’s roundtable was held as part of the Department’s work on two research projects:
- The Transformation of Goods and Services Markets in the Context of Economic Digitalization
- Ukraine’s Industrial Development Policy in the Conditions of Global Trade Fragmentation
The event brought together researchers, experts, educational institutions, and the international academic community to discuss:
- current challenges and prospects for the development of Ukraine’s goods and services markets amid the war
- global economic instability
- digitalization
- environmental transformations
- European integration processes
The event participants honored the memory of Viktor Oleksandrovych Tochilin, founder of the Department of Sectoral Forecasts and Market Conditions (now transformed into the Department of Trade and Industrial Policy). An outstanding Ukrainian scientist, Honored Economist of Ukraine, Doctor of Economics and Professor V.O. Tochilin was among the founders of the Institute for Economics and Forecasting and was one of the first heads of its departments. Under his leadership, the basis for modern market research in Ukraine was laid, and a strong academic school was established that combines in-depth theoretical analysis with applied approaches to economic policy-making. The scientific work of this outstanding scientist contributed to the establishment of the modern paradigm of market research - from their development in a transitional economy to the integration into global economic systems.
More details [in Ukrainian]