The CoST International Secretariat met with construction stakeholders in Kiev recently to discuss the possibility of establishing a CoST Ukraine national programme. The meetings were convened by the World Bank country office and included representatives from government, industry and civil society.

Ukraine requires significant investment in its physical infrastructure to help improve its business environment and create jobs. Improvements to power, transportation and municipal service delivery are amongst its key priorities.

Commenting on the meetings, CoST Executive Director Petter Matthews said: “The people we met expressed a strong determination to improve the efficiency of investments in infrastructure and ensure that it meets the needs of citizens. We will be holding further discussions in the coming months and hope that there will be a role for CoST in helping to meet the challenges.”