Pavlo Sheremeta,....Ukraines new Minister of Economic Development and Trade.
from 1995 to 1997, was program director at the Open Society Institute in Budapes't,..... the famous 'George Soros Foundation'
The new Minister of Finance 'Aleksandr Shlapak' is a political crony of Viktor Yushchenko a long-time protegé of the IMF who was spearheaded into the presidency following the 2004 Colored Revolution....Shlapak held key positions in the office of the presidency under Yushchenko as well as at the National Bank of Ukraine.
In 2010, upon Yushchenkos defeat, Aleksandr Shlapak joined 'a shadowy' Bermuda based offshore financial outfit IMG International Ltd (IMG), holding the position of Vice President. Based in Hamilton, Bermuda, IMG specialises in captive insurance management, reinsurance and risk transfer.
Minister of Finance Aleksandr Shlapak works in close liaison with Pavlo Sheremeto, the newly appointed Minister of Economic Development and Trade, who upon his appointment called for deregulation, fully fledged and across the board, requiring as demanded in previous negotiations by the IMF the outright elimination of subsidies on fuel, energy and basic food staples.