How Ukraine can become a European Silicon Valley
As technological change sweeps the world, nations with developing economies, such as Ukraine, are seeking to advance. To…
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Ukraine qualifies for new IMF loan, but at the expense of the oligarchs
It has again taken Ukraine many months to break down the domestic opposition of vested interests in order…
Parliament votes for crucial “anti-Kolomoiskyi” bill, opening door for IMF support
On 13 May 2020, the Ukrainian Parliament made a historical decision by supporting in the second reading the…
Ukraine’s 2020 state budget promises continuation of predecessors’ reforms
General remarks: planned GDP growth, state debt, and the country’s strategy It is worthwhile highlighting some of Prime…
84% of Ukrainians believe in populist economic fairy tales
Researchers from the Center for Economic strategy selected eight populist reforms from the programs of presidential candidates. All…
Russian economy isn’t in crisis: it is in a depression, Shein says
Two out of three Russians (68 percent) tell the Public Opinion Foundation that they believe that their country…
Moscow blocking maritime shipping to Ukrainian ports on Sea of Azov
There is now another “front in the Russian-Ukrainian war,” Mykhailo Zhirokhov says. “It is the Sea of Azov…
Reforms in exchange for investments – EU сommission is starting to implement Marshall plan for a Ukraine
This is a first, some would say perhaps modest, but we will argue, an important step forward. We…
Russia’s March-2018 gas war attempt against Ukraine, explained
What happened? Russia cut off the gas supply to Ukraine amid abnormal frosts, having lowered pressure in the…
Ukraine’s transport potential: key facts you should know
Ukraine also has the potential for becoming an airline transit hub. After the slump of 2014-2015, the sector…
Speed of Ukraine’s reforms slowed down since 2014, unclear outlook for 2018: Analysis
This mixed performance is the reason why FDI inflows amounted to less than 2% of GDP in 2017;…
Ukraine leader of EU’s ski and snowboard imports
49% of the EU's imports of skis and snowboards in 2016 came from Ukraine, according to Eurostat. Out of…
Business is cautiously optimistic about Ukraine, though many problems still remain
As the third year of reforms in Ukraine draws to a close, current and potential international investors are…
James Gwartney: Ukrainians are successful everywhere except their homeland
“What do you associate with Ukraine?” James Gwartney, the Gus A. Stavros Chairman of Economics at Florida State…
EBRD: Privatisation in Ukraine has failed, but there is room for optimism
What were the main mistakes of the privatisation process in Ukraine? There are a lot of things that…
Russia set to cut funding of proxy “republics” in Donbas in favor of Crimea – media
The Russian government intends to stop the "humanitarian assistance to certain territories" in favor of financing projects in…
IKEA eyeing production and retail presence in Ukraine
Negotiations are taking place on the possible location of IKEA production units in the Lviv Oblast in Ukraine,…
Barge bringing watermelons to Kyiv harbinger of resurrected river travel in Ukraine
The Dnipro was an established water artery from the medieval times of Kyivan Rus, when, as the legend…
EU-Ukraine free trade agreement, one year after: trade grows by 10%
Overall, Ukraine is making good progress in the implementation of the treaty and work is mostly on track.…
World Bank forecasts slight increase in Ukraine’s GDP growth rate in 2018
In the latest economic data released by the World Bank (WB), a marked improvement has been projected for…