Ukraine and the WTO: a politico-economic coup

On February 5, Ukraine received the welcome news that after 14 years of often tortuous negotiations its membership of the World Trade Organization had finally been approved by the international trade body’s general council.

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The Verkhovna Rada, the Ukrainian parliament, has to ratify the deal by July 4, with Ukraine becoming an official WTO member 30 days thereafter.

Admission to the WTO is widely expected to have a significant impact on Ukraine, whose economy is highly geared towards international trade. “WTO membership involves some financial and economic adjustment costs,” says Oleksandr Klymchuk, an economist at Concorde Capital in Kiev, but adds: “However, the tools that Ukraine gets in terms of its developmental impact will definitely pay off, similar to previously acceding countries.

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