The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine appointed Orest Mandziy as the Head of the State Customs Service on Friday, April 10. Mandziy was selected from a pool of finalists by a special commission. This appointment is a part of the comprehensive customs reform initiated by a law signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky in 2024. Selecting a head through an open competition is also a structural benchmark under Ukraine’s $8.1 billion Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program with the International Monetary