Ukraine

The UAH/US$ peg has severely restricted independent monetary policy in Ukraine, and fiscal policy has remained far too loose meaning that curtailing price pressures has not been possible... 2008-07-29

BMI View: By 2050, the Ukrainian population looks set to decline by a third to just 30.9mn. The implications for the economic and fiscal positions could be dire. Ukraine is currently... 2008-07-25

We have revised our long-term forecasts for Ukrainian gross external debt on the back of a 9.4% q-o-q increase in the first quarter to a record US$92.5bn. Gross external debt is... 2008-07-02

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visited Ukraine in mid-June. He spoke out against 'myths' associated with proposed Ukrainian membership of the bloc, denying that the... 2008-06-27

Inflation remains a central threat to the macro-economy at the moment and the NBU will have to remain vigilant not to fall behind the curve. Consumer price inflation grew by a troubling... 2008-06-03

The blocking of President Viktor Yushchenko by Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko's supporters on May 13 as he tried to reach the rostrum for his state of the nation address demonstrates... 2008-06-03

While NATO-accession talks slowly continue, much to the manifest chagrin of Russia, there are signs of mixed feelings among Ukrainians. According to a recent opinion poll by the Democratic... 2008-05-06