Hryhoriy Piatachenko

Hryhoriy Oleksandrovich Piatachenko (; 22 March 1932 – 27 March 2022) was a Ukrainian economist and politician who was formerly the Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1994.

Biography Early life and education Piatachenko was born on 22 March 1932 in the village of Velykyi Step, Ukraine SSR. He was 11 years old during the onset of the Second World War. Tragically, famine, oppression, war, and the challenging post-war rehabilitation of the nation marked his early years. In 1949, he completed his education and enrolled at Mukachiv Cooperative Technical College, earning an honors degree from the technical college. He obtained his PhD in economics from the Lviv University of Trade and Economics in 1956. In 1970, he successfully defended his thesis and was awarded a candidate of economic sciences diploma. At that time, Ukraine was incorporated into the network of international financial organizations. The Law of Ukraine was enacted by the Verkhovna Rada in June 1992. On Ukraine's Admission to the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the International Finance Corporation, the International Development Association, and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). The Agreement between Piatachenko and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was signed on 3 September 1992, in Washington. It was made possible for Ukraine to join the IBRD and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) after it became the 168th member of the Fund. He received an invitation to lead NDFI in 1994. The laborious process of establishing the organizational framework, establishing an academic council, and choosing the academic staff got under way.

Honours Throughout his career, he has been awarded the following honours; Honorary Diploma of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine (July 2003)