Grzegorz Kołodko honored in Lvov

Deputy Prime Minister Grzegorz Kołodko was awarded an honoris causa doctorat e from the University of Lvov during a ceremony yesterday. The University's President, Professor Iwan Wakarczuk, said that Kołodko had been awarded the title for his, "Significant influence on the development of economic science s in the era of globalization as well as for the fostering and cementing of Polish-Ukrainian relations". He pointed out that students of economics in Uk raine study Kołodko's works translated into Ukrainian. Professor Markijan Ma lski said that Kołodko was, "The Polish economist most often cited in the wo rldwide press," as well as calling to mind the Minister's opinion on the hug e economic potential latent in Ukraine. In his speech, Kołodko focused on th e globalization process and on Poland's political and economic transformatio n. He forecast that the Polish economy should, within the next few years, re ach the level of 5%-7% annual GDP growth. He declined, however, to comment o n Ukraine's current economic situation. (www.onet.pl) K.Ż.