Amid war and economic collapse Ukraine’s economy minister has a portfolio not many politicians would envy. Lithuanian Aivaras Abromavicius was appointed to bring international expertise to the government. <br /><br /> Implementing reforms required by an IMF bailout is among his toughest challenges. He spoke to Euronews’ Ukraine bureau chief, Sergio Cantone<br /><br /> SC:.What kind of reforms are you ready to implement ?<br /><br /> AA: The main reforms are about deregulation, making a level playing field for all businesses in the country, improving the investment climate so that we will start getting foreign direct investments. The second is the state-owned enterprises’ reform. We have 1,900 state-owned enterprises, many of which are run as private entities for the benefit of private individuals and not for the state. We have a comprehensive plan how to change that, how to change CEOs in a transparent way, how to make those companies accountable.<br /><br /> SC: One of the worst problems of the country, when it comes to ref
