OREANDA-NEWS. Analysts at Dragon Capital took top honors as the best research team in Ukraine in the latest Thomson Reuters Extel Europe Survey. Apart from recognizing the Dragon research team's general leadership, global funds participating in the survey also endorsed the professionalism of senior analyst Anastasia Tuyukova (financials) and chief economist Olena Bilan, giving them the first and second spots in the ranking of individual analysts.

Thomson Reuters Extel began to compile Ukraine-specific rankings eight years ago. Dragon Capital and its analysts have since annually featured in the ranking's top positions.

"We are very grateful to our clients for their continued recognition of our work, ensuring our leadership in one of the most prestigious global analyst rankings. Despite all the difficulties Ukraine is going through, our research team continues to supply timely and thorough analysis of all relevant developments and investment opportunities in the country”, says Andrey Bespyatov, Managing Director, Head of Research, Dragon Capital.

Thomson Reuters Extel surveys are conducted by the ratings division of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading information provider, and are based on polling of leading global fund managers. The surveys are independently verified by Deloitte.

Thomson Reuters Extel is a group of Thomson Reuters Corporation, a global leader in providing information solutions to business and professional customers. The annual ranking of Thomson Reuters Extel Europe Survey is one of the world's most respected research that records the achievements of investment banks and asset managers .